Buy this book on-line SHARPE, MICHAEL: : FAMILY MATTERS: A History of GenealogyUK.BARNSLEY,S. YORKS.PEN & SWORD FAMILY HISTROY,2011. ISBN 9781848845596.
UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,colour+monochrome montage'd photographic illustrated dw/dj,with black+brown lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore- edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean - near pristine - no intentional dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,otherwise appears unread - apart from my own collation.Some minor,tiny accidental corner creases to a few pages.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,generally sharp-cornered - top rear corner minisculely bumped - original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,ix-xpp+2-278pp [paginated] includes an author's preface,9 chapters,16pp contemporary b/w photographs and facsimile illustrations,a bibliography,notes and references,and an index.Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,contents list/table,
acknowledgements,and an abbreviations list.
'Family Matters' will be fascinating reading for family and local history enthusiasts, providing them with an engaging account of the
development of their favourite pastime.It will also appeal to social historians and to everyone who is interested in the role of public information and archives in popular culture.
A landmark history of genealogy.
Puts family history research into a historical and social context.Vivid descriptions of the careers of the pioneering genealogists over the last two centuries.A historical insight into the extraordinary growth of the ancestry business.
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