By W.P.W. Phillimore et. al.
London   Phillimore & Co.
9" by 6" [4] 159; [4] 153; [4] 154; [4] 159; [4] 164; [4] 150pp
A limited edition set of these marriage registers from various parishes Somerset through the years 1559 to 1812, signed by the editor to each volume.
By W.P.W. Phillimore et. al.

1898-1905 Somerset Parish Registers: Marriages

London   Phillimore & Co.
9" by 6" [4] 159; [4] 153; [4] 154; [4] 159; [4] 164; [4] 150pp
A limited edition set of these marriage registers from various parishes Somerset through the years 1559 to 1812, signed by the editor to each volume.
£550.00
: 3kgs / : 797J1

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Limited Edition, Publishers' Original Binding, Signed

A very smart, uniformly bound set of Somerset parish registers of marriages from 1559 to 1812.

A limited edition printing of 150 copies, of which this set is number 4.  

W.P.W. Phillimore, or William Phillimore Watts Phillimore, was the lead editor for these volumes. He was a British genealogist and publisher in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He has initialled each volume in this set to the limitations page. 

This set is comprised of:

Volume I, edited by W.P.W. Phillimore and Douglas L.L. Hayward. Containing the marriage registers for the Aller, Charlton Adam, Charlton Mackrell, High Ham, Huish Episcopi, Kingsdon, Long Sutton, Muchelney, Northover, and Langport parishes of Somerset. 

Volume II, edited by W.P.W. Phillimore and Douglas L.L. Hayward. Containing the marriage registers for the Pitney, Limington, Podymore Milton, Somerton, Yeovilton, North Curry, and Barrow Gurney parishes of Somerset. 

Volume III, edited by W.P.W. Phillimore and D.M. Ross. Containing the marriage registers for the West Hatch, Long Load, Martock, Drayton, and Curry Rivel parishes of Somerset. 

Volume IV, edited by W.P.W. Phillimore and E.H. Bates. Containing the marriage registers for the Ashill, Ile Brewers, Beer Crocombe, Ilton, Whitestaunton, Stocklinch Magdalen, Stocklinch Ottersay, Barrington, Shepton Beauchamp, Buckland St. Mary, Wraxall, Puckington, and Swell parishes of Somerset. 

Volume V, edited by W.P.W. Phillimore and D.M. Ross. Containing the marriage registers for the Crewkerne, Swell, Fivehead, and Kingsbury Episcopi parishes of Somerset. 

Volume VI, edited by W.P.W. Phillimore, W.A. Bell, and C.W. Whistler. Containing the marriage registers for the Aisholt, Broomfield, Charlynch, Dodington, Durleigh, Enmore, Otterhampton, Overstowey, Stockland Gaunts, Cannington, and Spaxton parishes of Somerset.

Containing the bookplate of Major Philip William Poole Carlyon-Britton to the front pastedown of Volume I. Major Carlyon-Britton was the President of the British Numismatic Society.

Including an original order form from the publisher added in.

Condition

Uniformly bound in original cloth binding. Externally, very smart, with some bumping to the head and tail of the spines and extremities. Slight fading to the cloth on the front boards of some volumes. Bookplate of Major Philip William Poole Carlyon-Britton to the front pastedown of Volume I. Previous bookseller's sticker to the rear pastedown of each volume. Internally, all volumes firmly bound. Ink notation to page 159 of Volume IV. A few light spots to the first few pages of Volumes IV and VI, and slight age-toning to the pages of all volumes, but otherwise pages are clean.

Very Good Indeed

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