Shelfmark
Gn.4.04 - Gn.4.07
Author
Title
A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain and Ireland enjoying territorial possessions or high official rank; but uninvested with heritable honours. By John Burke, Esq. Author of "The history of the peerage and baronetage," "Of the extinct and dormant peerage," &co..
Varying form of title
History of the commoners of Great Britain and Ireland
Publication, distribution, etc.
London: : Published for Henry Colburn, by R. Bentley: Bell and Bradfute, Edinburgh; J. Cumming, Dublin; and sold by all booksellers., MDCCCXXXIII-MDCCCXXXVIII. [1833-1838]
Physical description
4 v. : ill. (coats of arms, ports.) ; 24 cm. (8vo)
Note
Originally published in parts between 1833 and 1838. Several variant title-leaves were issued, bearing different dates and imprints (later volumes/issues include the names of Bell and Bradfute, Edinburgh, and John Cumming, Dublin, in the imprint).
Note
Frontispiece portraits in v. 1-3: "The right honourable Edward John Littleton, of Teddesley M.P. for the County of Stafford. Engraved by Freeman from an Original drawing. London, Published by Henry Colburn, July 1, 1837."
Note
Half-titles: "History of the commoners of Great Britain and Ireland".
Note
Verso of each title-leaf: "Charles Whittingham, Tooks Court, Chancery Lane.".
Note
Later editions were published under title: "A dictionary of the landed gentry of Great Britain".
Note
A separate "Index to the pedigrees ..." was published in 1904.
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of George Warren Swire (1883-1949), dated 1917, on upper pastedown; later date '1898' added in manuscript.
Provenance
Ms. notes on front flyleaf recto of v.1: "John Swire 1838".
Binding
19th-century hollow-back case binding, quarter cloth with green paper over millboard. Spine rounded, with gilt ornamental tiling over brown diced cloth label ("Burke's History of the Commoners"). Textblock rounded, roughly trimmed, and undecorated. Endpapers of greenish-yellow paper (pastedown and flyleaf).
Subject
Heraldry Great Britain.
Subject
Heraldry Ireland.
Subject
Genealogy Great Britain.
Subject
Genealogy Ireland.
Subject
Genealogy Directories.
Subject
Great Britain Genealogy.
Subject
Ireland Genealogy.
Added entry--name
Colburn, Henry, ? - d. 1855 bookseller.
Added entry--name
Bentley, Richard, 1662 - 1742 bookseller.
Added entry--name
Cumming, John, 1684 or 1685 - 1729 bookseller.
Added entry--name
Whittingham, Charles, 1767 - 1840 printer.
Added entry--name
Swire, George Warren, 1883 - 1949 former owner.
Added entry--name
Swire, John, active 1838 - ? former owner.
Added entry--name
Bell & Bradfute bookseller.
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng
Identifier
B50839