History of Faversham by Edward Jacob ISBN 13: 9780903253079

Sheerness: Arthur J. Cassell, 1974. hardcover. near fine/near fine. Illus. 8vo, red boards, d.w. sunned on spine. Sheerness: Arthur J. Cassell, (1974). Near Fine<br/><br/> Signed by the Arthur J. Cassell, the publisher, and John Whyman, who wrote the introduction.<br/><br/>

Arthur J. Cassell, 1974. Reprint. Hardcover. Good in Good dust jacket. Leather like hardcovers clean and sharp, no wear or marks. Ink gift inscription on front free endpaper, pencil notes and underlining to added introduction, else interior clean and tight. Dustjacket has small tear and crease to lower front panel, spine a shade sunned, in new mylar cover. . B&W Illustrations. 8vo Professional bookseller for twenty years. Orders shipped daily in cardboard bookfolds.

Sheerness: The Faversham Society by Arthur J,Cassell, 1974 On 14th September 1774 Edward Jacob's History of the Town and Port of Faversham was published. Jacob had then lived in Faversham for about forty years, working as a surgeon. Jacobs interests were wide covering social and economic issues as well as antiquities making his work interesting and valuable as a source for any study of 18th century town life.This reprint in addition includes a biographical note on Jacob together with an index lacking in the original,
222pp plus index 12. Dustjacket spine sun bleached.
Size 225x150mm.