Addington, A.C.

THE ROYAL HOUSE OF STUART. The Descendants of King James VI of Scotland, James I of England. Volume Two [only of 3]: The Descendants of Anne Henriette Countess Palatine of The Rhine 1648-1723 and Henri Jules Prince of Condé 1644-1709 ... The Descendants of Louise Princess of Great Britain 1724-1751 and Frederik V King of Denmark 1723-1766.

Charles Skilton Ltd., 1971. 1st Ed. 4to. [xvi] + 409pp. + [vii]. Tipped in colour port. frontis., 37 b/w. plates. Sl. shaken, original gilt lettered beige cloth, spine faded, some sl. fading to lower board and sl. waterspotting to corner, upper board dampstained, t.e.red.

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(Armorial Album).

[ARMORIAL ALBUM]. 26 leaves of emblems artfully displayed within colour designs.

, Square 8vo. Many blank leaves to rear. Inner gilt dentelles, handsome contemporary album tooled in blind and gilt with ‘Matilda’ to upper board in gilt, minor marking, upper joint cracked, lacking locking part of brass clasp, a.e.g.

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Badel, Christophe and Settipani, Christian. (Editors).

LES STRATÉGIES FAMILIALES DANS L’ANTIQUITÉ TARDIVE. Actes du colloque organisé par le C.N.R.S. USR 710 "l’Année épigraphique" tenu à la Maison des Sciences de l’Homme les 5-7 février 2009.

De Boccard, Paris, 2012. Larg 8vo. xx + 472pp. + [ii]. French text. Very good in original black lettered white laminated limp card wrapps.
¶ De l’Archéologie à l’Histoire.

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[Blome, Richard].

AN ALPHABETICAL ACCOUNT OF THE NOBILITY AND GENTRY, Which are (or lately were) related unto the several Counties of England and Wales: As to their Names, Titles, and Seats by which they are (or have been) generally known and distinguished; according as they were received from the Hands of divers Persons in each County experienced therein as well by their Publick Offices, as otherwise. [Taken from Blome’s Britannia].

London: Printed Anno Dom., 1673. Sm. Slim 4to. Title page + (345-462)pp. Lacking all after Nnn3, some light marginal browning, 3 worm holes to lower margins and 1 worm hole to fore edge of leaves, new e.ps., related letter loosely inserted, rebound in gilt lettered brown cloth backed boards lightly browned to edges, head and tail of spine sl. bumped.

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Boutell, Charles.

A MANUAL OF HERALDRY, Historical and Popular.

Winsor and Newton .., 1863. 1st Ed. Thick 8vo. 427pp. + [ii]. publ. adverts. 62 plates including one colour, ills. Signature G5 with repaired closed tear, light browning, modern marbled e.ps., rebound in modern brown leather by Brian Humphrey with his snail motif, gilt ruling and motifs with two gilt lettered black labels to spine.

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Brenner, S. Otto.

NACHKOMMEN GORMS DES ALTEN. (König von Dänemark -936-). I-XVI Generation. Band I [only].

Dansk Historisk Haandbogsforlag, Lyngby, 1978. 2nd Ed. (Reprint). 4to. [xvi] + 477pp. + [i]. Numerous armorial device and genealogcal tables. German text. Gilt lettered cream buckram with 3 gilt lion device to upper board, corners sl. bumped, top edge of leaves sl. spotted.

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(O’Brien). O’Brien, Honble. Donough.

HISTORY OF THE O’BRIENS From Brian Boroimhe.

B.T. Batsford Ltd., 1949. 1st Ed. Large 8vo. 302pp. + [ii]. 44 ills., mainly portraits, double page frontis. pedigree, pedigrees. Ex.-libris Michael Maclagan, top edge of leaves spotted, some sporadic light spotting, gilt lettered blue cloth with some fading to boards and spine, spine and joints sl. rubbed.

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Burke, Sir Bernard.

A GENEALOGICAL AND HERALDIC DICTIONARY OF THE PEERAGE AND BARONETAGE. Together with Memoirs of the Privy Councillors and Knights. Edited by His Son.

Harrison and Sons, 1897. 59th Ed. Thick Royal 8vo. [iv] + cxxx + 1822pp. + 28pp. publ. cat. dated 1897 + 16pp. adverts. Red & black lettered title page, numerous armorial devices throughout. Ex.-libris Peter Brian Morris, first and last few leaves sl. spotted, sm. hole to gutter margin of p.i-ii not affecting text, half title browned, later e.ps.?, upper joint cracked but firm, gilt lettered full dark red plasticated imitation leather boards with gilt armorial device to upper board, bevelled edges, t.e.g.

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Burke’s

GENEALOGICAL AND HERALDIC HISTORY OF THE PEERAGE, BARONETAGE & KNIGHTAGE. Founded 1826 by John Burke and Sir Bernard Burke. Edited by L.G. Pine.

Burke’s Peerage Limited, 1959. 102nd Ed. Thick Royal 8vo. xc + 2867pp. + [i]. Numerous armorial devices. Ex.-libris Peter Brian Morris, some sl. adhesion to lower leading corner of a few advert. leaves, original gilt lettered red cloth with large gilt armorial device to upper board, very minor soiling, bevelled edges, corners sl. bumped, spine lightly faded, a.e.speckled red.

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Burke’s

GENEALOGICAL AND HERALDIC HISTORY OF THE PEERAGE, BARONETAGE & KNIGHTAGE. Privy Council & Order of Precedence. Founded 1826 by John Burke and Sir Bernard Burke. Edited by L.G. Pine.

Burke’s Peerage Limited, 1949. 99th Ed. Thick Royal 8vo. ccxc + 2475pp. + [i] [With] 24pp. Addendum loosely inserted. Ex.-libris R.D. Carter, dec. e.ps., original gilt lettered red cloth with large gilt armorial device to upper board, boards lightly soiled and faded, bevelled edges, corners sl. rubbed, spine faded and sl. bumped at head and tail, a.e.speckled red.

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Burke’s

GENEALOGICAL AND HERALDIC HISTORY OF THE PEERAGE, BARONETAGE & KNIGHTAGE. Founded 1826 by John Burke and Sir Bernard Burke, C.B. (Ulster King of Arms 1853-1892). Edited by Peter Townend.

Burke’s Peerage Limited, 1970. 105th Ed. Thick Royal 8vo. [lxxxviii] + 3259pp. + [v]. Numerous armorial devices throughout. Ex.-libris Peter Brian Morris, newspaper clipping affixed to front f.e.p., very sm. ink name stamp to front f.e.p. and lower pastedown, lower edge of first 50 pages lightly waterstained, sl. shaken, original gilt lettered red cloth with large gilt armorial device to upper board, corners and head and tail of spine sl. rubbed, bevelled edges, spine sl. creased, a.e.speckled red.

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Burke’s

GUIDE TO THE ROYAL FAMILY. Foreword by Admirtal of the Fleet the Earl Mountbatten of Burma.

Burke’s Peerage Limited, 1973. 1st Ed. Royal 8vo. xvi + 358pp. Colour port. frontis. of the Queen, 15 colour armorial plates, profusely illus. throughout in b/w. mainly from photos. Good in sl. chipped d/w.
¶ Burke’s Genealogical Series.

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Burke’s

PEERAGE & BARONETAGE. Editor-in-Chief Charles Mosley.

Burkes Peerage ..., 1999. 106th Ed. 2 vols. 4to. cxix + lxxxiv + 3347pp. Gilt lettered red cloth.

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[Burnet, George].

POPULAR GENEALOGISTS OR THE ART OF PEDIGREE-MAKING.

Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas, 1865. 1st Ed. Sm. Slim 8vo. [iv] + 108pp. Ex.-libris Michaelis Maclagan, another ownership inscription, original gilt lettered blue cloth with gilt ruled edges to upper board, some minor soiling, corners and head and tail of spine sl. bumped, joints rubbed.

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Coats, Mr James.

A NEW DICTIONARY OF HERALDRY, Explaining the Terms us’d in that Science, with their Etymology, and different versions into Latin. Containing all the Rules of Blazon, with Reasons for the same. The original Signification of Bearings. And A concise Account of the most noted Orders of Knighthood that are, or have been; and of Honours and Dignities Ecclesiasitical, Civil or Military. The whole design’d to make that Science familiar.

Aaron Ward ... , 1747. Revised and Corrected with a Recommendatory Epistle. [xiv] + 352pp. + [ii] adverts. Historiated initial letters and vignette chapter headings, 7 folding plates. Some light browning, pp.133-40 shaved along tail, with the armorial bookplate of Harry Percy Boord and the name plate of Mary Ethel Margaret Copeman, rebound in modern half calf with marbled boards, gilt rule edged raised bands with gilt lettered title label and Author’s name and date in gilt to spine.
¶ ESTC T134650. ‘A reissue of the 1725 edition with a new titlepage and initial advertisement leaf.’

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