A Perambulation of Kent: Conteining the Defcription, Hystorie, and Customes of that Shyre. Written in the yeere 1570 by William Lambarde of Lincolnes Inne Gent: firft publifhed in the yeere 1576 and now increafed and altered after the Authors owne laft Copie

Published by Published by Adams and Dart, 40 Gay Street, Bath, Somerset First Thus Edition [First Edition 1570]. 1970., 1970

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Hard back binding in publisher's original leaf green paper cover, gilt lettering to the spine. 8vo 9" x 6" xiv, 538 [pp] ISBN 0239000609. Single leaf map of England, portrait frontispiece. Lambarde was an English jurist and antiquary. In 1556 he was admitted to Lincoln's Inn and in 1568 he published a collection and transcript of Saxon laws. In 1574 he founded a hospital for the poor in Greenwich. Written in 1570 and first published in 1576, the book was the first county history published in Britain, in 1581 he published a manual for justices of the peace entitled 'Eirenarcha' and in 1601 he became keeper of the Tower records. Bookplate to upper paste down. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper and can easily be removed should you so wish. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 239000609 KENT [Antiquarian].

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A Perambulation of Kent: Conteining the Defcription, Hystorie, and Customes of that Shyre. Written in the yeere 1570 by William Lambarde of Lincolnes Inne Gent: firft publifhed in the yeere 1576 and now increafed and altered after the Authors owne laft Copie
Author
Lambarde, William [1536-1601] Introduction by Richard Church
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Published by Adams and Dart, 40 Gay Street, Bath, Somerset First Thus Edition [First Edition 1570]. 1970.
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1970
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