1772-1827 A List of the Peers Existing at the Time of King James I. His Accession to the Crown, and of Those Who Have Since Been Advanced to the Peerage By Claim of Ancient Right, By Writ, or by Patent, as Also of the Several Peers Extinct in His and the Succeeding Reigns A Companion to the Peerage of Great-Britain and Ireland, Being an Alphabetical List of Such of the Daughters of Dukes, Marquises and Earls, (Now Living) Who Are Married to Commoners

Description

Author's Presentation Copy, Rebound, Very Scarce

Very scarce works.

A collection of five works on peers bound together.

The last two works were written and published by Charles Young, whose bookplate is to the front pastedown. The manuscript is written in his hand.

Young was an English officer of arms, and was in the heraldic office of Garter King of Arms, and a senior member of the College of Arms in England.

Containing;

'A List of the Peers Existing at the Time of King James I', published in 1772, with no publisher stated to the title page.

'A Companion to the Peerage of Great-Britain and Ireland', published in 1776 by H. Reynell, collected by Joseph Edmondson.

The third work bound here is a handwritten manuscript, on peerages.

'Catalogue of Works on the Peerage of England, Scotland, and Ireland', published in 1826 by C. G. Young.

'Catalogue of Works on the Peerage and Baronetage of England, Scotland, and Ireland', published by Chas, Geo. Young in 1827.

Bookplate to the front pastedown, 'C. G. Young'.