A Topographie, or Survey of the County of Kent. With Some Chronological, Historicall, and Other Matters Touching the Same: And the Several Parishes and Places Therein. By Richard Kilburne. London: Thomas Mabb, for Henry Atkinson, 1659.
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The first edition of this popular early historical and topographical account of Kent in a contemporary binding.
In 1657 Kilburne published as an epitome of a larger work A Brief Survey of the County of Kent, "viz. the names of the parishes in the same; in what bailiwick … and division … every of the said Parishes is …; the day on which any Market or Faire is kept therein; the ancient names of the Parish Churches, &c.". He issued in 1659 his promised larger survey entitled A Topographie, or Survey of the County of Kent, "with … historicall, and other matters touching the same, &c.". Although mainly a gazetteer, the book contains much information about Kilburne's own parish of Hawkhurst.
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Size: 136 x 188 mm (approx.)
Condition:
[frontis, t.p., vi, pp.9-422, x.]
Contemporary full calf, rebacked probably circa the late 18th century. Binding rubbed, losses at extremities. Lacks original title label. Front joints cracked with the board fragile, but with both boards attached. No shelf lean. Page edges dulled and discoloured as typical. Endpapers replaced. Very clean through the text block, though mildly toned. Some loss at the head of A2-A3 (dedication). Text block a little trimmed for the binding, occasionally catching the upper part of the title, but generally without significant loss. Lacks the last leaf of the table, else collates as complete.
[ESTC R011347; Wing (2nd ed.) K434; MMSID 9931508193804341].
