£52.00
Title: Robert Pocock-The Gravesend Historian, Natualist, Antiquarian, Botanist and Printer
Author: George M Arnold.
Publisher : Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington
Publication c1883
Format: Hardback
Condition: Green covers with gilt lettering to spine and embossed title to front. Some bumping to spine and light scuffing to edges. Pages are mark free but have slight foxing to very edge. Portrait plate of Pocock to frontispiece.
Book measures: 19cm x 14cm with 267 pages
1 in stock
Robert Pocock-The Gravesend Historian, Natualist, Antiquarian, Botanist and Printer by George M Arnold.
In this captivating biography penned by George M. Arnold in 1883, the remarkable life of Robert Pocock (1760–1830) is brought to light. Pocock, a man of many talents including naturalist, printer, and antiquarian, might have faded into obscurity if not for Arnold’s meticulous retelling.
Born in Gravesend, Kent, Pocock inherited his parents’ shop at a young age of sixteen. This shop soon became a hub for discussions and displays of exotic fish, plants, and antiquities. In 1786, Pocock ventured into publishing, setting up his own printing press to produce reading books for children, envisioning a shift from traditional hornbooks to more substantial literature. Alongside his printing endeavors, he established a circulating library and engaged in trading ‘natural and other curiosities’ from various corners of the globe.
Pocock’s interests extended beyond commerce; he delved into the history and chronology of Gravesend, diligently studied the local environment, with a particular passion for botany. Through Arnold’s narrative, Pocock emerges as a symbol of the countless self-taught naturalists and antiquarians scattered across Britain during his time.
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