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By E. WALFORD, M.A.,

Balliol College, Oxford; Fellow of the Genealogical and Historical Society of Great Britain.

PUBLISHED ANNUALLY,

The Shilling Peerage.

Containing an Alphabetical List of the House of Lords, together with the date of the creation of each Title; the birth, accession, and marriage of each Peer; his heir apparent or presumptive, family name, political bias and patronage; as also a brief notice of the offices which he has hitherto held, his town address, country residences, &c.

The Shilling Baronetage.

Containing an Alphabetical List of the Baronets of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Great Britain, and the date of creation of each Title; with a short Biographical Notice of the birth, succession, marriage, and family connections of each individual; the patronage at his disposal, the offices and appointments which he has hitherto held, and his address in town and country. A List of Baronetcies in order of precedence has been added.

The Shilling Knightage.

Containing an Alphabetical List of all the Knights of the United Kingdom, and the date of creation of each Title; with a short Biographical Notice of the birth, marriage, and family connections of each individual; the patronage at his disposal, the offices and appointments which he has hitherto held, and his address in town and country.

The Shilling House of Commons.

Containing an Alphabetical List of the Members of Parliament, and of the places which they represent; with a short Biographical Notice of the birth, marriage, and family connections of each Member; his political bias and patronage, a brief list of the offices and appointments which he has hitherto held, and his address in town and country. To which is added, a List of the late and present Ministry, and of her Majesty's Privy Council.

Titles of Courtesy.

Containing an Alphabetical List of all those Members of Titled Families whose names do not fall within the scope of the Peerage, Baronetage, and Knightage; together with the birth, marriage, education, preferments, &c., of each individual, and his (or her) address in town and country.

Fcp. 8vo. cloth, price 2s. 6d.

Selections from Opinions of the Press on HARDWICKE'S SHILLING SERIES.

Athenæum.

"There was room for such a Peerage as this. It is cheap and compact, and supplies all necessary information. The volume is meant to be portable and popular; as such, it is in size and contents all that could be desired."

Dispatch.

"The compiler has done his work correctly and carefully; everything connected with the Peerage will be found in its pages."

Dover Chronicle.

"What more can we say to those who need such information, but 'Go to your bookseller, and buy it'? It will be a shilling well invested."

Hastings News.

"Remarkably handy for the pocket. A good shilling's worth."

Edinburgh Journal.

"One of those delightful volumes with which enterprising booksellers seek to bridge over the chasm between our aristocracy and the people. It can be squeezed into one's fob or waistcoat pocket, or thrust up one's sleeve."

Leamington Courier.

"Another instance of the triumphant march of cheap literature. Indeed, in this elegant, portable publication, is comprised the very essence of Burke and other works of a similar character, but of far greater cost. Its arrangement is, to our mind, more

perspicuous and methodical than many publications of more considerable pretensions. In short, it is, par excellence, the Peerage for the Million, and as a book of general reference, contains every essential particular relative to the aristocratic branch of the British constitution."

Portsmouth Guardian.

"Exceedingly correct, and quite comprehensive enough for general purposes. It ought to be found in every office, counting-house, and private library in the kingdom."

Liverpool Standard.

"Very cheap and portable. In these guides the general political disposition of the various members is clearly pointed out."

Derby Advertiser.

"Well got up, and in every respect a marvel of cheapness."

Nottingham Journal.

"We have rarely met with a more neat, compact, or comprehensive compilation

than this."

Banff Journal.

"A miracle of cheapness. Why, you have here nearly 300 pages for a shilling, matter which you cannot purchase anywhere else for seven times the amount-got up with great neatness, and, so far as we can judge from a pretty close examination, with great accuracy."

Shrewsbury Journal.

"Will doubtless find a place beside the almanac on many a bookshelf."

Derbyshire Courier.

"An admirable compilation-convenient in form, compact and comprehensive in arrangement."

Coventry Herald.

“An elegant little volume, containing everything necessary in a business point of view."

Wakefield Journal.

"Neatly and cheaply got up, and compendious and accurate in its information." Glasgow Examiner.

"We know not a more curious book than the present. It is a capital shilling's worth."

Derby Mercury.

"Nothing can be better than the arrangement in this admirable little manual."

Essex Herald.

"Admirably supplies a popular want."

Warwick Advertiser.

"These handy little books supply a want often felt. All the most useful items connected with the aristocracy will be found accurately set forth."

Royal 16mo. price ls.

Electoral Representation of the
United Kingdom.

From the Reform Bill down to the year 1855; arranged in tabular
Form, showing the state of the Representation of each County and
Borough during the last twenty-four years.

In one handsome 8vo. volume, price £1. 5s.

The County Families of the United
Kingdom.

Or, Royal Manual of the Titled and Untitled Aristocracy of
Great Britain and Ireland, containing a brief notice of the Descent,
Birth, Marriage, Education, and Appointments of each Person, his
Heir Apparent or Presumptive, as also a Record of the Offices which
he has hitherto held, together with his Town Address and Country
Residences. By EDWARD WALFORD, M.A., late Scholar of Balliol
College, Oxford, and Fellow of the Genealogical and Historical
Society of Great Britain.

Literary Gazette.

"We find in this most convenient handbook the living representatives of those who have earned rank for themselves and for their descendants. We have records of the military or naval services in the titles of Wellington, Marlborough, Howden, Amherst, Anglesey, Cadogan, Charlemont, Cathcart, Dartmouth, Dorchester, Gardner, Gough, Hardinge, Harris, Hill, Huntly, Keane, Powis, Raglan, Seaton, Stamford, Stanhope, Stratford, Vivian, Nelson, St. Vincent, Camperdown, De Saumarez, Hood, Exmouth, Hawke, Mulgrave, and Sandwich. Official services are represented by Clifford, Albemarle, Dunfermline, Sidmouth, Congleton, Glenelg, Holland, Lauderdale, Monteagle, Onslow, Oxford, Melville, Ripon, Salisbury, Shannon, and Sydney. Success in commerce and trade is represented in Fitzwilliam, Leigh, Petre, Darnley, Carrington, Overstone, Leeds, Craven, Greville, Radnor, Ducie, Pomfret, Tankerville, Dormer, Coventry, Romney, Dudlow, Dacres, and Ashburton. Political services have elevated Lowther and Massareene; diplomatic services, Berwick, Cowley, Durham, Malmesbury, Granville, Harrington, Heytesbury, Rivers, and Stratford de Redcliffe. The fortunate lawyers have contributed Tenterden, Thurlow, Eldon, Plunket, Redesdale, Rosslyn, Walsingham, Campbell, Stratheden, St. Leonards, Lyndhurst, Truro, Ellenborough, North, Hardwicke, Cottenham, Cowper, Kenyon, Lovelace, Manchester, and Manners. The "Romance of the Peerage" is written in titles such as these. The mercer, the skinner, and the silk-merchant, the merchant tailor, the draper, the wool-stapler, the cloth-worker, the Calais or Cheapside merchant, the banker, the jeweller, the goldsmith, and the apothecary (Smithson), like the gallant admiral, the general, and the gentlemen of the long robe or of red tape, have, when enterprising and energetic, founded noble families."

Morning Chronicle.

"This volume is a compact peerage, baronetage, knightage, and record of the titled and untitled aristocracy of the kingdom all in one. No family or house of business ought to be without it. In bidding adieu to Mr. Walford's work, we must tender him our thanks for a volume not less useful as a book of reference than for the interest of some of the details it records."

Spectator.

"It possesses advantages which no other work of the kind that we know of has offered hitherto. Containing all that is to be found in others, it furnishes information respecting families of distinction which are not to be found in the latter. It will prove to be invaluable in the library and drawing-room."

Weekly Register.

"To produce such a work in the perfection which characterizes 'County Families,' must have been an almost Herculean task. It is sufficient for us to say that accuracy even in the minutest details appears to have been the aim of Mr. Walford, and the errors are so few and slight, that they may readily be passed over."

Demy 8vo. cloth, with Illuminated Frontispiece, price 6s. MR. PLANCHÉ's Work on Heraldry. With more than 200 Illustrations from the most authentic sources.

Heraldry founded on Facts.

Or, The Pursuivant of Arms, by J. R. PLANCHÉ, Rouge Croix.
Second edition, with additional Notes and Illustrations.

Journal of the Archaeological Institute.

"We welcome this volume as one of the many signs of an extending conviction of the practical utility of an acquaintance with early heraldry. It is an attempt to separate the chaff from the wheat, and to arrive at a knowledge of the usage of armorials from facts only; discarding not only the fancies and puerile conceits of Gerard Legh, and those of the same school, both in past and present times, but also such as are found in the Book of St. Alban's, and the less imaginative treatises of Upton and De Bado Aureo. An excellent design is this, and well worthy of being fully carried into execution."

Second Edition, demy 8vo. price 2s.

An Essay on Heraldry.

By JACOB FREDERICK Y. MOGG, Member of the British Archæological Association.

Royal 32mo. price 1s.

How to Address Titled People.

COMPANION TO THE WRITING-DESK; or, How to Address, Begin, and End Letters to Titled, and Official Personages, together with Tables of Precedence, copious list of Abbreviations, Rules for Punc-. tuation, and other useful information.

Court Journal.

"A word, and more than a word, of praise is due to the Companion to the Writing-Desk. Full information on every subject of importance to correspondents is afforded in it. The instructions on official points will not fail to be of importance to many persons unable to obtain the proper information from even much larger works of the same kind."

Era.

"This is one of the most useful little books we have for a long time seen."

Weekly Chronicle.

"This is a capital shilling's worth-useful, elegant, indispensable. For young authors it will prove an able and reliable guide."

Wesleyan Times.

"A book which everyone wants sometimes-some persons often."

Penny Newsman.

"This pretty little volume, admirably printed, contains as much information on the subjects comprised within the scope indicated by the title-page as could well be condensed into so petit a form, and we have no doubt it will lie with many a carefullyconcealed but often-consulted copy of Johnson; for, somehow, people do not like to acknowledge the necessity for referring to works of this class. There are few who do not sometimes feel the want of a book of this kind at hand."

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