It doesn't say, so I'm assuming it's the First.  I see that it's available now as a searchable computer disc, which isn't selling at $7.99 on eBay,  My copy is in very nice shape, with only cover edge wear and bumped corners.  I paid $1 at a FOL sale, so it won't take much money to turn a decent profit.

This is the most extensive genealogical history I have ever seen.  it covers the ancestors and descendants of this man from 1500-1960.  He's not even royalty.

It might give me an edge if I count the pages and state that it's collated and complete.

I agree with Indian I would try it here as a 10 day auction over two weekends.  If it does not sell move it to the river.

You may want to include family locations and allied families in the description.  I would also offer to check the index for names.  I have sold several books after I tell someone their ancestor is in the index.

Genealogy books can be slow movers.  I have some in stock which have an alphanumerical code and I stopped using that system 20 years ago.

Since the first & second edition have the same number of pages I bet the book was not revised but just reprinted in 1994 due to family demand.

There are also versions listed as print on demand (which kind of surprises me because the book was originally published in 1964, apparently).  The asking price for those is in the $98 range... but some people prefer original editions of things like this.  It's apparently out of print, but I wouldn't think that would allow others to reprint the entire work since it would still be under copyright?  Maybe others can inform me more about that.

This source is also available in an online searchable version to Ancestry subscribers.

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Current avatar: Emily Melville (1851? - 1932) in "Chimes of Normandy." Cabinet photo by Scholl of Philadelphia.