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HOW TO WRITE THE HISTORY OF A FAMILY. By W. P. 



W. PtiiLLiMORE, !\I. A., B. C. L. I vol. Cr. 8vo. Tastefully prhited in 

 dutiqui style, handsomely bound. $2.00. 



Unassuming, practical, essentially useful, Mr. Phillimore's book should be in 

 the hands of every one who aspires to search for his ancestors and to learn liis 

 family history. — Athenaujn. 



This is the best compendious genealogist's guide that has yet been published, 

 and Mr. Phillimore deserves the thanks and appreciation of all lovers of family 

 history. — Reliqttary. 



Notice. — Large Paper Edition. A few copies, mn hand-made paper, wide mar- 

 gins, bound in half morocco, may be obtained, price $6.50 net. 



THE KINSHIP OF MEN: An Argument from Pedigrees ; or. Genealogy 

 Viewed as a Science. By Henry Kendall. Cr. Svo. Cloth, $2.00. 



The old pedigree-hunting was a sign of pride and pretension ; the modern is 

 simply dictated by the desire to know whatever can be known. The one 

 advanced itself by the methods of immoral advocacy; the other proceeds by 

 those of scientific research. — Spectator (London). 



RECORDS AND RECORD SEARCHING. A Guide to the Genealo- 

 gist and Topographer. By Walter Rye. Svo, cloth. Price $2.50. 

 This book places in the hands of the Antiquary and Genealogist, and others 

 interested in kindred studies, a comprehensive guide to the enormous mass of 

 material which is available in his researches, showing what it consists of, and 

 where it can be found. 



ANCESTRAL TABLETS- A Collections of Diagrams for Pedigrees, so 

 arranged that Eight Generations of the Ancestors of any Person may be 

 recorded in a connected and simple form. By William H. Whit.more, 

 A.M. SEVENTH EDITION. On heavy parchmeni paper, large 4fo, 

 iastefuUy and strongly bound, Roxburgh style. Price ^2.00. 



" No one with the least bent for genealogical research ever examined this in- 



feniously compact substitute for the ' family tree ' without longing to own it. 

 t provides for the recording of eight lineal generations, and is a perpetual 

 incentive to the pursuit of one's ancestry." — Nation. 



THE ELEMENTS OF HERALDRY. A practical manual, showing 

 w hat Iieraldry is, where it comes from, and to what extent it is applicable to 

 American usage ; to which is added a Glossary in English, French and 

 Latin of the forms employed. Profusely Illustrated. By W. H. 

 Whitmore, author of " Ancestral Tablets," etc. \,Ih press. 



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