1902-1905 12Vol The Ancestor A Quarterly Review of County and Family History ...

Description: Click here to see our other books! The Ancestor: A Quarterly Review of County and Family History, Heraldry and Antiquities Oswald Barron [ed.] 1902-1905 Archibald Constable and Co : London 10.5" by 7" 282, [16]; 243, [16]; 244, [8]; 266, [10]; 228, [8]; 213, [6]; 273, [10]; 232, [4]; 238, [6]; 232, [4]; 206, [8]; 204, [8]pp SUMMARY A complete run of issues from this quarterly review of family history, heraldry and antiquities, 'The Ancestor'. Colour Plates,First Edition,Illustrated,Original Binding,Publishers' Original Binding Overall Condition: Good This book weighs 7 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 4.49 US Postage: £ 52.99 EU Postage: £ 30.99 European Postage: £ 55.99 Asia Postage: £ 89.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 189.99 DESCRIPTION The first edition. Complete in twelve volumes. Uniformly bound in the original paper covered boards, with spine labels to each.'The Ancestor' was a quarterly review issued between 1902-1905 that offered essays on family and county histories, heraldry, and other fascinating antiquities. Edited by Oswald Barron, a journalist and scholar on heraldic and genealogical subjects. Each volume is richly illustrated with monochrome plates and accompanied by publisher's advertisements to the rear, as detailed below. With a wide variety of contents, including 'Fifteenth Century Costume', 'An Ancient Scottish Settlement in Hesse', 'Notes on some Durham Families', 'The Percys of Northumberland' and much more. The entirety of the set comprises the following:Volume I - April 1902. With a coloured frontispiece, twenty-three plates and an array of in-text illustrations. Eight leaves of advertisements to rear. Volume II - July 1902. With a frontispiece, eighteen plates and numerous in-text illustrations. Eight leaves of advertisements.Volume III - October 1902. With a coloured frontispiece, nineteen plates and numerous in-text illustrations. Four leaves of advertisements. Volume IV - January 1903. With a coloured frontispiece, twenty-one plates and numerous in-text illustrations. Five leaves advertisements. Volume V - April 1903. With a frontispiece, thirteen plates and numerous in-text illustrations. Four leaves of advertisements. Volume VI - July 1903. With a frontispiece, twenty-three plates and numerous in-text illustrations. Three leaves of advertisements. Volume VII - October 1903. With a frontispiece, twenty-eight plates and numerous in-text illustrations. With seven leaves of publisher's advertisements to the front and five to the rear. Volume VIII - January 1904. With a frontispiece, two full page illustrations and twenty-three plates. Two leaves of advertisements. Volume IX - April 1904. With a frontispiece and thirty-two plates. Three leaves of advertisements. Volume X - July 1904. With a frontispiece and sixteen plates. Two leaves of advertisements. Volume XI - October 1904. With a frontispiece and sixteen plates. Four leaves of advertisements. Volume XII - January 1905. With a frontispiece, eighteen plates and numerous in text illustrations. Four leaves of advertisements. Collated, complete. CONDITION In the original paper covered boards, with spine labels. Externally, generally smart. With fading to the boards and rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Heaviest to the spine heads and tails of volumes 1, 8 and 9. Chipping to the spine labels, heaviest to volume 12. Marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with offsetting to the endpapers and occasional spots, heaviest to the first and last few leaves. Overall Condition: Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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