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Kent, The County Of

1574-1700
Reginald SCOTT : A Perfite Platforme of a Hoppe Garden & Necessary Instructions
(1574 C Denham)
William LAMBARDE : A Perambulation of Kent
(1576 H Middleton for R Newberie)
(1596 London) (1656 London. 3rd Ed)
William CAMDEN : Britannia - Kent
(1589 London) (1977 Hutchinson as "Camden's Britannia")
William SOMNER : Antiquities of Canterbury or a Survey of that Ancient Citie
(1640 printed for R Thrale)
Richard KILBURNE : A Topographie, or Survey of the County of Kent
(1657 London) (1659 for Henry Atkinson, London)
Thomas PHILPOT : Villare Cantianum or Kent Surveyed & Illustrated
(1659 W Godbid)
(1776 Lynn. 2nd Ed)

1701-1800
John LELAND : The Intinerary of John leland
(1710-12 Thomas Hearne, Oxford) - 9 vols. 120 sets
John HARRIS : The History of Kent in Five Parts : Vol 1
(1719 London)
[No more published]
John LEWIS : The History & Antiquities, Ecclesiastical & Civil of the Isle of Tenet in Kent
(1723 London)
William NEWTON : History & Antiquities of Maidstone
(1741 London)
Charles SEYMOUR : A Topographical, Historical and Commercial Survey of the Cities,
Towns and Villages of Kent
(1776 Canterbury)
William BOYS : Collections for an History of Sandwich in Kent
(1792 Canterbury) - 2 vols
Edward HASTED : The History & Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
(1778-9 Simmons & Kirkby, Canterbury) - 4 vols (1797-1801. 2nd Ed - 12 vols)
S HENSHALL : Specimens and Parts, containing a History of the County of Kent
(1798 London) - 2 vols

1801-1850
W A WOOLNOTH : A Graphic Illustration of the Metropolitan Cathedral Church of Canterbury
(1816 Cadell & Davies)
L FUSSELL : A Journey Round the Coast of Kent
(1818 London)
G A COOKE : Walks Through Kent
(1819 London)
W C OULTON : A Picture of Margate and Its Vicinity
(1820 London)
R FREEMAN : Kentish Poets
(1821 G Wood, Canterbury) - 2 vols
W H IRELAND : England's Topographer - A New & Complete History of Kent
(1828-30 London) - 4 vols
T COLLINGS : A New and Complete History of the County of Kent
(1834 London)
Rev Thomas STREATFIELD : Excerpta Cantiana, being a Prospectus of a History of Kent
(1836)
Miscellaneous Papers relating to Railways in Kent
(c1836-44 London)
J R SMITH : Bibliotheca Cantiana - A Bibliographic Account of what has been Published
on the History, Topography, Antiquities, Customs & Family History of the County of Kent
(1837 London)
The Miniature Road Book of Kent
(1842 London)
Summer Excursions in the County of Kent
(1847 London)

1851-1900
A J DUNKIN : History of the County of Kent
(1856-77 London) - 3 vols
J R PLANCHE : A Corner of Kent
(1864 Robert Hardwicke)
KELLY : Kelly's Directory of Kent
(1870 Kelly's Directories)
The Official County Map and Guide
(1877 London)
Ready Guide and Tourist's Handbook for Kent
(1878 London)
M BURROWS : Cinque Ports
(1880 Longmans)
F W CROSS & J HALE : Rambles Round Old Canterbury
(1882 Simpkin & Marshall)
S J MACKIE : A Descriptive & Historical Account of Folkstone & Its Neighbourhood
(1883 J English, Folkstone)
F C BURNAND : The Zzg or Zig Zag Guide
(1897 A & C Black)
E A WEBB, G W MILLER & J BECKWITH : The History of Chislehurst
(1899 George Allen)

1901-1925
M R JAMES : The Verses formerly Inscribed on 12 Windows in the Choir of Canterbury Cathedral
(1901 Cambridge Antiquarian Society) - wrappers
G M ARNOLD : Denton, Near Gravesend, Kent
(1902 Cadell, Gravesend)
George CLINCH : Kent
(1903 Methuen Little Guides)
Francis GRAYLING : Kent County Churches
(1913 George Allen) - 2 vols
K KIMBALL : Rochester - A Sketchbook
(1912 A & C Black)
G J TURNER & Rev H E SALTER : The Register of St Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury
(1915 & 1924 OUP/British Academy) - 2 vols
A G BRADLEY : England's Outpost
(1921 Robert Scott)

1925-1949
Mrs R STAWELL : Motoring in Sussex and Kent
(1926 Hodder & Stoughton)
R F JESSUP : The Archaeology of Kent
(1930 Methuen)
J K WALLENBERG : Kentish Place Names
(1931 Uppsala Universsitets, Arsskrift)
William Coles FINCH : Watermils & Windmills - A Historical Survey of their Rise, decline &
Fall as Portrayed by those of Kent
(1933 C W Daniel)
A OSWALD : County Houses of Kent
(1933 Country Life)
Arthur MEE : Kent - The Gateway of England
(1936 Hodder & Stoughton : King's England)
Lord CLONMORE : Shell Guide to Kent
(1935 Architectural Press) - ring bound (1967 Faber)
Richard CHURCH : Kent
(1948 Robert Hale)
D MARGARY : Roman Ways in the Weald
(1948 Phoenix House)
Ralph ARNOLD : A Yeoman of Kent - An Account of Richard Hayes 1725-90
(1949 Constable)

1950-1975
John PIPER : Romney Marsh
(1950 King Penguin)
William TOWNSEND : Canterbury
(1950 Batsford)
J C Walter MURRAY : Romney Marsh
(1953 Robert Hale)
Thomas DENIS : A Village in Kent - The Historical & Cultural Heritage of New Ash Green
(1967 Quadrant Press, Chislehurst)
John NEWMAN : West Kent and the Weald
(1969 Penguin Buildings of England)
John NEWMAN : NE and East Kent
(1969 Penguin Buildings of England)
Helen C BENTWICH : History of Sandwich in Kent
(1971 PP in Sandwich) - 500 signed
Colin CLAIR : A Kentish Garner
(1970 Watford friends of St Lawrence College/Bruce & Gawthorne)
Roger HIGHAM : Kent
(1974 Batsford)
J Talbot WHITE : The Parklands of Kent
(1975 A J Cassell, Sheerness) - wrappers

After 1976
ANON : A Book of Kent
(1976 Paul Norbury) - 1000 copies. wrappers
ANON : Bibliography of Kent
(1977 Library Assoc)
ANON : Supplement to Bibliography of Kent
(1981 Library Assoc)
Margaret COLLINS : Birling - A Backward Glance
(1982 B A Collins, Birling) - Rowland Hilder
Alec HASENSON : The History of Dover Castle
(1982 Aurum Special Editions) - 500
Andrew MARTIN : Not a Mile from Milk Street - A Short History of St Andrew's Parish, Bromley
(1982 PP, Bromley)
(Ed) Christopher MORRIS : The Illustrated Journeys of Celia Fiennes c1692-1712
(1982 Webb & Bower)
Ivan GREEN : The Book of Deal & Walmer
(1982 Barracuda Books)
Sheila JUDGE : The Isle of Sheppey
(1984 Rochester Press)
(Ed) Philip MORGAN : Domesday Book - Kent (1984 Phillimore, Chichester)
John DOUCH : Rough Rude Men - A History of Old Time Kentish Smuggling
(1986 Crabwell / Buckland)
Ann HART : Engravings of Kent
(1989 Robert Hale)
Alan MAJOR : Who's Buried Where in Kent
(1990 Mereworth Books, Rainham) - wrappers
ANON : Eltham in the Making
(1990 Eltham Society) - wrappers
Frank JESSUP : A History of Kent
(1995 Phillimore. New Ed)

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