1887-98 Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom

Description

Fine Binding, First Edition, Leather Binding, Signed Binding

The first edition of this work.

Complete in eight volumes.

In a fine half morocco binding by Morrell.

'The Complete Peerage' is an important and fundamental magisterial work on the titled aristocracy of Britain, an immense reference to the peers of the country.

Since its first publication, 'The Complete Peerage' has become the standard and authoritative reference work on the subject.

The work contains brief biographies and details of estates and genealogy of the whole of Great Britain and the British Isles.

Volume I contains A-Bo, Volume II contains Bra-C, Volume III contains D-F, Volume IV contains G-K, Volume V contains L-M, Volume VI contains N-R, Volume VII contains S-T, and Volume VIII contains U-Z.

Compiled and edited by George Edward Cokayne, a genealogist who rose to the rank of Clarenceux King of Arms.

Two leaves of a list of subscribes to the rear of Volumes III, V, and VII, to the front of Volumes IV and VI.

One page of adverts to the rear of Volume VI.

Bookplate of Henry Lloyd Gibbs to the front paste downs.