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Leigh Hunt’s History of Kensington: Signed, Limited Edition Date of Publication_c.1581 light waterstaining in marginThe Old Court Suburb; or, Memorials of Kensington, Regal, Critical, and Anecdotical. London: Freemantle & Co, 1902 A poet and journalist, Leigh Hunt (1784 1859) was also a close friend of Shelley and Keats; his anecdotical history of Kensington was first published in 1855. This large paper limited edition was illustrated and signed by the three artists concerned: Edmund Sullivan, Claude Shepperson and Herbert Railton. Condition & Materials 2 vols.