History of the Family of Bonython of Bonython in the Duchy of Cornwall
London, Harrison and Sons, 1926.
Quarto, [iv], 34 pages plus a plate.
Quarter vellum and cloth (with the family coat of arms in gilt on the front cover); top edge gilt, others uncut; cloth a little unevenly sunned; small light mark at the foot of the front joint; title page unevenly discoloured (offsetting); new endpapers; an excellent copy.
Pages 21-26 deal with the well-known South Australian branch of the family, descended from Thomas Bonython (1787-1860). Loosely inserted is a related pamphlet, 'The Honourable Sir Langdon Bonython, KCMG. An Eminent Australian' by Fred Johns (London, Camborne Printing Company; title-wrappers, 4 pages plus a portrait; in fine condition; a reprint of an article from the 'Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society Annual Report', 1931).
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