A History of Rochester

First edition of this history of Rochester, Kent, complete with its vanishingly scarce dust wrapper. History of the ancient town of Rochester by Frederick Francis Smith, illustrative of the important part played in connection with the history of the county of Kent as well as in that of England, as well as of many items of local interest. Opening with the Roman occupation, it contains details on the Cathedral, Castle, Corporation Records, bridges, and more.Illustrated photographic plates in black and white. Complete with its scarce unclipped dust wrapper. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear, minor bumping to head and tail of spine and extremities, minor damp mark to head of spine. Dust wrapper sound, unclipped with shelf wear, chipped with minor loss to head and tail of spine and front wrap, tear along the front joint, front wrap may detach from spine with further handling. Internally, firmly bound. Minor light spotting to fore edge, affecting only the endpapers. Pages are otherwise bright and clean. Illustrated with black and white photographic plates. Near Fine.…