The Great Landowners of Great Britain and Ireland: A List of All Owners of Three Thousand Acres and Upwards, Worth £3,000 a Year; Also, One Thousand Three Hundred Owners of Two Thousand Acres and Upwards, in England, Scotland, Ireland, & Wales, Their Acreage and Income from Land, Culled from the Modern Domesday Book; Also their Colleges, Clubs, and Services. Corrected in the Vast Majority of Cases by the Owners Themselves

John Bateman

Published by Harrison, London, 1883

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A scarce copy of this exhaustive historical record, being an account of all notable landowners of Great Britain and Ireland, from the library of Royal Navy officer, Sir Archibald Berkeley Milne. The fourth edition of this work. Very scarce to find a contemporary copy.In the publisher's original cloth binding.With publisher's advertisements to the endpapers and pastedowns.A fascinating historical work comprising a list of all landowners of two or three thousand acres or more, alongside their values, income, colleges, clubs and services.Compiled by John Bateman, an English civil engineer whose work formed the basis of the modern United Kingdom water supply industry.From the library of Sir Archibald Berkeley Milne, 2nd Baronet (1855-1938) a senior Royal Navy officer who commanded the Mediterranean Fleet at the outbreak of the First World War. Milne was the son of distinguished admiral Sir Alexander Milne, 1st Baronet, and grandson of Vice-Admiral Sir David Milne. In the original cloth binding. Externally, smart. With rubbing and bumping to the extremities, heaviest to the spine head and tail. Hinges are tender. Fading to the spine and a few marks to the boards. Bookplate of one Sir A. Berkeley Milne to the front pastedown. Internally, generally firmly bound. Front free endpapers are disbound but present. Pages are generally bright and clean, with scattered spotting to the first few leaves and the odd spot to the rear. Good Only. Seller Inventory # 921Y54

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Great Landowners of Great Britain and ...

Publisher: Harrison, London

Publication Date: 1883

Binding: Cloth

Illustrator: None

Condition: Good Only

Book Type: book