THE CINQUE PORTS , Their History and Present Condition. Second Edition 1937 , SIGNED COPY

JOHN BAVINGTON JONES , 1903 .

Verlag: DOVER EXPRESS AND EAST KENT NEWS, DOVER, 1937

Beschreibung

Brick Cloth Boards with gilt titles to spine and to front board with gilt blocked shield, 200 x 145 mm approx. [viii] + 162 pp + index. 2nd Edition 1937. First published in 1903 the copy offered is of the 2nd Edition 1937 which was published by the authors son R V Bavington Jones and is inscribed and signed by him in ink to the free front end paper to a former Registrar of the Cinque Ports and the recipient has in turn inscribed it to another such. The Office latterly by tradition is held by a Town Official of a Member Town.It is not commonly known that for many years the Cinque Ports also had control of the herring fishery at the mouth of the Yare, in Norfolk and there is a 6 page chapter on this. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. VG (Book- no notable shelf wear or soiling, a little offset browning and light foxing to free end papers. No other notable defects. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 126359

Bibliografische Details

Titel: THE CINQUE PORTS , Their History and Present...

Verlag: DOVER EXPRESS AND EAST KENT NEWS, DOVER

Erscheinungsdatum: 1937

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good

Signiert: Signed by Author(s)

Auflage: 2nd Edition