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1693. SOMNER, William. A Treatise of the Roman Ports and Forts in Kent. Oxford: Printed at the Theater, 1693. 1st ed. [9],118,[2],117,[15]pp. Portrait frontis. Contemporary full calf, red spine label. Spine darkened, wear to head of spine and corners, label partially abraded, front hinge repaired, bookplate removed from front pastedown, some marginal notes, else very good. Wing 4669.
A Treatise of the Roman Ports and Forts in Kent by William Somner - 1693
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Oxford, 1693. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: Small Octavo. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Front board is detached. Scattered foxing, but text mostly clean. Previous owner's book-plate laid in. Edges browned. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; England; Renaissance 16thc to 17thc; Archaeology. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 18570. .
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Oxford: James Brome, 1693. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 7" by 4". Not Stated. The first edition of William Somner's fascinating study on the Roman antiquities found in Kent, illustrated with a portrait frontispiece of the author. The first edition.ESTC citation number R19864.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and printers device to the title page.A important early work on Kent Roman Antiquities. William Somner's posthumous study on the Roman ports and forts found in Kent, a work compiled from his person collections; he had once been working on a history of Kent but abandoned the undertaking, this volume being the completed work he did for the history.Somner was an antiquarian scholar and Royalist who was imprisoned for a time during Cromwell's governance. Including a life of the author. With notes by Edmund Gibson.Two pages of adverts after page 118. Rebound in a quarter morocco binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, smart. Light rubbing to the joints. Spine is a touch faded.…
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