J. Corbet Anderson — Croydon: Pre-Historic & Roman

Not Stated, Privately Printed, 1874 . First edition. Cloth. A first edition illustrated copy of this historical account of London's large town, Croydon. The first edition of the work.In publisher's original brown cloth binding.Illustrated with 8 plates, and in text illustrations throughout. Collated, complete.A historical depiction of Croydon, a large town in South London, in pre-historic and Roman times. With sections on the original condition of the land, the first settlers, civilization and commerce, Greek coins found, religious beliefs, Roman coins, and more.This work is the first of four linked volumes, published privately for subscribers, with a list of subscribers to the rear.Written by John Corbet Anderson, perhaps the greatest, and certainly the most prolific, authority on the history of the town. In publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, with shelf wear to extremities, with rubbing to joints causing cloth to fray. Bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Slight rubbing to boards. Previous owner's ink inscription to front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with offsetting to the first blank. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .