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From: "Robert L. Ward" <>
Subject: [WHITNEY-L] The book, _Ancestry of John Whitney_
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2000 21:28:02 -0400


Dear WRG,

I have had a request in with Bibliofind, Inc., for Henry Melville's
_The Ancestry of John Whitney_ (1896). I recently received word
that a copy is now available:

"Melville, Henry: The Ancestry of John Whitney, who with his wife
Elinor, and sons John, Richard, Nathaniel, Thomas, and Jonathan,
emigrated from London, England, in the year 1635, and settled in
Watertown, Massachusetts; the first of the name in America, and the
one from; . With colored plates of coats of arms, photogravures,
maps, tables and other illustrations, some folding. 4to, New York:
The De Vinne Press, 1896. First Edition, one of 600 copies.
Original full vellum, uncut, with ties, stampled on upper and lower
covers with the Whitney arms in blind; covers slightly warped and
spine a little soiled, else fine. The History of the Whitney
Family. A carefully researched and excellently illustrated history,
dating from the first mention of a Whitney in the Domesday Book of
1086 A.D., of one of America's most distinguished families;
descendants include inventor Eli Whitney, and financier Cornelius.
No expense was spared to make this volume a monumental one, and it
is a model of its kind.History - British. (Book#28846) USD
500.00
Offered for sale by... cummins, James Cummins Bookseller
699 Madison Avenue, , New York, NY, 10021 USA
Tel: 212-688-6441 Fax: 212-688-6192 Web Site:
Email: Form of Payment: Visa, MasterCard,
American Express
Returns Policy: 10-day return policy
Shipping: varies"

Now I really don't feel like paying $500.00 for this book, when most
of the data in it are not pertinent to me, due to the cutting of my
line (see <http://www.whitneygen.org/archives/extracts/reed.html>;).
Nevertheless, it seems possible that someone in the WRG might be
interested in owning this volume, so I am posting this listing. It
does detail the family of WHITNEY of Whitney, Herefordshire, from
very early down to about 1600, with good documentation. It is also
a very handsome book!

Regards,

Robert

Robert L. Ward
WHITNEY Research Group
<http://www.whitneygen.org/>;

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