Lot 1338 , [Shrubsole, Mr.] - editor - The History and Antiquities of Rochester and its Environs. folded pictorial city plan, 5 plates and 2 text engravings; old calf with red label, marbled e/ps., sm.8vo. Rochester: printed and so

° [Shrubsole, Mr.] - editor - The History and Antiquities of Rochester and its Environs. folded pictorial city plan, 5 plates and 2 text engravings; old calf with red label, marbled e/ps., sm.8vo. Rochester: printed and sold by T. Fisher, ... 1772; [Wildash, W.] editor - The History and Antiquities of Rochester and its Environs: (and) a Description of the Towns, Villages, Gentlemen's Seats, and Ancient Buildings, situate on, or near the Road from London to Margate, Deal, and Dover. 2nd edition, with considerable additions and improvements ... 5 plates (but lacks the City plan), subscriber's list and errata slip; original boards, uncut, with later vellum spine and printed label. Rochester: printed and sold by W. Wildash ... 1817; Seymour, Charles - A New Topographical, Historical, and Commercial Survey of the Cities, Towns, and Villages of the County of Kent ... subscriber's list; old calf, gilt ruled and panelled spine with red label. printed for the Author, and to be had of Mr Flacton ... Canterbury; Silver and Crow, Margate (etc.), 1776; The Kentish Traveller's Companion, in a descriptive view of the Towns, Villages, and Remarkable Buildings and Antiquities, situated on or near the Road from London to Margate, Dover and Canterbury ... 2nd edition, considerably enlarged 3 folded maps; old calf backed marbled boards with red label. Canterbury: printed and sold by Simmons and Kirkby; and T. Fisher, Rochester, 1779. (4)
£100-140

Condition:
Shrubsole - some leather wear, spine completely faded, light intermittent spotting; mid 19th century ownership; irregular pagination (but complete); Wildash - some intermittent spotting (incl. title), e/ps. replaced. frontis. repaired along fore-edge and mounted verso of free e/p. xvii, 419pp.; Seymour - reasonable copy, repair to flaw on back cover. xxxvi, 828pp.; 1827 ownership; Traveller's Companion - slight leather wear, e/ps. replaced; certain amount of browning (incl. title and maps), some marginal paper repairs title and other prelim. leaf. iv, 248, (8)pp.