Lambard (William). A Perambulation of Kent: Conteining the description, Hystorie..., 1576

Lambard (William). A Perambulation of Kent: Conteining the description, Hystorie, and Customes of that Shyre. Collected and Written (for the most part) in the year 1570 by William Lambard of Lincolnes Inne Gent. and now increased by the addition of some things which the Authour him selfe hath observed since that time..., 1st edition, Imprinted at London [by Henry Middleton] for Ralphe Newberie, 1576, title within woodcut border with early signature Benj.(?) Taylor and marginal annotation dated Oct 4th 1692 (blank margin at head and foot of title cropped), hand-coloured engraved map 'Angliae Heptarchia' laid down to verso of final leaf of preliminaries ([par.]4) and border at head and fore-edge cropped, woodcut decorative initials, signature of Benj. Taylor at head of A1, occasional early annotations mostly to margins, last two leaves in duplicate with annotation to verso of final leaf, front pastedown bearing the signature John Francis Howell and armorial bookplate of Charles Spooner bearing the motto 'Imitari quem colis', contemporary calf with blind arabesque to centre of each board, neatly rebacked preserving original spine, lacking ties to boards, 4to (Quantity: 1) STC 15175. The first edition of the first English county history, containing a list of the nobility and gentry from the Herald's Visitation in 1574, which was omitted from later editions. This work is considered to have formed a model of topographical writing which William Camden adopted.