Kent & Sussex
In Your Garden Again.
London: Michael Joseph, 1953. [Gardening] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.178; [2]. Publisher's green cloth lettered in gilt to spine, illustrated dust-jacket with printed price of 15s to front flap. Photographic frontispiece, along with 7 photographic plates throughout. Toning to edges of textblock, rolling and sunning to spine, bumping..... More
Daily Chronicle Paper Mills, Sittingbourne.
Sittingbourne: 34 High Street (West End), no date [circa 1900]. [Photography] ORIGINAL ALBUM. Oblong octavo (19 x 25cm). Twelve double-sided plates showing black and white photographs of the Sittingbourne Paper Mill, including a final view of the wreckage after the Great Fire, 16th May 1900. Publisher's dark grey leather-grain effect..... More
Tunbridge Wells and It's Neighbourhood, Illustrated by A Series of Etchings, and Historical Descriptions.
London: William Miller and Edmund Lloyd, 1810. [Topography] FIRST TRADE EDITION. Folio (35 x 28cm), pp.[4] 87 [5]. With 31 engraved plates, and 12 vignettes. Contemporary brown half morocco with gilt titles to spine and marbled paper over boards. Also with original printed paper title label to upper board. Black..... More
A Saunter Through Kent with Pen and Pencil. Volume I.
Ashford: The Kentish Express, 1900. [Kent Topography] SECOND EDITION. Octavo (25 x 19cm), pp.80. With 12 engraved plates after sketches by X. Willis. Publisher's blue cloth with white titles and decoration to spine and upper. A large quantity of associated news clippings loose to preliminaries. A small blue ink ownership..... More
The Goudhurst Jubilee Book [and] The Goudhurst Coronation Book. A Record of Celebrations in Goudhurst and Kilndown (Kent) on May 6th, 1935 [and] May 12th, 1937. The Silver Jubilee of the Reigns of their Majesties King George V and Queen Mary 1910-1935 [and] The Coronation of Their Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. Local Intelligence, Directories, Historical Notes, and Reminiscences.
Tunbridge Wells: The Courier Printing and Publishing Company Limited, 1935 and 1937. [Kent] FIRST EDITIONS. Two volumes. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.504 [4]; pp.896. Each volume illustrated with numerous photographic reproductions, and a folding map to the first volume. Publisher's purple and blue cloth respectively, with silver and gold titles..... More
A History of Mount Sion, Tunbridge Wells.
Chichester: Phillimore and Co., 2003. [Kent Topography] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 18cm), pp.xii; 484. With black and white illustrations, including a frontispiece map. SIGNED by the author in black ink to title page, being number 100 of 500 copies thus, hand numbered to a label on the verso..... More
The Botanical Pocket-Book. With Observations on Some of the Rare Plants Growing in the Neighbourhood of Tunbridge Wells.
Tunbridge Wells: J. Clifford, 1840. [Botany] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (18 x 11cm), pp.v; [1]; 179; [1]; [one of publisher's advertisements]; [1]. Publisher's green textured cloth with paper labels to spine and upper board. Hand-coloured folding plate of Dentaria Bulbifera facing title page. Bookplate of W. H. Hills to pastedown, some..... More
The Tunbridge Wells Guide, or, an Account of the Ancient and Present State of that Place, with a Particular Description of all the Towns, Villages, Antiquities, Natural Curiosities, Ancient and Modern Seats, Founderies etc., within the Circumference of Sixteen Miles, with Accurate Views of the Principal Objects.
Tunbridge Wells: J. Clifford, 1829. [Town Guide] FIFTH EDITION. Small Octavo (17 x 11cm), pp.[6] viii; 188. With 22 engravings, including four folding plates, a vignette title page, and a frontispiece folding map. Not including an engraving of the Royal Kent Hotel, but with two engravings of Mereworth House. Contemporary..... More
A Compendious History of Sussex, Topographical, Archaeological & Anecdotical. Containing an Index to the first Twenty Volumes of the " Sussex Archaeological Collections."
Lewes: George P. Bacon, 1870. [Sussex History and Topography] FINELY BOUND FIRST EDITION. Complete in two volumes. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.[8] xxx; 270 [2]; pp.[6] 278; xiv [2]. With the folding map to volume I, and EXTRA ILLUSTRATED with 78 additional topographical engravings, carefully trimmed and mounted to fit..... More
The History of Tunbridge-Wells.
London: M. Hingeston, J. Dodsley, T. Caslon; Tunbridge Wells: E. Baker, 1766. [Kent Topography] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.[2] xii; 317 [9]. Re-backed in recent tan calf, with raised bands, gilt titles to the original green morocco label laid over, further gilt decoration to spine, and contemporary speckled..... More
The Prince's Album of Tunbridge Wells.
London: Rock Brothers and Payne, no date [circa 1880]. ORIGINAL SOUVENIR ALBUM. Small oblong booklet (8 x 12cm) with four engraved images of Tunbridge Wells in a folding concertina. Likely incomplete - other similar albums generally consist of 12 images. Also with five loose contemporary black and white photographic cards..... More
The Charters and other Documents Relating to the King's Town and Parish of Maidstone, in the County of Kent. With Notes and Annotations Clearly Showing the Right of Election of Members of Parliament to be in the Inhabitant Householders.
London: Printed for Joseph Butterworth and Son, 1825. [Kent history] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.xxxi; [1]; 238; [2]. Contemporary brown calf with single gilt borders to boards, recently rebacked in brown calf, modern grey endpapers, edges speckled red. Some spotting to first and last leaves but generally very..... More
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent.
Canterbury: W. Bristow, 1797-1801. [Kent history] SECOND EDITION, REVISED AND ENLARGED. Twelve volumes, octavo (24 x 15 x 46cm). With 34 folding maps and 33 plates, (volume twelve lacking two plates). Solidly bound in brown quarter cloth over green cloth sides, gilt titles to spine. Modern bookplates to pastedown of..... More
The History and Antiquities of Dartford. With Topographical Notices of the Neighbourhood.
London: John Russell Smith, 1844. [Kent] FIRST EDITION, SUBSCRIBER'S COPY WITH MLS. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.xxvi; [1]; 478; [2]. Modern russet cloth, gilt titles to a red calf label to spine, the binding done by Canterbury Bookbinders. Portrait frontispiece and hand-coloured engraved title page plus fourteen further plates (some..... More
The Goudhurst Coronation Book, A Record of Celebrations in Goudhurst and Kilndown (Kent) on May 12th, 1937.
Tunbridge Wells: The Courier Printing and Publishing Company Limited., 1937. [Kentish history] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.896. Publisher's mid blue cloth covers with gilt titles and decoration to front and spine. Numerous black and white illustrations within. Internally fine, some light spotting and damp marking to the edges..... More
The Picturesque Beauties of Great Britain: Illustrated by Topographical, Historical, and Critical Notices; Combining every Interesting Object, Ancient and Modern. From an Elaborate Survey, and Original Designs Taken Upon the Spot. Kent.
London: George Virtue, no date [1829]. [Kent] PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED. Quarto (28 x 23cm), pp.[4]; ii; 130. Contemporary polished calf with gilt double rules, gilt titles to black leather square to spine, later plain brown endpapers. Profusely illustrated with a steel engraved frontispiece, and a vignette title, 126 fine steel engravings..... More
Cricket in the Park. The Life and Times of Lord Sheffield 1832-1909.
London: Methuen, 2009. [Cricket] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.xii; 288; [4]. Publisher's black paper covered boards, gilt titles to spine, dust-jacket with printed price of £18.99. With a foreword by Sir John Major. inscribed by the author to the title page: "To Leonard F. Johnson | Best..... More
Varied Verse.
London and Tunbridge Wells: The Reliance Press, no date [1925]. [Kent and Sussex Poetry] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.63 [1]. INSCRIBED by the author in blue ink to title page: 'To Major Heron, with the author's | kindred regards & in remembrance | of many a hearty..... More
A New Topographical, Historical, and Commercial Survey of the Cities, Towns, and Villages, of the County of Kent. Arranged in Alphabetical Order.
Canterbury: Printed for the Author, 1776. [Kent Topography] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 12cm), pp.[4]; xxxvi; 828; [4]. With the folding distances chart. In recent brown quarter calf with raised bands and gilt titles to a red label on the spine. Marbled paper over boards. Textblock toned to edges, some..... More
The Poll for the Knights of the Shire, to Represent the Western Division of the County of Kent in Parliament, including the Registered Electors who did not vote, also, a General Index, and an Abstract of the Number of Votes for each Parish. Candidates: Thomas Law Hodges, Esq.; Thomas Rider, Esq.; Sir William R.P. Geary, Bart.
Maidstone: J. Smith, 1835. [Kent Voting Register] RARE ORIGINAL PRINTING. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.[4] 192 [2]. In the original publisher's brown quarter leather grain-effect cloth with brown paper over boards and gilt titles to the original navy blue label on spine. Wear to board edges and head and tail..... More
The Story of Loopy and Loo. Especially Written for Children of All Ages.
Tunbridge Wells: The Tunbridge Wells School of Art and Crafts, 1945. [Children's Illustrated]. PRIVATELY PRINTED PAMPHLET. Quarto (25 x 19cm), pp.[12]. Illustrated throughout with striking red, blue and green lino-cuts by Minnie Sutton. In original blue and red illustrated card covers, sewn. The very lightest of wear; near-fine. No copies..... More
The Cinque Ports. A Historical and Descriptive Record.
William Blackwood and Sons, 1900. [Kent]. Quarto (30 x 23cm), pp.xiv; 403; [1]. Publisher's beige cloth blocked in gilt, top edge gilt, red endpapers. Fourteen photogravure plates with tissue guards, nineteen in text and other illustrations. Small repaired marginal tear to page 43, discreet cancelled library stamp to flyleaf with..... More
A Flora of Tunbridge Wells. Being a List of Indigenous Plants Within A Radius of Fifteen Miles Around that Place.
Tunbridge Wells: J. Colbran, [1845]. [Botany]. FIRST EDITION. Octavo (18 x 12cm), pp.xx; [4]; 134; [two of sunscriber]. Publisher's brown cloth, gilt titles and blind stamped decoration to spine and upper board. Two hand-coloured plates. Yellow endpapers. Small embossed label for the 'Colbran Library Tun. Wells' to pastedown. A very..... More
Villare Cantianum: Or Kent Surveyed and Illustrated. Being an exact Description of all the Parishes, Burroughs, Villages, and other Respective Mannors Included in the County of Kent; and, the Original and Intermedial Possessors of them, even until these Times, Drawn out of Charters, Escheat-Rolls, Fines, and other Publick Evidences; But especially out of Gentlemens Private Deeds and Muniments.
London: William Godbid, 1659. [Kentish history] FIRST EDITION. Quarto (30 x 20cm), pp.[16]; 401; [1]. In contemporary brown full calf, recently rebacked with the original spine laid on, gilt titles on polished leather square to spine. Armorial bookplate of John Wells Esq. and booksellers ticket of C. Brown, High Street..... More
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent. Containing the Antient [Ancient] and Present State of it, Civil and Ecclesiastical; Collected from public Records, and other the best Authorities, both Manuscript and Printed: and Illustrated with Maps, and Views of Antiquities, Seats of the Nobility and Gentry, etc.
Canterbury: Printed for the Author, by Simmons and Kirkby, 1778-1799. [Kentish history] FIRST EDITION. In four volumes. Folio (41 x 26cm), pp.[4]; xii; clii; 580; 42; [2]; pp.[4]; 817; [1]; 72; pp.[4]; ii; 765; [1]; 51; [3]; pp.vi; 788; 46; [2]. Complete with all 167 copper engraved illustrations, including county..... More