Chapters from Family Chests
by Edward Walford
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 1887. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5.5". None. A thorough two volume first edition of this memoir of England's nobility. Edward Walford (1823-1897) was a British magazine editor, specialising in antiquarian, biographical and genealogical writings. He wrote 'Walford's County Families' and 'The Windsor Peerage', as well as the existing biographical compendium 'Men of the Time', which he renamed 'Men and Women of the Time'. During his work on that compendium, he corresponded with many eminent figures, including Charles Darwin. He also edited 'the Gentleman's Magazine' and 'The Antiquary' before launching his own magazine, 'Antiquarian Magazine and Bibliographer' after a falling out with the publisher of 'The Antiquary'. This volume contains chapters on Houses such as Lansdowne, Percy, Cavendish, Stuart, Russell and Audley.This is a first edition, in the publisher's original binding.Contains four pages of publisher's advertisements bound to the rear. In a full cloth binding. Externally lovely, very minor bumping to the head of the spine on vol I and extremities only. Internally firmly bound, heavy spotting to the first and last pages but otherwise just the odd spot, pages bright. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 751R27
- Title
- Chapters from Family Chests
- Author
- Edward Walford
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hurst and Blackett, Publishers
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1887
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- genealogy heraldry history of great britain nobility of england heraldry
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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