CANTERBURY IN THE OLDEN TIME. Second Edition - Enlarged with numerous illustrations. By John Brent, F.S.A.

CANTERBURY - BRENT, JOHN.

Published by Simpkin Marshall, and Co.; Hal Drury and A. Grinder, Canterbury., London, 1879

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8vo. 6.25 x 9.25 inches. viii + 312 pp. Bound in original purple cloth, gilt, with bevelled edges, decorated with blind stamped borders and gilt roundel on front board. Extremities a little worn and spine sunned; otherwise a very good copy. Bookseller's label of F. Wetherhead 17, George Lane Folkestone on front pastedown and bookplate. Illustrated by 31 lithographed (3 hand coloured) and wood engraved plates, two additional numbered plates and by numerous woodcuts in text The much enlarged edition - contains a wealth of detail on the city. John Brent, a Canterbury councillor and Alderman had a keen interest in the history of Canterbury and Kent. He became a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in April 1853, and was also a member of the British Archaeological Association and the Kent Archaeological Society. In 1855 Brent was asked to revise Felix Summerly's Handbook for Canterbury, and in 1860 the first edition of his own well-received book on the city appeared, Canterbury in the Olden Time, which was an enlarged version of a paper originally published in the Journal of the British Archaeological Association and which appeared as a companion volume to the Handbook. KENT CANTERBURY KENT TOPOGRAPHY TOWNS- HISTORY- KENT. Seller Inventory # 18531

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Title: CANTERBURY IN THE OLDEN TIME. Second Edition...

Publisher: Simpkin Marshall, and Co.; Hal Drury and A. Grinder, Canterbury., London

Publication Date: 1879

Condition: Kent Bibliography Supplement