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Author

Newton, William

Title

The history and antiquities of Maidstone, the county-town of Kent. : From the manuscript collections of William Newton, Minister of Wingham in the said county; Vicar of Gillingham in Dorset; and Chaplain to the Right Honourable Margaret Viscountess Torrington..

Imprint

London: : Printed for the author; and sold by J. and P. Knapton in Ludgate Street. Mr. James Bishop, at Maidstone; Mrs Fenner at Canterbury; and Mrs. Silver at Sandwich., M DCC XLI. [1741]

Physical description

xvii, [3], 168 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 20 cm (8vo)

Note

In fact by William Newton.

Note

Pages 167-68 contain "The contents of the proposed appendix", which appears never to have been published.

Note

Errata on (a8)v.

Note

In some copies the final 'i' of the page number 'xvii' has failed to print.

Citation/references note

ESTC, T53427

Reproduction note

Microfilm. Woodbridge, CT Research Publications, Inc., 1985. 1 reel ; 35mm. (The Eighteenth Century ; reel 876, no. 2).

Provenance

Inscription on upper pastedown: "This Book belongs to the Library of Gillingham Ex dono Autoris A.D. 1741." Part of the Gillingham Parochial Library, bequeathed to the vicar and feoffees of the parish lands of Gillingham, Dorset by Thomas Freke (d. 1718?), and placed on permanent loan in Salisbury Cathedral Library 25 November 1992. Gillingham reference -/-/-.

Provenance

Salisbury Cathedral Library bookplate (20th century) with design based on the Dean and Chapter seal, and inscription “Sarvm Cathedral Library.”

Binding

18th-century sprinkled brown calf over rope-fibre boards; gilt fillets forming rectangular frame at outer edges of boards; five raised bands; gilt fillets on spine; paper spine label with title; blind roll around board edges; text block edges sprinkled red.

Copy-specific note

Bound with William Newton, The life of the right reverend Dr. White Kennett (London, 1730).

Copy-specific note

Manuscript list of contents of the volume on upper endleaf.

Subject

Maidstone (England) (Place) Antiquities Early works to 1800.

Added entry--name

Bishop, James bookseller.

Added entry--name

Fenner, Mary bookseller.

Added entry--name

Silver (Mrs) bookseller.

Added entry--name

Newton, William publisher, donor.

Added entry--name

John and Paul Knapton (Firm) bookseller.

Added entry--place

England London.

Added entry--place

England Maidstone.

Added entry--place

England Canterbury.

Added entry--place

England Sandwich.

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561##$aInscription on upper pastedown: "This Book belongs to the Library of Gillingham Ex dono Autoris A.D. 1741." Part of the Gillingham Parochial Library, bequeathed to the vicar and feoffees of the parish lands of Gillingham, Dorset by Thomas Freke (d. 1718?), and placed on permanent loan in Salisbury Cathedral Library 25 November 1992. Gillingham reference -/-/-.

561##$aSalisbury Cathedral Library bookplate (20th century) with design based on the Dean and Chapter seal, and inscription “Sarvm Cathedral Library.”

563##$a18th-century sprinkled brown calf over rope-fibre boards; gilt fillets forming rectangular frame at outer edges of boards; five raised bands; gilt fillets on spine; paper spine label with title; blind roll around board edges; text block edges sprinkled red.

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