Marrin's Bookshop

Item Description

Facsimile reprint, Folio, 8.5 x 11.5 inches, [i] + 90 pp. illustrated throughout. Extra pages include wrapper advertisements as extra leaf and 2 pages of lists showing occupants of business premises in 1895 and 2010. A facsimile of a very scarce Folkestone item not found in the British Library catalogue or the Kent Bibliography. Comprising a general description of Folkestone and Hythe and listing their main attractions. This is followed by a comprehensive trade guide to the principal hotels and businesses in Folkestone with many premises being illustrated in photographs or engravings, both internal and external views. Altogether a remarkable insight into late-Victorian Folkestone. Republished by Marrin's Bookshop.