1907 Kent by Shore and Gardner / A&C Black, London / 73 Super Colour Plates / Lovely Decorative Binding / Near Fine Condition / Antique Book

In near fine condition, here is a beautiful antique copy of Kent - Painted by W Biscombe Gardner and Described by W Teignmouth Shore. Published in 1907 by Adam & Charles Black, London. This is a first in this edition, one of the original 3,000 copies. With 73 super colour plates, a folding-map and lovely decorative boards. In addition there is a floor plan and folding-map of Canterbury Cathedral. Condition in detail below.

Contents: Canterbury - First View; The Story of the Cathedral; The Cathedral - Interior; The Cathedral - Exterior; Canterbury Pilgrims; The Religious; Other Shrines; A Canterbury Roundabout; The Coast; The South-East; Rochester and Round About; Maidstone and Round About; A Group of Noble Houses; Epilogue.

Inside the pages are clean, bright and tightly bound with no writing or inscriptions. Has tanning to the endpapers. All 73 colour plates are present as called for, with their captioned tissue-guards. The folding-maps are still present and in good condition. The top closed edge is gilt.

Olive-green cloth covered boards have pale-green and brown design, and gilt titles. Again in top order. The gilt titles are bright, and this is a very attractive book.

Your antique copy of Kent will be wrapped with care in tissue and ribbon* and sent well packaged. I am always happy to include a gift card and message if desired.

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H 23.5 cm x W 19 cm, 240 pages, 1.25 kg. I dispatch worldwide daily from the UK. (There are just a very few countries which I am unable to ship to).

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