This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/1VB.2ACE/334.946.948.951.1.2.1 Message Board Post: About the Hans Bahlow German name book: Cost is $40 hardcover and $25 softcover at Amazon... Book Description A boon for genealogical research and an interesting browse for the merely curious, this detailed dictionary is an English-language reference for more than 15,000 German family names, including variant spellings as well as the meaning and origin of each name. Some entries will provoke a chuckle, others a bit of embarrassment, still others a sense of wonder and pride. This Second Edition of an already popular resource has been expanded throughout and includes many corrections and enhancements. Distributed for the Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies >From the Back Cover "A classic for anyone interested in their German ancestry and an invaluable tool for North Americans trying to determine what part of Germany they came from."-Helmut Schmahl, Johannes Gutenberg University-Mainz ------ We have the First Edition, but the newer edition is longer - I think it is 650 pages... All the best, Larry