Author: HERTFORDSHIRE.
Title: Hertfordshire Families. Edited by Duncan Warrand. EXCEEDINGLY SCARCE COUNTY GENEALOGY: 500 COPIES WERE PRINTED
Description: HMSO,, 1907. 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.

Keywords: topography, vch, victoria county history, victoria history, hertfordshire, herts, hertford, duncan warrand, genealogy


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