ALCOCK, N.W OLD TITLE DEEDS. A Guide for Local and Family Historians , Chichester, U.K: Phillimore, 1986.

First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 0850335930 Book in fine condition. Dustjacket in very good condition, just very slightly rubbed at bottom outer corner edges. 91pp, including Glossary of Deed Terms - Subject Index - Index of Persons and Places. With 14 black-and-white photographs which include a copy of a medieval conveyance. The author uses examples to illustrate the uses and value of deeds ranging from 13th-century families, 15th-century fishmongers' shops and 17th-century friendships, to 19th-century cottages and factories. There is a comprehensive and detailed discussion of every type of deed in turn, explaining how to extract the historical evidence. Covering deeds from feoffments and quitclaims to bonds and reconveyances, as well as fines, recoveries and court rolls. The full text of many are included, as illustrations, together with a glossary. (10"h x 7½"w) (25cms x 19cms) approx. (Book ref. 7439)  £20.00

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