A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire
Harrison (Harrison & Sons), 1883. Hardcover. Octavo; 642pp + [18pp] advertisements; this is the original 1883 edition, extremely scarce; VG+ gilt-stamped red wavy cloth; minor shelf wear to extrems; slight softening to spine ends; softening and very light fraying to board corners; top edge gilt; edges lightly dust dulled; very light, sporadic foxing to first 20 pages (approx.) of text block; very light foxing to outside page edges; pp478-9 have been very faintly browned by part of a loose envelope stuck into the book; the envelope bears the name and return address of A. M. Huntington (Archer Milton), son of railroad magnate Collis Potter Huntington (one of "the big four") and cousin to Henry E. Huntington and the address of Mrs. Burke Holladay, née Caroline Huntington. VeryGood. Item #20251
Price: $500.00