The New Complete Parish Officer; or, A Perfect Guide to Churchwardens, Overseers, Constables, Headboroughs, Tithingmen, Sidesmen, Borsholders, Beadles and other Parish Officers of Every Denomination, etc.

CLAVERING, Henry.

Published by Printed by J. Stratford, London. [c 1806], 1806

About this Item

Sixth edition, ''considerably enlarged and improved'' and with an Index. Originally published under a slightly different title in 1796. Octavo. pp iv, 160, [4] Index. Period binding of quarter tan calf with marbled boards. Oh, for the tithingmen and borsholders of yesteryear. Bentinck family copy: on the front pastedown is the engraved armorial bookplate of Lady Frances Bentinck; on the first blank and title-page is the ownership signature of W. Bentinck (presumably William, Frances' brother) dated 1806. Frances and William were two of the six children of Margaret Bentinck, Duchess of Portland, who was the richest woman in Great Britain and a member of the Bluestockings. Among her considerable collections was the Portland Vase.Prelims faintly foxed. Front endpapers slightly marked. Covers rubbed at the edges. Very good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The New Complete Parish Officer; or, A Perfect Guide to Churchwardens, Overseers, Constables, Headboroughs, Tithingmen, Sidesmen, Borsholders, Beadles and other Parish Officers of Every Denomination, etc.
• Publisher: Printed by J. Stratford, London. [c 1806]
• Publication Date: 1806
• Binding: Hardcover