The Antiquities of Canterbury or a Survey of That Ancient Citie with the Suburbs and Cathedrall Containing Principally Matters of Antiquity in Them all - 1640
by SOMNER William
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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About This Item
Printed By I L for Richard Thrale. Very Good. 1640. Hardcover. First edition [16 inc title page] + 516pp + 12pp original folding map, arms of the See to rear of tital page [this and the title heading oposite have been neatly coloured n at a later date] 2 other plates are present in facsimile, A few page edges have sm closed tears repaired with what appears to be margins from sheets of stamps ! Small unobtrusive water stains to bottom margin of 4 leaves and in gutter of part of appendix and index. Beautifully bound in recent full speckled calf, raised bands to spine with gilt motifs , leather spine labe, new endapers; Folio .
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- Bookseller
- Castle Hill Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 59599
- Title
- The Antiquities of Canterbury or a Survey of That Ancient Citie with the Suburbs and Cathedrall Containing Principally Matters of Antiquity in Them all - 1640
- Author
- SOMNER William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- Printed By I L for Richard Thrale
- Date Published
- 1640
- Keywords
- Kent
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian and Bindings;
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