Annals of Portsmouth, by W H Saunders

Annals of Portsmouth, Historical, Biographical, Statistical
W H Saunders

A chronological account of Portsmouth from the arrival of the French Fleet at Spithead and the sinking of the Mary Rose (1545) to the visit of the French Fleet in 1865. It also includes the Seals of Portsmouth, Old Portsmouth coaches, Old Baking houses,Old Portsmouth Inns, Local coinage, Corporation plate,A list of Mayors from 1531 to 1860, MPs, Charters, and The Royal Dockyard.

Hardback with decorative cover with gilt details (faded). Cover stained and marked. Spine worn at both ends and faded. Very worn condition. Cover boards have been detached and re-attached with archival tape. Brown endpapers have frayed at the edges. Some staining to the bottom of the last few pages. Inside pages in good condition…no torn or missing pages. A couple in instances where a previous owner has corrected the text (see image of p257)

300 pages
No illustrations
155 mm x 231 mm (6.25 mm x 9 in)
1860, Hamilton, Adams & Co, London