Author: Edmondson, Joseph (D. 1786)
Title: A Complete Body of Heraldry: Containing an Historical Enquiry Into the Origins of Armories and the Rise and Progress of Heraldry, Considered As a Science ... the Proper Methods of Blazoning and Marshalling Armorial Bearings ... the Arms, Quarterings...... . ....crests, Supporters, and Mottos of all Sovereign Princes and States, As Also the Achievements of the Peers ... of England, Scotland, and Ireland ... an Historical Catalogue of all the Different Orders of Knighthood ... [Complete in Two Volumes]
Description: London : Printed For The Author By T. Spilsbury. Snowhill 1780. First Edition. Finely bound in modern aniline calf over marble boards. Raised bands with contrasting dark and red morocco gilt-blocked labels. Spine compartments attractively tooled in gilt. An exceptional set- scans on request. ; 0 pages; Description: 2 vol. ; 50 cm. Subjects: Heraldry. Nobility & Genealogy --Great Britain --Early works to 1800. The Coats of Arms and Portraits are all present and in fine condition. Notes: Vol. 1 was partly written by Sir Joseph Ayloffe. Cf. Moule's Bibliotheca heraldica Magna Britannia. and Lowndes' The bibliographer's manual of English literature.

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