A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry; or, Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, . enjoying territorial possessions of high official rank, but uninvested with heritable honours. By John Burke, Esq. Author of the "Dictionaries of the peerage and baronetage," ... In four volumes.
John Burke (1787-1848)
Category
Books
Date
1837 - 1838
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 3075226
Summary
Bibliographic description
4v. . coats of arms, port.. . 8vo.. Provenance: Inscribed: Isabel J. Crewe [i.e. Isabel Jane Crewe (1830-1909), daughter of Sir George Crewe]. Inscribed on t.-p.: John Acton [or Seton] Burslin[?]. Binding: Nineteenth-century half calf, with maroon cloth over boards, gilt fillets, blind tooled decoration on spine, gilt lettered on red spine-label: Burke's landed gentry; poor condition: all vols. tied, vols. 1 and 2 in bookshoes, vol. 3 wanting spine.
Provenance
Transferred to the National Trust by the Treasury in lieu of CTT in 1985 with an endowment provided by the NHMF.
Makers and roles
John Burke (1787-1848)