Description

4to (300 x 245 mm), 1 leaf, [4]-35, cxx-clxxxv, [2, blank], [2], x-xxvii, [2]pp., ìCoggeshallî and ìStanford in the Valeî have individual title pages, one of 25 copies printed for private circulation, presentation inscription from the author at head of title, 1 folding map, some occasional spotting, cont. vellum-backed marbled boards, a fine copy. Alfred John Dunkin (1812ñ1879), printer and antiquary. ìIn 1831 he entered his father's printing and stationery business at Bromley, Kent, and in 1837 moved with him to Dartford, where he continued as a printer and wholesale stationer until his death. He belonged to numerous archaeological societies, and was among the first members of the British Archaeological Association, to which, in its early days, he gave some assistance as a printer.îó(ODNB). Most of Dunkinís published works were issued in very limited numbers. Provenance: Armorial bookplate of Bibliotheque de M. de Barante to front paste-downs, with the library press-mark label.