A History of Gravesend and its Surroundings by Alex. J Philip - 1954

Bucks. England: Published By the Author No date or edition details are given. According to the preface which is dated 1954, The author who was the Borough Librarian of Gravesend for forty years, set out to write a four volume history of Gravesend but by 1914 he had only produced one volume. he ran out of finance and abandoned the task eventually producing this book from the wealth of source material accumulated. Illustrated with plates and text illustrations, as well as reproductions of communal charters and grants of rights.Green cloth with gold lettering. 214 pages, 8 x 10 inches. A good copy no d/w..

Wraysbury: Published by the author at Laird's Rest, 1954 . Cloth. Near Fine. 10" by 7.5". Not Stated. A very smart, illustrated work on the local history of Gravesend, written by local expert Alex J. Philip. First edition, in the publisher's original green cloth binding. Dated using Jisc, from copies held at the University of Oxford Library. A comprehensive local history of Gravesend, a small town in northwest Kent. Including chapters on the Roman occupation, the Royal Navy and Army, roads and transportation, religious history, and more.Written and published by Alex J. Philip.Including twenty-four illustrated plates, numerous in-text illustrations, and facsimile reproductions of The Gravesend Charters. Collated and complete. In the publisher's original green cloth binding. Externally, excellent, with light shelf wear to the head and tail of the spine, and a little fading to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Near Fine

Wraysbury: Published by the Author, c1954. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Good. 10" by 8". Not Stated. A very smart, illustrated work on the local history of Gravesend, enclosed in the original dust wrapper. A fascinating local history of Gravesend, a small town in northwest Kent. Including chapters on the Roman occupation, the Royal Navy and Army, roads and transportation, religious history, and more. Written and published by Alex J. Philip. Including twenty-four illustrated plates, numerous in-text illustrations, and facsimile reproductions of The Gravesend Charters. Collated and complete.Enclosed in the scarce original dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, lovely and bright, with just a touch of shelf wear and bumping to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is sound, with some light edgewear and darkening to the spine and extremities. Light spotting to the wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Light age-toning to the extremities, otherwise pages are clean… Read More