Antiquarian Jottings Relating to Bromley, Hayes, Keston, and West Wickham in Kent
by George Clinch
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- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Surrey: Printed for the Author by Addiscombe, 1889. First edition. Cloth. Good. 9" by 7.5". Not Stated. A charming antiquarian study of anecdotes relating to the history of various towns in Kent. The first edition of this work. The first edition of George Clinch's antiquarian study of various Kentish localities. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and eleven vignette illustrations.Clinch, an employee of the British Museum, divides his work into four sections, devoted to Bromley, Hayes, Keston and West Wickham, and providing charming anecdotes of their historyFormer owner's inscription, dated 1936, to the front free endpaper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, excellent, with bumping to back strip head and tail. Hinges starting, with boards firm. Bookseller's label to front pastedown, inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 818F36
- Title
- Antiquarian Jottings Relating to Bromley, Hayes, Keston, and West Wickham in Kent
- Author
- George Clinch
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed for the Author by Addiscombe
- Place of Publication
- Surrey
- Date Published
- 1889
- Size
- 9" by 7.5"
- Keywords
- kent bromley George Clinch bromley
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- First Edition
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.