The county families of the United Kingdom, or, Royal manual of the titled and untitled aristocracy of Great Britain & Ireland : containing a brief notice of the descent, birth, marriage, education, and appointments of each person, his heir apparent or presumptive, as also a record of the death of every such person occurring more than twelve months previous to the time of publication, which has not been already recorded in the obituary of the daily press
1864, Second Edition. London : Robert Hardwicke. Good copy, in the original gilt-decorated red cloth over bevelled boards, rebacked and with the original spine laid in. The original covers are dust-dulled and slightly scuffed. Board edges rubbed and corners bumped, with the original joints lacking and the rebacking remaining strong. Front hinge cracked, with mull and cloth joints holding securely. Preliminary and final leaves foxed, as are the edges, with foxing occasionally reaching the margins. The interior remains otherwise tight, bright and clean. A well-preserved copy overall. Item #462460
Physical description; 1-23, xiv, 1182, [2], 24-84 pages ; 27 cm. Notes; With twelve preliminary and thirty-one final advertisement leaves. Includes index and half-title. Subjects; Gentry Great Britain Directories. Gentry Ireland Directories. Aristocracy (Social class) Great Britain Directories. Aristocracy (Social class) Ireland Directories. Upper class Great Britain Directories. Upper class Ireland Directories. Great Britain Genealogy. Ireland Genealogy. Great Britain Biography Dictionaries. Ireland Biography Dictionaries.
Price: €195.00