The antiquities of Canterbury. . In two parts. The first part. The antiquities of Canterbury; or a survey of that ancient city, ... Sought out and published by ... William Somner. The second edition, revised and enlarged by Nicolas Battely, ... The second part. Cantuaria sacra: or the antiquities I. Of the Cathedral ... V. Of the monastery of St. Augustin; ... by Nicolas Battely, ...
William Somner (1598-1669)
Category
Books
Date
1703
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 3026662
Summary
Bibliographic description
[16],192,[4];80,[4];[4],178,70,[4]p.,plates . ill.., maps . fol.. Not indigenous. Interleaved copy. Loosely inserted: manuscriptletter signed W. Fender [?] Hammond (Sept. 2 [18]97), and clippings from dealer's catalogues, unrelated to provenance. Provenance: On title page to pt. 1: eighteenth-century inscription W. Gostling. With extensive eighteenth-century manuscriptannotations on blank leaves and loosely inserted sheets. Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991), with his bookplate. Inscribed on pastedown in Norris's hand: "H. [i.e. Hodgson's] 10/3 38 Lot 526. St. Albans Court Nonington Kent (1832) 15/=", with other notes about the copy. [St. Albans Court was the home of the Hammond family; cf. inserted manuscriptletter].. Binding: Eighteenth-century full mottled calf over boards; gilt fillets; spine gilt; red spine label with title "Somner's Antiquities of Canterbury"; sewn on five raised bands
Makers and roles
William Somner (1598-1669) Nicholas Battely (1648-1704)