Tapp, W.H. — The Sunbury Charter

Major W.H. Tapp of "The Ivy House" Sunbury-on-Thames [9], 16, [8]-Index, 4 b/w illus (2 full-page). . HB. 4to (260x208mm), orig. blue half morocco, some foxing/spotting to cloth boards, gilt title to front board. Vg. Loosely inserted are two signed letters from the author to a Mr. Blankley, a resident of Sunbury, who is mentioned in the work as having brought the author's attention to an earthwork in his back garden that corresponds with the "Cloven Barrow", a series of neolithic barrows mentioned in the charter as part of the eastern boundary. Also loosely inserted is a newspaper cutting from the <i>Middlesex Chronicle</i> (Jan. 12th, 1951) titled "The Boundaries of Sunnanbyrig", also based on Tapp's study of the charter.. Deluxe edition, limited to 75 numbered and signed copies (this copy no. 68). A fascinating study on the boundaries of the Sunbury charter, an Anglo-Saxon charter signed by King Eadgar granting lands at Sunbury to his kinsman Ælfheh C. AD.962..