Books - "biography"
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Some Notices of the Stepney Family
first edition 87pp+24pp [b/w frontis.portrait] G+ (burgundy cloth,mod.rubbed and stained,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,contents sl.foxed/soiled,frontis.sl.stained,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: printed by taylor london 1870
KEYWORDS: history biography stepney family robert harrison genealogy
The Corbould Genealogy
first edition 168pp ills.[b/w and col.] VG+ (fawn paper boards w.vellum spine,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,tissue guard over frontis.creased)
PUBLISHER: suffolk institute of archaeology/harrison ipswich 1935
KEYWORDS: history biography genealogy poulter corbould
Annals of a Yorkshire House From the Papers of a Macaroni & His Kindred [2 vols.]
first edition 2 vols.361/365pp ills.[b/w w.col.frontis.both vols.] VG+ (red cloth w.gilt armorial stamp to top board both vols.,sl.rubbed and soiled,spines sunned,sl.bumps to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep both vols.,prelims.and untrimmed content edges sl.foxed,teg)
PUBLISHER: john lane bodley head london 1911
KEYWORDS: history stirling yorkshire biography geography
The Noble and Renowned History of Guy Earl of Warwick
new edition 148pp ills.[b/w] VG- (green textured cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,yellow eps,sl.paper separation at ep gutters,owner's sign.to head of title page,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed/soiled)
PUBLISHER: john merridew warwick 1829
KEYWORDS: history earl guy warwick biography
The Life and Times of Arabella Stuart
first edition 326pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,spine mod.sunned,owner's inscr.to ffep,eps and content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: mills and boon london 1913
KEYWORDS: history biography arabella stuart lefuse
Memoirs of a Highland Lady
[first edition] 495pp G (blue cloth,rubbed and stained,wear and chipping to extrems.,paper separation at ep gutters w.boards sl.shaky,owner's sign.to ffep,tear to ffep repaired w.tape,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed/soiled,spine cracked and shaky)
PUBLISHER: john murray london 1898
KEYWORDS: history biography lady strachey highland
Reminiscences of the Knox and Soutter Families of Virginia
first edition 107pp ills.[b/w] VG (fawn cloth w.leather spine,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and untrimmed content edges sl.soiled)
PUBLISHER: de vinne press new york 1895
KEYWORDS: history biography genealogy knox soutter emily woolsey dix
History of The Family of Chichester from A.D. 1086 to 1870
first edition 174pp ills.[b/w w.hand-coloured heraldic devices] G+ (burgundy cloth w gilt/red/blue/white heraldic stamp to top board,rubbed and soiled,sunned spine,mod.wear to bevelled edges,owner's bookplate to front pastedown w.another to ffep,paper separation at fep gutter w.boards shaky,ffep detached but present w.owner's inscr.to verso,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,some foxing to folding charts)
PUBLISHER: john camden hotten london 1871
KEYWORDS: history biography genealogy chichester
Knox Genealogy Descendants of William Knox and of John Knox the Reformer
first edition inscribed by author 21pp+tables VG (burgundy cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,author's inscr.and owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and untrimmed content edges sl.foxed,some pencil annotations)
PUBLISHER: george p. johnston edinburgh 1896
KEYWORDS: history william knox john knox biography genealogy william crawford
Genealogical Memoirs of John Knox and of the Family of Knox
first edition [association inscriptions] 184pp G+ (blue cloth w.gilt crest stamped to top board,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to bevelled edges,sl.paper separation at ep gutters,owner's inscr.to ffep verso,sign.of J.P.Knox to blank prelim.,inscr.to head of title page mentions 2x Knox names,prelims.and content edges foxed,contents browned w.paper sl.brittle,spine cracked and sl.shaky)
PUBLISHER: grampian club london 1879
KEYWORDS: history biography genealogy knox charles rogers
The Hull Family of County Down
first edition 30pp VG+ (2x booklets tied together at spine w.binders string,sl.rubbed and soiled/foxed,sl.wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to inside front cover)
PUBLISHER: mitchell hughes and clarke london 1932
KEYWORDS: history biography genealogy hull family joseph culloden pinkerton
The Hundred of Wotton Topographically Described, and Illustrated with a Pedigree and Memoirs of the Family of Evelyn
first edition 112pp ills.[b/w] VG- (blue cloth w.paper title label to spine,rubbed and stained,bumps and chipping to extrems.,paper separation at ep gutters,prelims.and untrimmed content edges sl.foxed/soiled,owner's inscr.to blank prelim.,spine cracked and sl.shaky)
PUBLISHER: ede [printer] dorking 1846
KEYWORDS: history geography biography genealogy evelyn wedlake brayley wotton hundred
The Life and Times of the Hon. Algernon Sydney, 1622-1683 [2 vols.]
first edition 405/377pp ills.[folding map at front of vol.1.] VG- (green cloth w.blind borders,mod.rubbed and stained,chipping and wear to extrems.,new eps,owner's inscr.to ffep both vols.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,some sl.foxing to contents)
PUBLISHER: tinsley brothers london 1873
KEYWORDS: history algernon sydney ewald biography
Richard Trevithick: The Engineer and The Man
second impression 290pp ills.[b/w] VG (red cloth,mod.rubbed and stained,unevenly sunned,sl.wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and content edges mod.foxed) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: cambridge university press london 1934
KEYWORDS: history engineering biography richard trevithick dickinson
The McGills Celts, Scots, Ulstermen and American Pioneers History, Heraldry and Tradition
first edition 345pp [b/w frontis.portrait] VG (burgundy cloth,mod.rubbed and sl.soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and untrimmed content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: mcgill-warner saint paul 1910
KEYWORDS: history biography genealogy mcgill ulster ireland america heraldry
Humphrey Duke of Gloucester A Biography
first edition 491pp [b/w frontis.] VG (burgundy cloth w.gilt stamp to top board,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,prelims.and content edges mod.foxed,t.e.g.)
PUBLISHER: archibald constable london 1907
KEYWORDS: history biography vickers humphrey duke gloucester
Strafford [2 vols.]
ex-lib.first edition 2 vols.348/373pp ills.[b/w] VG- (blue cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,wrinkles to top board of vol.1.,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,usual libr.stamps and labels throughout,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: macmillan london 1931
KEYWORDS: history biography strafford burghclere genealogy
A History of the House of Percy [2 vols.]
ex-lib.first edition 2 vols.393/495pp ills.[b/w] VG (burgundy cloth w.gilt stamp to top boards,mod.rubbed and stained,spines mod.sunned,usual libr.stamps and labels,prelims.and untrimmed content edges sl.foxed,t.e.g.)
PUBLISHER: freemantle london 1902
KEYWORDS: history biography genealogy percygerald brenan lindsay
The Cavendish Family
first edition 326pp ills.[b/w] VG (burgundy cloth w.crest stamp to top board,sl.rubbed and soiled,spine mod.sunned,owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,t.e.g.)
PUBLISHER: constable london 1911
KEYWORDS: history biography genealogy cavendish francis bickley
The Loyal Wentworths
first edition 267pp ills.[b/w w.folding charts at rear] VG- (black cloth w.gilt stamp to top board,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and untrimmed content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked w.some pp loosening,some sl.foxing to contents)
PUBLISHER: john lane bodley head london 1928
KEYWORDS: history biography wentworths allan fea