Books written by Edward Jacob FSA of Faversham

Extracted from A Jacob Bibliography by Kenneth Jacob=

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Map of Faversham

This was commissioned by Edward Jacob and subsequent= ly 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 fr= om

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<= /p>

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

Arden of Faversham

T= he 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 prefa= ce; in which some reasons are offered in favour of it being the earliest dramat= ic 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 Faver= sham

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 <= o:p>

(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<= /o:p>

spontaneously about Faversham...with an <= /span>

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<= /o:p>

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

Another copy = HA 006335082

pp (8); 146pp; liiii+, port; errat= a 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 Societ= y

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 &a= mp; Sotheby 13th February and 7 full days,

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

Another copy = HA 002537692