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Second-hand Books and Manuscripts

                                     

                                     Family History Research Services

 

 

                   

      John Townsend          Genealogy Books

Click below to see a selection of Genealogy and British Topography books:

 

Genealogical Reference  Family Histories  Peerage, Gentry, Royalty    Burke’s Landed Gentry  Burke’s Peerage  

 

Bedfordshire    Berkshire    Buckinghamshire     Cambridgeshire       Cheshire      Cornwall       Cumberland   

 

Derbyshire      Devon       Dorset       Durham         Essex        Gloucestershire       Hampshire        Herefordshire

 

 Hertfordshire     Huntingdonshire     Kent    Lancashire      Leicestershire   Lincolnshire     London & Middlesex    

 

 Norfolk        Northamptonshire & Rutland         Northumberland          Nottinghamshire         Oxfordshire

 

 Somerset         Staffordshire       Suffolk       Suffolk manuscripts      Surrey       Sussex          Warwickshire        

 

Westmorland    Wiltshire    Worcestershire    Yorkshire     Wales      Scotland    Ireland      Jersey      Europe

 

American Genealogy     Heraldry    Schools & Universities     Army & Navy      History      Belgium     France 

 

Germany       Italy          Spain           Switzerland                                                                                  Chess

We buy and sell secondhand genealogical books, including family histories, transcripts of parish registers, indexes to wills and marriage licences, Kelly’s directories (and Pigot’s, White’s, etc.), Burke’s Landed Gentry, Burke’s Peerage, royalty, hearth tax, Protestation returns, heraldry books, pedigrees (including pedigrees recorded at heraldic visitations, Harleian Society, etc.), army and navy lists, other naval and military books, school registers, university lists, clergy lists, biographical reference works, and genealogical reference, etc..

 

Our stock of British topography and local history includes county antiquities, Victoria county history, parish histories, guide books, and many other books about specific places. 

 

We offer manuscript books and unbound manuscripts relating to local history, genealogy and heraldry, including manuscript wills, parish records, manorial documents, and indentures.  

 

John Townsend’s book is available here:

Notes on the life of Howard Staunton

 

 

Books to Sell?

 

John Townsend pays good prices based on specialist knowledge.  We can travel to view larger collections, but are also keen to purchase single items of quality.  Please ring for an informal chat.

 

Research

 

Please click the Research button for information about our genealogical research services.