Lot 1318 , Boys, William - Collections for an History of Sandwich in Kent. With Notes of the Other Cinque Ports and Members, and of Richborough. First Edition (bound as 2 vols). with the numerous engraved plates (some folded, inclu

° Boys, William - Collections for an History of Sandwich in Kent. With Notes of the Other Cinque Ports and Members, and of Richborough. First Edition (bound as 2 vols). with the numerous engraved plates (some folded, including the town plan - but lacking the plate of the Sandwich tern and 2 others), also with all the maps, pedigrees and text engravings, subscriber's list and errata / addenda leaf, 20th century red morocco backed grey cloth, gilt ruled spines with black labels, 4to. Canterbury: printed for the Author by Simmons, Kirkby and Jones, (1792)
£80-120

Condition:
Attractive binding (and bound as 2 vols, being sometimes the case); it is not unusual for the Tern plt. to be lacking; all 3 missing plts, present in facsimile - the 2 others are Gate of St. Bart's Hosp. and St Mary's Church. Some foxing, but mostly on folded plates, o/w marginally, most tissue guards present, text mostly clean. Apart from errata leaf, erratum slip pasted on title verso; bk. dated in error mdcccxcii (1892). pp. (9), viii, 881pp. (incl, half title, additional subscribers leaf and errata leaf); 2nd vol. commences with Sandwich Customal part title (p.493). Provenance - contemp. ms. label (prob. the John Marsh Esq. in subscribers list; old armorial bkplt - Charles, J.B. Trappes; later bklabel Johannes Byrnard Trappes-Lomax: 20th century pictorial bkplt. (the Sandwich Tern) C.F. Burch,, Downs Ct. Farm., Sandwich