The antiquities of Canterbury, or, A survey of that ancient citie, with the suburbs, and cathedrall

The antiquities of Canterbury, or, A survey of that ancient citie, with the suburbs, and cathedrall

Full title: The antiquities of Canterbury, or, A survey of that ancient citie, with the suburbs, and cathedrall : containing principally matters of antiquity in them all. Collected chiefly from old manuscripts, lieger-bookes, and other like records, for the most part, never as yet printed. With an appendix here annexed: wherein (for better satisfaction to the learned) the manuscripts, and records of chiefest consequence, are faithfully exhibited / all (for the honour of that ancient metropolis, and his good affection to antiquities) sought out and published by the industry, and goodwill of William Somner.

Somner, William, 1598-1669

London : Printed by I[ohn] L[egat] for Richard Thrale, and are to be sold at his shop at Pauls-Gate at the signe of the Crosse-Keyes

1640

[16], 516, [14] pages, [3] folded plates : illustrations, coat of arms, map ; (4to)

Printer's name from STC.
Signatures: *-2*? A-3V?.
Includes index. 4 leaves of drawings by Elizabeth Earle inserted, incl. 2 color drawings, each dated 1954: Westenhanger Castle and Igtham Mote.
Variant: with an additional errata leaf.

Armorial bookplate: Henry Wheelwright Marsh; bookplate of George Paton on verso of leaf *3; autograph inscription: "This book formerly in the possession of George Paton, the Scottish antiquary, was purchased at the sale of Mr. J.G. Kinnear's library in Janry 1835" (illegible signature); signature of Philip Rogers, 26.3.1954.
?Binding: "English binding of olive morocco circa 1850, covers bordered with a triple gilt rule, large fleurons gilt at corners, [Kinnear] arms gilt at center, spine with raised bands richly gilt in compartments"--bookseller's description. Purchased on the Schulich-Woolf fund.

English

Dated 1640 .S66

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