Undated 19th century book about the romantic lives of British aristocrats by Sir Bernard Burke published by Hurst and Blackett, London as indicated on the back strip  as a volume in the publisher's Standard Library. Red cloth covered book  with a tissue protected frontispiece, 8 inches tall, 241 pages. plus 2 pages publishers ads. Back strip is sun darkened and chipped in two places and at the ends of the spine.Firm in binding and pages clear of foxing.