Books
written by Edward Jacob FSA of Faversham

Extracted from A Jacob Bibliography by Kenneth Jacob

Map of Faversham

This was commissioned by Edward Jacob and subsequently
used in his History of Faversham. Facsimiles are available in the heritage centre
in Faversham. I am unsure as to when it was printed.

An Account of several bones of an elephant found

At Leysdown in the Isle of Sheppey. I two letters from

Mr James Parsons, MD FRS, date 24th May 1754.

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society,

Volume 48, pp 626-627.

Of Petrified Palates. Gentleman’s Magazine, volume 25

(August 1755), pp 408-409 & plate; figs 1-3.

Arden of Faversham

The
lamentable and true tradgedy of Mr.Arden of Faversham in Kent, who was most wickedly
murdered, by the means of his disloyall and wanton wyfe... with a preface;
in which some reasons are offered in favour of it being the earliest dramatic
work of Shakespear now remaining; and a genuine account given of the murder
from authentic papers of the time.

London : Printed for Edward White, 1592;                         BL       841 d 19 ( 2 )

and reprinted verbatim by J. and J. March,

for S. Doorne at Faversham.

London, Messrs. Hawes and Co., 1770.

vi; 88o; 8 vo

Another copy.                                                                   BO  Vet. A5 e. 314 ( 1 ).

Another copy                                                                    LC          25022304

2 p l (iii)-vi, (2), 88p, 21 cm;

Another copy                                                                    HA          004086979

A Letter to Mr Dere
(relative to Richborough)

Octavo (see Smith 1837 p274)

The history of the town and port of Faversham

Illustrated with copper plates.

pxii, p222; B. White etc., London, 1774, 8o.                      BL       979.l.10

Another copy.                                                                   BL       290.i.36

Another copy.                                                                   BL       G. 15982.

Another copy.                                                                   BODL
F 164 BS.

Another copy.                                                                   BODL
Gough Kent 14 ( 1 ).

Another copy.

Printed for the author by J. March.

p xii ( 4 ); p222; front; folding plan; illus.; 16pl;
21.5cms.   NJ       0009770.

Another copy                                                                    LC          02021958

Printed for the author by J March,
1774;

xii; (4); 222p; front (fold plan); illus 16 plates

(partly folding); plans; 22 cm.

Another copy                                                                    HA          001699735

Article in Philosophical Transactions,

Vol. 48, Pt II, 1754; p 626-627.

Plantae Favershemiensis:                                               BL       988.f.15

A catalogue of the more perfect plants growing

spontaneously about Faversham...with an

appendix, exhibiting a short view of
the fossil

bodies of the adjacent island of Sheppey. MS

note by the author. With a portrait of the author.

Printed for the author by J. March, London, 1777,

8o.

Another copy                                                                    BL       968.e.7

Another
copy, lacking author’s portrait..                          BL       234.e.36

Another copy                                                                    BODL  Q 213 Linc.

Another copy.                                                                   BODL   Gough Kent ( 2 ).

Another copy

19cms, p4, 1, p146, iiiip.                                                     NJ       0009772

Another copy                                                                    HA          006335082

pp (8); 146pp; liiii+, port; errata at
end.

Another copy                                                                    HA          006335083

146pp.

Another copy                                                                    HA          008113037

Fossilia Shepeiana. A short view of the Fossil

Bodies native and extraneous of the island of

Sheppey in the county of Kent, pp 129-146 of

Plantae Favershemiensis

Observations
on the Roman Earthen Ware taken

From the Pan-Pudding. Archaeologia: or Miscellaneous

Tracts relating to Antiquary published by the Society

Of Aqntiquaries of London. Volume VI, pp 121-124,

read 20th April 1780.

‘A collection of minute shells discovered near

Sandwich’...
assisted in this by William Boys.

1784; 4o.

A catalogue
of the valuable and genuine

library of Edward Jacob ( sold by auction

by Leigh &
Sotheby 13th February and 7 full days,

1789 ). p69; London, 1789.                                                NJ       0009769.

Another copy                                                                    HA          002537692