BIBLIOTHECA CANTIANA, A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ACCOUNT OF WHAT H...
by Smith, John Russell.
Sold by subscription (about 110 subscribers listed). One of the earlier productions of the bookseller, publisher, and bibliographer J. R. Smith (1810-1894). Besterman 3321. About 2,500 entries on historians of Kent, maps, heraldry, Kentish tracts of the English Civil War, Acts of Parliament relative to Kent, books relative to Kent or places in Kent, or to historical events in Kent. With additions and corrections, and indexes. Two leaves before the title page contain facsimiles of autographs of about 30 "eminent Kentish authors." The backing is slightly discolored, with rubbing on the bands and along the hinges, which are just starting to split at the top and bottom. There are some cracks along the backing, and moderate chipping on the back and around the edges of the covers. Corners are moderately worn and bumped.
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