1898 Dod's Peerage Baronetage Knightage Victorian Red Cloth
1898 Dod's Peerage Baronetage Knightage Victorian Red Cloth
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A compact and very Victorian reference book, this 1898 edition of Dod's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland offers a detailed snapshot of the British ruling class at the height of the late Victorian period. These annual directories tracked peers, baronets, knights, family lines, heirs, and residences, making them essential tools for anyone navigating the world of aristocratic Britain. Today, they appeal to collectors of genealogy, British history, and decorative Victorian books alike.
This copy also carries one of the most appealing features of period directories: the advertisement leaves. The ads shown here for outfitters, china and glass merchants, hats, and other goods aimed at an upper-class readership give the book an added layer of social history. Beyond the genealogical content, it captures the commercial world that surrounded elite life in 1898. The red cloth binding with gilt decoration gives it strong shelf presence, and the book works equally well as a research volume, a conversation piece, or a handsome addition to a stack of Victorian cloth bindings.
The red cloth binding shows rubbing and edge wear throughout, with some loss at the spine ends and corners consistent with a heavily used reference volume of this age. The hinges are slightly loose but the book remains intact and holds together without separation. Gilt lettering and decoration on the front board and spine remain legible and visible. Interior pages show age toning as expected for paper of this period. The advertising leaves are present. No writing, bookplates, or ownership stamps have been noted. Pages appear complete as far as can be determined from examination.
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