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Bibliotheca Cantiana or Antiquarian Kentish Books. Vol. 1 : Being an Account of the Published Material, Books, Acts of Parliament, Maps and Ephemera, Relating to the County of Kent up to the Year 1836
by Smith, J.R
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good in slightly sunned and price-clipped dustwrapper
- ISBN 10
- 0905540220
- ISBN 13
- 9780905540221
- Seller
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LONDON, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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About This Item
John Hallewell Publications. 1980 reprint of 1837 first edition.. Cloth, gilt cover device, 8vo,. xiv, 360 pp. Approximately 2,500 entries. From the blurb: "This edition of Smith's bibliography describes in great detail the general histories of Hasted, Harris, Ireland, Seymour and Kilburne and lists town histories, church histories, and Acts of Parliament; it is a complete survey of all Kentish works up until 1836. Its value to collectors and dealers is enhanced by the fact that it also lists the plates and the number of pages, which can often make all the difference to the potential value of a purchase.". Good in slightly sunned and price-clipped dustwrapper.
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- Bookseller
- Wykeham Books
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- BIBLIO-07104
- Title
- Bibliotheca Cantiana or Antiquarian Kentish Books. Vol. 1 : Being an Account of the Published Material, Books, Acts of Parliament, Maps and Ephemera, Relating to the County of Kent up to the Year 1836
- Author
- Smith, J.R
- Format/Binding
- Cloth, gilt cover device, 8vo,
- Book Condition
- Used - Good in slightly sunned and price-clipped dustwrapper
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0905540220
- ISBN 13
- 9780905540221
- Publisher
- John Hallewell Publications. 1980 reprint of 1837 first edition.
- Place of Publication
- Gb
- Date Published
- John Hallewell Publications. 198
- Pages
- xiv, 360 pp
- Keywords
- Kent county southern england local history topography antiquities customs kentish family history blackheath bromley canterbury dartford deal dover faversham gravesend greenwich maidstone margate rochester romney marsh sandwich thanet tunbridge wells Cante
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- Places & Travel (Bibliographies);
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About the Seller
Wykeham Books
Biblio member since 2005
LONDON, Aberdeen
About Wykeham Books
We specialize chiefly in "books about books", the emphasis being on historical aspects of book collecting, production and distribution. A particular speciality is in bibliographies, of all subjects of interest to collectors, dealers and scholars, with several thousand bibliography titles in stock. Other strengths include extensive holdings of auction catalogues for book sales and a good selction of reference material on and facsimiles of illuminated manuscripts. We also have a special interest in rare material by or about Rudyard Kipling.
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