A treatise of the Roman ports and forts in Kent / by William Somner ; publish'd by James Brome ... ; to which is prefixt the Life of Mr. Somner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Somner, William, 1598-1669.

Contributor:

Kennett, White, 1660-1728.

Brome, James, -1719, editor.

Sheldonian Theatre, printer.

Robert Frost Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Somner, William, 1598-1669--Early works to 1800.

Somner, William.

Somner, William, 1598-1669.

Fortification, Roman--England--Kent--Early works to 1800.

Fortification, Roman.

Classical antiquities.

Great Britain--Antiquities, Roman--Early works to 1800.

Great Britain.

Kent (England)--Antiquities, Roman--Early works to 1800.

Kent (England).

England--Kent.

Penn Provenance:

Frost, Robert (donor) (Frost Collection copy)

Henry Sotheran Ltd. (stamp) (Frost Collection copy)

Physical Description:

12 unnumbered pages, 118 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 117 pages, 15 unnumbered pages : portrait ; 18 cm (8vo)

Other Title:

Life of Mr. Somner

History of the Roman ports and forts in Kent

Fingerprint:

r.ur ofc- 3.8. 1.wa (3) 1693 (A)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Printed at the Theater, 1693.

Notes:

Signatures: a-h⁸ i⁴ A-H⁸ I² (leaf a1 blank).

Engraved frontispiece portrait of the author.

Woodcut title vignette (Sheldonain Theatre).

Printed marginalia.

"The life of Mr. Somner" by White Kennett precedes "The history of the Roman ports and forts in Kent" (caption titles); each has separate signatures and pagination.

Includes index.

Local Notes:

Frost Collection copy imperfect: leaf a1 (blank) wanting.

Frost Collection copy has some ms. marginal pencil marks in text; bookseller's ms. note in pencil on back free endpaper.

Frost Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2010 by Robert Frost.

Frost Collection copy has stamp ("SOTHERAN. SACKVILLE ST. LONDON") on verso of front free endpaper.

Frost Collection copy: left board detached.

Cited in:

ESTC R19864

OCLC:

6611532