English's Book of Views of Folkestone and Neighbourhood [53 Views] n/a [ ] [Couverture souple]

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Oblong octavo. Unpaginated [37 pages]. Sunned olive green decorated and photo-illustrated wrappers, with black lettering on the covers. This scarce publication contains 53 views of Folkstone and Hythe district of Kent, England including the areas of Folkstone, Hythe, Saltwood and Sandgate, documented throughout in b/w photographic reproductions. Among the images shown are various landmarks, streets and buildings including The William Harvey statue, The Leas Promenade, Augusta Gardens, the Warren, the harbour, the beach, The Sandgate Hill Lift (opened in 1891), the pier, Victoria Hospital, Saltwood, Radnor Park and the Royal Pavilion Hotel (before the 1899 renovations). Pages arranged in 1, 2, and 4-image spreads. Rear endpaper with a handwritten inscription to a previous owner, dated 1935. Back cover, interior wrappers and the front endpaper all with period local advertisements. This is one of a number of related titles from publisher J. English, who was known for his many tourist guid

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