The History of Dover Castle. Illustrated with 10 Views and a Plan of the Castle.
by DARELL, Revd. Wm
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Printed for S. Hooper. London. 1786. Folio. . pp. (ii), vi, 68. Engraved title-page, 6 plates, engraved vignette, folding plan, 98 marginal heraldic devices in ink, inserted leaf on the recto of which is a coloured plan of the castle bordered by 14 ms, heraldic shields, on the verso the arms of Lord Cobham, this signed by THOS. WM. KING, Rouge Dragon, College of Arms, 17th. March 1846. Perhaps he is also the writer of the marginal heraldic devices. LACKING plates 2 and 8. Contemporary calf with later rebacking, corners worn, book-plate of H. MARTYN MOWLL.
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- Title
- The History of Dover Castle. Illustrated with 10 Views and a Plan of the Castle.
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- DARELL, Revd. Wm
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- Used
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- Printed for S. Hooper. London. 1786. Folio.
- Keywords
- DOVER KENT HERALDRY
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Folio
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- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.