Author: Collins, Arthur.
Title: THE PEERAGE OF ENGLAND; containing a genealogical and historical account of all the peers of that Kingdom, Now existing, either by Tenrure, Summons, or Creation: Their Descents and Collateral Lines: ... Also their paternal coats of arms, crests ... curiously engraved ... Collected from Records, Old Wills, Authentic Manuscripts. The fifth Edition, carefully corrected, and continued to the present time. 8 vols. [AND] A SUPPLEMENT To the Fifth Edition of ... By B. Longmate ... Reissue of First Edition.
Description: London printed for W. Strahan, J. F. and C. Rivington, J. Hinton, T. Payne, W. Owen ..., 1779 [And] 1784. Together 9 volumes. 227 engraved armorial plates. Some light browning and occasional foxing, light marginal dampstain to head of some leaves of volumes 3 & 6, contemporary calf boards, some darkening and wear, some corners restored, extremities rubbed, rebacked with handsome gilt tooled spines laid down and with gilt title and volume labels, head of spine of vol. 3. creased. ¶ Ex.-libris William Philip Earl of Sefton Croxteth Library. ESTC T139246 ‘Edited by Barak Longmate.’ Supplement ESTC T120339 ‘The imprint ends with W. Bent, and M. Folingsby A reissue of the Supplement of the same year, with a cancel titlepage.’ Arthur Collins (1681/2–1760), genealogist.

Keywords: HISTORY; HERALDRY


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