Cavaliers and Pioneers: Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents - Volume III, 1695-1732

Book condition: near fine. No dust jacket (none issued?). 1st edition, 3rd printing. Dark blue cloth boards with gilt titles front and at spine near fine; sewn binding sound; pages fine. 578 pages; 9.3 X 6.3 X 1.5; 2 lbs. 13 oz. shipping weight. First published in 1979, this volume is the third impression (1992). The entries are transcriptions of the contents of the patent books of the end of the 17th century and the first third of the 18th century, covering the period 1695-1732. The individual entries are in chronological order, with each entry including the name of the patentee, the amount of land, and the land's location. The entries are drawn from Patent Books 9 through 14.