A Genealogical and Heraldic History of The Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland Enjoying Territorial Possessions or High Official Rank but Uninvested with Heritable Honours, Vol. II (1836)

Burke, John

Edité par Henry Colburn, London, 1836

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GENEALOGICAL AND HERALDIC HISTORY OF THE COMMONERS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND ENJOYING TERRITORIAL POSSESSIONS OR HIGH OFFICIAL RANK BUT UNINVESTED WITH HERITABLE HONOURS (Vol. II) by John Burke Esq., hardcover with no dust jacket, 1836. BOOK CONDITION: poor. The text block is good condition, with no tears, marks, or dog-ears. Pages are age-toned. Foxing on some of the first pages and on some of the last. Not a remainder nor library book. No bookplate nor signature of a prior owner. The label of the original book seller (H. Butterworth, 7 Fleet Street, London) is affixed inside the front cover and the label of the long-gone Austin TX bookseller (Brick Row Book Shop) is affixed inside the rear cover. The binding is intact but poor (some pages show cracks along the spine as do both boards). The green cloth boards are in poor condition (corner bumping, shelf-rubbing, bumped spine, tear on spine, but the title on the spine in gilt lettering is still crisp. 10 x 6 ½, 740 pages, 44 ounces. NOTE THAT SINCE THE BOOK WEIGHS OVER TWO POUNDS, THERE MAY BE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING CHARGES IF YOU LIVE OUTSIDE THE U.S OR REQUIRE PRIORITY MAIL INSIDE USA. XX [From Wikipedia] John Burke (12 November 1786 ? 27 March 1848) was an Irish genealogist, and the original publisher of Burke's Peerage. He was the elder son of Peter Burke of Elm Hall, Tipperary, by his first wife, Anne, daughter and coheiress of Matthew Dowdall, M.D., of Mullingar. John Burke early engaged in literary work in London, but afterwards devoted himself to genealogical studies, and in 1826 he issued a Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the United Kingdom. For the first time such a work was arranged alphabetically, as opposed to in the Ahnentafel or genealogical-table style, and peers and baronets were treated together. The convenience of its method at once gave it great popularity. The Peerage was republished at irregular intervals until 1847, when it reached its ninth edition. From that date it has been issued annually. Between 1833 and 1838, he published A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, in four volumes; another edition was issued in 1838; and a third edition in two volumes between 1843 and 1849. The title was altered in the later editions to A Dictionary of the Landed Gentry and a supplementary volume appeared in 1844, containing corrigenda and a general index. It is known colloquially as Burke's Landed Gentry. Burke was also the author of The Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Females, including Beauties of the Courts of George IV and William IV, 2 vols, 1833 and many other books. Burke died at Aachen in Germany on 27 March 1845.

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• Titre: A Genealogical and Heraldic History of The Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland Enjoying Territorial Possessions or High Official Rank but Uninvested with Heritable Honours, Vol. II (1836)
• Éditeur: Henry Colburn, London
• Date de parution: 1836
• Langue: anglais
• Reliure: Hardcover
• État de l'article: Poor
• État de la jaquette: No Jacket
• Poids: 44 onces