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Rare and modern books

Hertfordshire.

Hertfordshire Families. Edited by Duncan Warrand. EXCEEDINGLY SCARCE COUNTY GENEALOGY: 500 COPIES WERE PRINTED

HMSO, 1907

897.00 €

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(Devon, United Kingdom)

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Year of publication
1907
Author
Hertfordshire.
Publishers
HMSO
Keyword
topography, vch, victoria county history, victoria history, hertfordshire, herts, hertford, duncan warrand, genealogy
Languages
English

Description

Folio, title in red and black, with 39 fine plates of portraits (2 in photogravure and a number with 2 portraits), very numerous heraldic illustrations in the text and 14 large folding pedigrees; blue buckram gilt, gilt back, gilt top, uncut, a very good, clean copy. EDITION LIMITED TO 500 COPIES. Sold from an institution with its cancelled bookplate, small neat stamp on half-title, title, dedication, throughout the text and on versos of plates, small neat labels on folding pedigrees and neat number on back. ONLY TWO OF THESE MAGNIFICENT GENEALOGICAL VOLUMES WERE EVER COMPLETED - THE PRESENT WORK AND THAT FOR NORTHAMPTONSHIRE. THE GREAT MAJORITY OF COPIES ARE IN INSTITUTIONAL HOLDINGS AND IT IS RARE FOR EITHER VOLUME TO APPEAR FOR SALE.