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Title: The Irish Compendium: Or, Rudiments of Honour. Containing, the Descents, Marriages, Issue, Titles, Posts, and Seats, of All the Nobility of Ireland. With Their Arms, Crests, Supporters, Motto"S, and Parliament Robes, Exactly Engrav"D on 80 Copper Plates Entirely New. Also, a Supplement, Shewing, the Antiquity, Dignity, and Use of Armories, with Above 900 Examples, Engrav"D and Explain"D, for the Better Attaining a Perfect Knowledge in the Noble Science of Heraldry. Together with the Atchievements and Regalia Made Use of at Funeral Solemnities, and an Account of the Office and Dignity of an Herald. Vol III.
Description: London, Printed by R Nutt, 1727. Leather. The scarce second edition of this illustrated Irish compendium from the eighteenth century, a charming leather-bound volume. ESTC T78306. A scarce volume in all editions. Second edition of vol. III only, complete in itself. Published anonymously, compiled by Francis Nichols. A genealogical study of Irish nobility with a list of descents, marriages, titles, seats, and more. Arms, crests, and mottoes engraved on eighty copper plates and twenty-eight further plates illustrative of numerous coats of arms and such. Collated, complete.  Bound together with its supplement. Rebound in full calf with four raised bands. Externally with shelf wear, rubbed to spine and boards. Previous ownership inscriptions to front free endpaper in pencil and title page in ink. Internally, binding generally firm, slightly tender in places only. Pages generally clean. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .
Keywords: second editions compendium eighteenth century 1700 compendium Not Stated
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Title: The Irish Compendium: Or, Rudiments of Honour. Containing, the Descents, Marriages, Issue, Titles, Posts, and Seats, of All the Nobility of Ireland. With Their Arms, Crests, Supporters, Motto"S, and Parliament Robes, Exactly Engrav"D on 80 Copper Plates Entirely New. Also, a Supplement, Shewing, the Antiquity, Dignity, and Use of Armories, with Above 900 Examples, Engrav"D and Explain"D, for the Better Attaining a Perfect Knowledge in the Noble Science of Heraldry. Together with the Atchievements and Regalia Made Use of at Funeral Solemnities, and an Account of the Office and Dignity of an Herald. Vol III.
Description: London, Printed by R Nutt, 1727. Leather. The scarce second edition of this illustrated Irish compendium from the eighteenth century, a charming leather-bound volume. ESTC T78306. A scarce volume in all editions. Second edition of vol. III only, complete in itself. Published anonymously, compiled by Francis Nichols. A genealogical study of Irish nobility with a list of descents, marriages, titles, seats, and more. Arms, crests, and mottoes engraved on eighty copper plates and twenty-eight further plates illustrative of numerous coats of arms and such. Collated, complete.  Bound together with its supplement. Rebound in full calf with four raised bands. Externally with shelf wear, rubbed to spine and boards. Previous ownership inscriptions to front free endpaper in pencil and title page in ink. Internally, binding generally firm, slightly tender in places only. Pages generally clean. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .
Keywords: second editions compendium eighteenth century 1700 compendium Not Stated
Price: GBP 90.00 = appr. US$ 128.52 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 844AA46
- Book number: 844AA46
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