Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage, 157th Year, 1959, C.F.J. Hankinson

A very substantial 'Royal Octavo' edition of Debrett's Peerage from 1959.

Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage, With Her Majesty's Royal Warrant Holders; 157th Year. Comprises information concerning Persons bearing Heriditary or courtesy titles, Privy Councillors, Knights, Companions of the various Orders, and the Collateral Branches of Peers and Baronets. Edited by C.F.J. Hankinson, 1959.

Published by Odhams Press, Limited, London, 1959. First edition.

A good+ copy of this imposing hardback volume, bound in the original Publisher's red cloth with elaborate gilt and black printed cover design. Covers with light wear. Pictorial endpapers. Ex-library reading room copy (Paisley Public Library), with 'Discard' stamp to label on first pastedown. Small sticker removal mark to top corner of free pictorial endpaper.

With bookplate of 'Sigillum Johannis Malden' to reverse of first free endpaper. Presumably 'seal of John Malden'. With cloth strenthening tape at gutter after this endpaper, where there is weakness in the binding, with main following text block a solid block.

Text is clean and bright throughout, with mild age-toning, containing line illustrations and some full page black and white, and colour, advertisers' Plates. Speckled red text block edge as issued with some light usage marks.

Text in English.

xv (including special supplementary index of classified advertisers' announcements, plus advertisements) + (4) titles/prelims + 2184pp.

Dimensions: Approximately 250mm high x 165mm wide x 117mm deep.

Weight: Approximately 3.5kg (unpacked).