original blind panel-stamped cloth
1842 · London
by Lower, Mark Antony
London: John Russell Smith, 1842. original blind panel-stamped cloth. small 8vo. original blind panel-stamped cloth. xxiv, 4, 240, 16 pages. Presentation "with the author's compliments" on title page. English and local surnames, names derived from pursuits and occupations, name derived from "dignities...and offices," foreign names, "corruptions" and so on. Concludes with three historic transcriptions of the 11th-century Roll of Battel Abbey (list of names). Bound in is a catalogue of J.R. Smith. Bookseller's ticket inside front cover. Covers spotted with some wear. (Inventory #: 54216)