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TUNBRIDGE WELLS AND KENT


The Collection of the Late John Symons (1943-2009), Librarian at the Wellcome Library 1968-2005, collector and Tunbridge Wells resident during his childhood
Lot 118

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The Tunbridge Wells Guide; or an Account of the Ancient and Present State of that Place, FIRST EDITION, 1780; and 12 other copies or editions of the same, dated 1780-1814 (13)

4 December 2019, 11:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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The Tunbridge Wells Guide; or an Account of the Ancient and Present State of that Place, FIRST EDITION, dated 1780 on title and on part title following p.68, engraved title, dedication and 3 plates (of 4?), tipped-in manuscript note concerning the Trust for the Preservation of Mount Sion Grove, contemporary calf, upper cover detached, Tunbridge Wells, J. Sprange, & London, T. Beecroft, 1780; idem, 2 further copies, one with 3 plates (untrimmed, dated 1782 on spine), the other lacking the plates, both modern calf; idem, another edition with part title following p.78 dated 1785, on large paper, 5 engraved plates, bookplates of William Cock, 1897, and Sir Thomas Neame, later half morocco, 1780 [but 1785?]; idem, another copy, 8 engraved plates (some folding), later half calf; and 8 other editions with varying numbers of plates, dated 1786 (3), 1797, 1801 (2, one with booklabels of Thomas Mantell and Siegfried Sassoon), 1811 and 1814, 12mo; sold not subject to return due to uncertainty of collation (13)

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