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
Osterley Park and House, London
NT 3075229
Summary
Bibliographic description
4v. . coats of arms, port.. . 8vo.. Not indigenous. Loosely inserted: clipping from dealer's catalogue, unrelated to provenance. Provenance: Nineteenth-century inscription on flyleaf: George C. Cherry. Twentieth-century armorial bookplate lettered Major General Apsley Cherry-Garrard [(1886-1959), Antarctic explorer and writer]. Loosely inserted in v.3: sheet of manuscript notes on Penrose family. Some marginal annotations. Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Inscribed on v.1 flyleaf in Norris's hand: Lamer Park. H. [i.e. Hodgson's] 13/2 48 Lot 453. Đ3-10. [i.e. Lamer Park, Hertfordshire, home of Cherry family].. Binding: Nineteenth-century half purple calf bindings; cloth boards; spines gilt; brown leather spine labels; sewn on five raised bands.
Makers and roles
John Burke (1787-1848)