Gravesend, The Water-gate Of London..
In original stiff card wrappers. Spine missing. Advertisements inside covers and on back of wrapper. Otherwise good condition.
Publisher
Bryant and Rackstraw (Caddel and Son) 1 King Street; Clarke and Mison, 7 Milton Road and 1 and 2 Berkeley Road. London: The Homeland Association. Ltd., 22 Bride Lane, Fleet Street, E.C.,
Place
Gravesend
Date
1908
Synopsis
By alex. j. philip librarian, public library, gravesend. with an introductory chapter on 'gravesend in the past,' by the late g. m. arnold, esq., f.s.a., d.l., etc. for many years mayor of gravesend. illustrated by j. a. c. branfill. published under the general editorship of prescott row, in co-operation with the corporation of gravesend, by the homeland association for the encouragement of touring in great britain. third edition. [cover title: gravesend the water-gate of london with its surroundings ordnance map. at head of title: the corporation's official guide].
(the homeland handbooks. no. 53).
Item Description
8vo. 5 x 7.25 inches. xxviii pp. advertisements + 120 pp + xliii pp. advertisements.
Illustrations
Illustrated by folding Ordnance Survey Map of the Country round Gravesend, by 9 plates, including colour frontispiece and by a plan of the town and by photographs and drawings in text. Decorated by civic coat of arms on title page and as tailpiece vignette.
Notes
Another volume in the useful Homeland Handbooks series, providing a succinct guide to Gravesend at the beginning of the last century, including accounts of all the surrounding villages.
[Stock No. 21997]
Subjects
20th Century • Gravesend • Guides • Kent • North Kent • Topography