R E Chester Waters (1 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Subtitled 'Their history and contents with suggestions for securing their better custody and preservation. This is the new edition of 1882 rewritten throughout and enlarged. There was an 1870 edition taken form the Home and Foreign Review of April 1863Preface to the edition of 1870and then an extraordinary list of contents starting with 'Hume's mistake in supposing that parish registers existed in the 12th century'!It is written in a narrative style although the contents list will pinpoint any particular item 106pp inc index.A wealth of information about Parish registers. 21cm x 14cm This book i deaccessioned from West Sussex Record Office but alos had a couple of other owners whose names are inside front boards.The book is complete but some pages are loose. The text is clear and readable.Boards sightly nibbled at base of spine and corner.…