THE FAMILY REGISTER: WITH A COLLECTION OF MARRIAGE RITES AND CEREMONIES, AND FUNERAL OBSERVANCES, WITH AN ABSTRACT OF THE LAWS OF THE VARIOUS STATES RESPECTING THE CEREMONY OF MARRIAGE

First edition. Blind-stamped cloth binding with gilt designs on both boards plus the spine, with gilt letting on the spine. 65 pages of text followed by an approximately equal number of additional pages consisting of engraved forms for the intended entry of various family events: marriages, deaths, births, miscellaneous. The majority of the pages in this copy have no entries, perhaps 12-15 pages document births, deaths and marriages most of which hail from surnamed Steele or Jones families. In addition there are four large pages laid in, apparently removed from a family Bible, documenting births and deaths of the Crabill family from 1782 to 1898 (who seem tied to the Jones family above). Good condition, with light wear to head and heel of the spine and to the corner tips; internally one front free end page has been removed, there is occasional foxing plus one small ink spot on the title page.