Joseph Timothy Haydn — The Book of Dignities

London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1851. Cloth. A modernised political index of government figures across the British Empire during the mid-nineteenth century. An intriguing source for political historians. The Book of Dignities, an extensive political index written by British journalist Joseph Timothy Haydn. Published by Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans in 1851, during the height of the British Empire. An intriguing source for political historians.In the publisher's original cloth. Contains publisher's original advertisements of general literature on the last two leaves.Having already compiled The Dictionary of Dates and Samuel Lewis's Topographical Dictionary, Haydn wished to compile a modernised version of Beatson's Political Index published in 1806. Haydn lists thousands of figures who held political, ecclesastical, civil, military and municipal positions across the British Empire. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally, very smart with minimal marks to boards. Bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and slightly to the extremities. Very marginal wear to front joint. Slight rubbing to glint spine label. Offsetting to the end papers. Previous owner's bookplate to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound, with faint sign of wear to hinge between leaves pp.176-177 and 208-209. Pages are bright and clean with the odd spot to title leaf and final leaf. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .