A genealogical history of the dormant, abeyant, fortified and extinct Peerages of the British Empire.
Sir Bernard John Burke (1814-1892)
Category
Books
Date
1866
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Carlyle's House, London
NT 3067486
Summary
Bibliographic description
x, 636 p., [12] leaves of plates . coats of arms.. Affixed to half-title a sheet of paper with on one side "T.Carlyle Chelsea 1866", on the other, also in TC's hand, "Book presented to me by the Author, while I was in Annandale. Announced to me by Her, - who was not here to give it when I came (night of April 23d 1866, night unforgettable in this world!) - T.Carlyle (Chelsea, 2 May 1866).". Provenance: Bookplate: Thomas Carlyle. Binding: Red publisher's binding; gilt lettered spine with giltcoat-of-arms.
Makers and roles
Sir Bernard John Burke (1814-1892)