The history and topographical survey of the county of Kent. . Containing the antient and present state of it, civil and ecclesiastical; collected from public records, ... both manuscript and printed: and illustrated ...
Edward Hasted (1732 - 1812)
Category
Books
Date
1778 - 1799
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 3109532
Summary
Bibliographic description
4v., plates . ill.., port.., maps . fol.. Not indigenous. Original folding map in v. 1 wanting, replaced by another of 1801. Loosely inserted: clippings from dealer's catalogues, unrelated to provenance, and a newspaper clipping (20.9.72) relating to a new edition of this work. Provenance: Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Inscribed on v. 1 flyleaf in Norris's hand: Buckminster Park H. [i.e. Hodgson's] 28/4 '50 Lot 547 Đ27. Coll. Perf. NN. But original map in Vol. I replaced by another dated 1801. [Buckminster Park, Grantham, was associated with the Tollemache family / Earls of Dysart, who also owned Ham House] Loosely inserted: typed letter from the auctioneers Hodgson & Co. to Norris, pointing out the substitution of the map. Binding: Twentieth-century (?) full calf over boards; gilt fillets and roll-tools to form a border; gilt inner border; spine gilt with title 'Hasted History of Kent'; sewn on six double raised bands.
Makers and roles
Edward Hasted (1732 - 1812)