A manual for the genealogist, topographer, antiquary and legal professor consistinf of descriptions of public records, parochial and other registers, wills, county and family histories, heraldic collections in public libraries, etc.

London, Edward Avery, 1888. Un fort vol. in-8 (228 x 157 mm) de xx - 542 pp., 1 f. n.fol. et 2 ff. bl. Reliure de l'époque de demi-chagrin maroquiné lie-de-vin, double filet vertical à froid ornant les plats, dos lisse orné de filets dorés, titre doré, tête dorée sur témoins.

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Edition en partie originale. Exemplaire à grandes marges. ''The study of Heraldry end genealogy is beset with difficulties sufficiently great to deter all but the most enthusiastic, from the pursuit of an emplyment to all apparences so dry and unprofitable. The materials existing for the successful prosecution of such pursuits are numerous and scattered. The references to Manuscripts, scattered throughout the volume, have been carefully selected from the published and unpublished catalogues of the libraries to which they refer.'' (in Preface). Angles élimés. Plats à l'éclat nettement altéré. Petit manque en coiffe inférieure du dos et sur les plats. Premier feuillet de contre-garde absent.