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A Perambulation of Kent: Conteining the Description, Hystorie, And..
by Lambarde, William
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1640. Rare undated edition. Rare undated edition. Lambarde's Valuable Guide to Gavelkind and Other Legal Customs Lambarde, William [1536-1601]. A Perambulation of Kent: Conteining the Description, Hystorie, And Customes of that Shire. Written in the Yeere 1570. By William Lambarde of Lincolns Inne Gent. London: Printed by R. Hodgkinsonne, for D. Pakeman, [n.d., between 1634 and 1656?]. [xvi], 656, [24], 70 pp. Octavo (6-1/2" x 4"). Contemporary or near-contemporary calf, blind rules and corner fleurons to boards, rebacked in speckled calf with raised bands, blind fillets and lettering piece to spine, blind rules to board edges, hinges mended. Light rubbing and a few scuffs, nicks and scratches to boards, moderate rubbing to extremities, slightly heavier to joints, corners bumped and negligibly worn, early hand-lettered "26" to fore-edge of text block, faint offsetting to endleaves, early ownership signature (of William de Grey) and annotation to front pastedown. Additional title page (of 1656 edition) bound before title page. Light toning to interior, very light foxing and soiling in a few places. Rare. $1,650. * Third stated edition. First published in 1576, the Perambulation of Kent is among the earliest and most famous of English county histories. The section on the county's customs includes much valuable information regarding gavelkind, a form of land inheritance, and other local legal practices. Lambarde is also the author of Archaionomia (1568), an important early work on Anglo-Saxon law, and Eirenarcha (1581), one of the great English manuals for justices of the peace. Our undated edition is rare. OCLC and the ESTC locate 2 copies in North America (University of Minnesota Law School, University of Kansas). English Short-Title Catalogue (ESTC) S124362.
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- A Perambulation of Kent: Conteining the Description, Hystorie, And..
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- Lambarde, William
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- Rare undated edition
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- 1640
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