Chronicle of the Yerkes Family

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1904. A handsomely re-bound geneology of the Yerkes, Leech (Leach), and Rutter families. The book is printed on heavy handmade paper, untrimmed. The new binding is apple green silky cloth with the title vignette from the front board of the original trimmed and laid down on the new front board. The inscription is from Charles Tyson Yerkes to whom the book is dedicated. There are vestiges of some old mold damage to the first 9 preliminaries and to the last 5 postliminaries. The book is otherwise clean and beautiful. It is one of 250 copies. The text also encompasses the Leech (Leach) and Rutter Families.. Signed by Dedicatee. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Trade. (Inventory #: WN31513)