Family Memorials A Series of Genealogical and Biographical Monographs on the Families of Salisbury, Aldworth-Elbridge, Sewall, Pyldren-Dummer, Walley, Quincy, Gookin, Wendell, Breese, Chevalier-Anderson, and Phillips. With Fifteen Pedigrees and An Appendix

New Haven: Privately Printed. Press of Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, 1885. Privately Printed. Limited edition. Hardcover. Fair. Folios (approx. 14.5" x 11"). Two volumes. Part I. First half. [1], xx, 370 pages, [2]. Part II. Second half. Pages 375-696, [1]. Dark brown cloth hardcovers with titles on the spines. Illustrated with 15 pedigree folding charts. Both volumes are numbered 26 (of 200) on the preliminary page. Cloth binding part 1 is shelf worn, spotted on the back cover, chipped on the spine, and split on the lower spine joint. The front hinge is broken part 1. Part 2 front cover is detached. The original creased and torn spine is pasted onto thick burgundy taped newer spine part 2. Small edge tears to a couple of preliminary pages part 1. The right front flyleaf is chipped and toned part 2. Board edges and corners are worn both volumes. Part 1 includes a 7 page stapled "Published Notices of the Work" by the author. This notice describes the work. Placed inside volume 1 is a printed, copied letter (with blank envelope) signed by the author June 1885 and small note on paper "Please acknowledge the receipt E. S. Salisbury." This letter describes the set, discusses how many copies are for sale, and how much each will cost. A folded 8 page extra half title page, title page, dedication page, and preface page folded laid inside the front cover. There is no writing in part 1. Previous owner inscription written on the right front flyleaf part 2 - "Robert Bogardus Snowden See Breese" (Breese is underlined). A few brief pencil notes located in the Breese section. One sheet of additional family information is laid inside the text. A small "Supplement to Preface" paginated viii. The supplement is laid inside the front cover. The supplement is numbered 106 (of 200 copies). Heavy edge toning and some chips to this supplement. Regarding the additional supplement the compiler states - "In addition to the acknowledgments, made in the preface, of pecuniary aid received for the printing of this volume, I have now the pleasure of acknowledging a liberal supplement to the generous contribution of the late Hon. Stephen Salisbury by his son and heir Stephen Salisbury Esq. of Worcester, Mass. - making these two relatives, together, contributors of nearly half of the entire expense. - E. E. S. May 1885.