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Specimens and parts; containing a history of the county of Kent: and a dissertation on the laws, from the reign of Edward the Confessour, to Edward the First; of a topographical, commercial, civil, and nautical history of South Britain ... By Samuel Henshall ...
by HENSHALL, Samuel
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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1798 1st ed Samuel Henshall KENT County MAP England Specimens & Parts Britain
Samuel Henshall was an 18th-century English philologist who is best remembered for his historical perspective of the county of Kent. First published in 1798, 'Specimens and Parts' is a thorough summary of all aspects of Kent – geography, population, historical implications throughout Southern Britain...
This impressive 1798 first edition is complete with an impressive folding map Kent County in England.
Item number: #8628
Price: $499
HENSHALL, Samuel
Specimens and parts; containing a history of the county of Kent: and a dissertation on the laws, from the reign of Edward the Confessour, to Edward the First; of a topographical, commercial, civil, and nautical history of South Britain ... By Samuel Henshall ...
London: Printed for the author; R. Faulder; and F. and C. Rivington, 1798. First edition.
Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o xxx (i.e. xxxiv), 104, 41, [1]
o Impressive, folding map of Kent
· References: ESTC T 146672
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight & secure
· Size: ~10.75in X 8.75in (cm x cm)
· Quite rare
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- Title
- Specimens and parts; containing a history of the county of Kent: and a dissertation on the laws, from the reign of Edward the Confessour, to Edward the First; of a topographical, commercial, civil, and nautical history of South Britain ... By Samuel Henshall ...
- Author
- HENSHALL, Samuel
- Format/Binding
- Leather; tight & secure
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- for the author; R. Faulder; and F. and C. Rivington
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1798
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1798 1st ed Samuel Henshall KENT County MAP England Specimens & Parts Britainrare, antique, old, first edition, 1st state, provenance, signed, inscribed, dust jacket, vellum, manuscript, engravings, illustrations, leather, plates, maps, antiquarian
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