Book

This is a hardcover book. It has a clear plastic sleeve. On the front cover, there is a black-and-white illustration of Horner's Map of Kingston in 1813. The text below the illustration is "NEAR THE POST OFFICE". The title of the book is printed in black texts on the top of the front cover, reads "The Story of Kingston". On the central left is the name of the author in black texts, reads "June Sampson". The left edge of the front cover is navy blue, and it has a decorative golden stripe on the right edge. On the back cover is an illustration of civic architecture, citizens and horses. The text on the bottom right corner reads "THE MA__". The right edge of the back cover is navy blue with a vertical golden stripe on its left side. The spine is navy blue and has texts in gold lettering, read "The Story of Kingston// June Sampson// Michael Lancet// LIMITED EDITION". This book is written by June Sampson and published by Michael Lancet in Esher, Surrey, England in 1972. The first page specifies that this copy is number 42 of a limited edition of 150 copies. There is a hand-written signature of the author in black ink, reads "June Sampson// October 1972" and a signature of the publisher in blue ink. The book tells stories about the local history of Kingston, highlighting Kingston's royal saga and historical significance. There is a list of illustrations featuring various views of Kingston throughout the book.