1786-1793 – Court and City Register | British Army & Navy Lists | Political Directory

The Court and City Register, or, Gentleman’s Complete Annual Calendar is an 18^th-century periodical. This work was a directory of “who’s who” in Great Britain offering lists of members of British Parliament, the military, civil institutions during the Georgian period. Notable rosters include members of the House, army and navy officers, marine commanders, ship crews, royal families of Europe, university faculty, hospital officers, and other public officials. It also features a full calendar of feast days.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Court and City Register, or, Gentleman’s Complete Annual Calendar
• Publisher: London: Printed for J. Jolliffe
• Edition: First Editions, 1786–1793
• Binding: Full leather
• Format: (16mo), 8 volumes
• Size:  5.5 in x 3.25 in (14 cm x 8.3 cm)
• Collation: 8 volumes – each volume separately paged
• Illustrations:
• Contents Include:
  • Lists of Members of Parliament
  • Registers of Army, Navy, and Marine Officers
  • Calendars of Feast Days
  • Names of European Royals
  • Indexes of Public Offices, Universities, and Hospitals

Condition:

Good. Period full leather bindings with some spine losses and corner rubbing. Text blocks remain secure. Prelims show staining, yet all pages are legible.

Why Collect This?

• Includes British parliamentary and military lists
• Features European royal lineages and feast day calendars

Item Number: #29821