The Peerage of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (Volume I of the fifteenth edition)

PHOTOS
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PUBLISHER
John Debrett, Printed by G. Woodfall, London.

BINDING
Quarter bound marbled boards and banded, embossed leather spine. Gilt lettering and ornamentation to spine. Lovely marbled endpapers and block edges.

BOOK CONDITION
Quite fragile commensurate with age. Spine is partially detached at the top front edge, although binding feels secure otherwise. Some foxing and browning throughout, but text remains entirely legible. Tissue guard to frontispiece is extant, but creased, torn and discoloured. Ribbon marker remains, but is detached. Previous owner's name at top of title page.

DUST JACKET
No.

EDITION
Volume I of the fifteenth edition of what is commonly known as Debrett's Peerage, 1823.

DESCRIPTION
This is volume I of the work, covering England. Unfortunately we do not currently have volume II. An early edition of the classic peerage directory. Frontispiece portrait of George IV. 649 pp. Small volume 16mo, 10 x 16cm.