A Perambulation of Kent: Conteining the Description, Hystorie, and Customes of that Shyre

Published by Edmund Bollifant, London, 1596

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The second edition of William Lambarde's enduringly popular county history of Kent, the first county history ever published. The second edition of this work, which was first published in 1576.This 1596 edition is the first edition to have the maps and is regarded to be the best edition of the work. This edition is the only edition to have the folding beacon map which shows the system of early warning to danger to England.Lambarde's work was the first published county history in England, and was a cornerstone of British topographical literature.This pioneering work meticulously documents Kent's antiquities, customs, and natural features through Lambarde's personal explorations and scholarly research.Illustrated with a woodcut map and a folding map as called for. Collated, complete.ESTC S108239. Pages 35 and 239 misprinted as 31 and 139, as called for.A-2O8, 2P6. Collated, complete.With contemporary inscriptions to a front blank, including the inscription of John Sanderson, who has also supplied his name to the title page.Featuring parish-by-parish observations, etymology of place names, and accounts of historical events, Lambarde captures Tudor England's landscape with precision, establishing the template of subsequent county histories. In a contemporary vellum binding. Lacking ties. Vellum age toned, with handling marks. Tide marks to rear board. Front joint starting, with board somewhat tenderly held by three cords only, and with vellum of back strip detaching. Rear hinge strained, with board firmly held. Paper detached from pastedowns. Contemporary inscriptions to front free endpaper. Internally, binding lightly strained throughout. Contemporary inscription to title page. Light tide marks to perimeters of pages 315 onwards. One or two instances of ink marginalia. Pages age toned, with instances of light handling marks and the odd spot. Light tide marks to tails of each leaf up to page 6. Good Only.…

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Title
A Perambulation of Kent: Conteining the Description, Hystorie, and Customes of that Shyre
Author
William Lambarde
Publisher
Edmund Bollifant, London
Publication year
1596
Condition
Good Only
Book Type
book
Binding
Vellum
Illustrator
None
Item weight
1 kilogram
Dimensions
8" by 6"

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