Folkestone Guide (2 results)

Condition: Kent Bibliography. Small 8vo. 4.25 x 6.75 inches. vii + [i] + 79 pp. + [1]. Bound in original blue cloth with black titles. A little wear to extremities, browning of flyleaves, with small stain on edge of rear flyleaf and pastedown; otherwise a very good clean copy. With the Author's Compliments at head of title and 1899 signature on first free endpaper. Illustrated by photographic frontispiece, diagram and folding map of Folkestone at end. A guide to the town, promoting the advantages of Folkestone as a healthy place to visit, and providing practical advice for those who might wish to rent a house or apartment for the season, stated to run from mid-July to the end of September. The book contains chapters on the history, geographical situation, water supply, drainage and sea bathing. It particularly examines the climate, including the temperature, sunshine, rainfall, relative humidity and wind, concluding that its 'ever-fresh air.is one of its most prominent features,' and 'the reason why persons feel exhilarated in Folkestone.' By a physician and public health specialist, who was also a Surgeon-Lieutenant in the First Volunteer Battalion East Kent Regiment. Scarce guide to Folkestone in 1899, complete with map. KENT FOLKESTONE KENT EAST KENT 19TH CENTURY TOWNS- MEDICINE KENT.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1875 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 166 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 166.