Burke's Peerage and Baronetage (2 Volume Set) [Box set]

Burke's Peerage and Baronetage (2 Volume Set) [Box set]

Editorial Reviews
Review
Charles Mosley and his team have succeeded beyond expectation, and these two substantial volumes are a considerable achievement. And at $395 they are by no means unduly expensive: 3,467 pages of densely presented information, and a huge and very useful index of more than 100,000 living persons mentioned in it, all testify to the scale of the work, which makes this 106th edition seem a bargain.
-Times Literary Supplement

Libraries serving genealogists and family researchers will certainly wish to acquire the 106th edition of Burke's Peerage and Baronetage. Libraries with a strong British history collections will find Burke's continued emphasis on lineage invaluable for tracing connections of consanguinity at play in British history. Recommended for research, college and universities libraries.
-Reference & User Services Quarterly

The new issue of Burke's after nearly a 30-year hiatus can only be greeted with enthusiasm. Genealogists (professional and amateur) and historians will find this edition as important to research as the previous 105 editions spanning nearly two centuries.... The extent of the undertaking is amazing.... Burke's remains an important reference for those who study the complexities of British history. Recommended for all libraries.
-Choice

Book Description

Since its first publication in 1826, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage has been rightly regarded as the authoritative reference book on the British aristocracy and, consequently, has become an institution in its own right. The recently published 106th Edition of the original Burke's is the first to be produced for more than 25 years.

Appreciative of the tradition and reputation of Burke's, editor Charles Mosley and his team of academic experts and senior genealogists have been engaged in the revision for several years--to ensure that this new edition is both accurate and complete. While adhering to its established format in listing the details of 108,000 living people (numerous of whom live in the United States and in the various countries of the British Commonwealth), the 106th Burke's incorporates some important changes that will make the new edition far easier to use. For the first time it will have a full index (of some 250 pages) for all living persons. A larger typeface with practical use of bold print and a clearer, easy-to-follow layout combine to make it much simpler to read and understand.

In addition, valuable new information is included: preliminary essays on the histories of major families and titles; articles on the principal houses and family seats; a thorough revision of all coats of arms (which have been computer enhanced for greater clarity); and details on the correct forms of address for all living individuals.

The 106th Edition of Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, with more than 3,400 pages in two volumes, is the most comprehensive study ever produced of the British aristocracy and its ancestry; it now confirms its position as the indispensable source of reference on the subject.

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