Navy cloth binding with black title on the spine and front board.

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This is a scarce book which remains in a very usable condition. 

Whitaker’s Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage is a highly regarded genealogical reference annual first published in 1897. The 1925 edition, printed in London by J. Whitaker & Sons, offers a comprehensive directory of the British aristocracy and honors system from that specific year. 

Key Details & Content Breakdown

The 1925 volume provides a detailed snapshot of British society following World War I. Standard annual editions generally include:

• The Royal Family: Comprehensive listings and lineages of the reigning monarch and extended royal relations.
• Peerage, Baronetage, & Knightage: Directory entries covering members of the peerage with titled issue, dowager ladies, baronets, and knights.
• Companionage: Detailed information on members of various orders of chivalry.
• Additional Roles: Listings for Privy Councillors as well as Home and Colonial bishops.

NOTE: This is an original  book from the library gathered by the famous Cambridge Don, computer scientist, food and wine connoisseur, Jack Arnold LANG. Note: Jack founded the Michelin Guide ‘Midsummer House’- Cambridge’s paramount restaurant. This dining experience is hidden amongst the grassy pastures and grazing cattle of Midsummer Common and perched on the banks of the River Cam. 

In 2008, Jack was one of the co-founders of the Raspberry Pi Foundation, alongside other members of the Department, and acted as the Foundation’s Chair. The project’s original goals were modest: to build and distribute low-cost computers for prospective applicants to our Computer Science degree. Initially the project was a “success disaster”, as Jack would say, as demand far outstripped the low-scale manufacturing plans. Ultimately the Raspberry Pi became the UK’s most successful computer with more than 60 million sold to date. Jack was drawn to the educational possibilities of the Raspberry Pi, its potential uses in emerging economies and the way it could support self-directed learning.