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British baronetage : illustrative of the origin and progress of the rank, honours, and personal merit of the baronets of the United Kingdom, accompanied with an elegant set of chronological charts (v.1)

Archive Print Item: YAS 1425

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Type of record: Book

Title: British baronetage : illustrative of the origin and progress of the rank, honours, and personal merit of the baronets of the United Kingdom, accompanied with an elegant set of chronological charts (v.1)

Level: Item

Classmark: YAS 1425

Creator(s): Playfair, William (1759-1823)

Publisher: Published by Thomas Reynolds and Harvey Grace

Publication city: London

Date(s): 1811

Language: English

Size and medium: 5 volumes

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/499960

Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991010771179705181

Collection group(s): Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society

Description

Vol. 6-9 of Playfair's British family antiquity with new title pages. Cf. NUC.


Includes indexes.


v. 1-2. The baronetage of England -- v. 3. The baronetage of Scotland -- v. 4. The baronetage of Ireland -- v. 5 Charts.


Volume 5 includes four hand-coloured chronological folded charts with the baronetage of England, Scotland and Ireland entitled: A newly invented chronological chart of British [Scotish], [Irish], [British] Baronets patronised by their Maiesties and the Royal Family. Engraved to accompany and illustrate a work on British family antiquity by William Playfair, Esq.


Indexed in: NUC pre-1956,

Additional description

Spine lettered: 'Playfair's Baronetage Vol. 1'. Half-bound in calf over marbled paper covered boards gilt decoration to boards and spine

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