A display of heraldry. By John Guillim, Pursuivant at Arms. The sixth edition. Improv'd with large additions of many hundred coats of arms, under their respective Bearings, with good Authorities from the Ashmolean Library, Sir George Mackenzie, &c. With his tract of precedency, containing all his rules, observations, Arguments, and chief Instances. To which is added, A treatise of honour military and civil, According to the Laws and Customs of England. By Capt. John Logan. Illustrated with the arms, crests. , Supporters, and Motto's of the royal family, and nobility: The Arms of the Sees of the English Bishops, and several of the Gentry. Together With the proper Habits of the different Degrees of the Nobility of England, and the Emblems of the chief Orders of Knighthood in Europe; all fairly engraven on Copper Plates. Also an exact list of the baronets, from their first Creation to this present Time; and most of their Arms Blazon'd. With an Account of the Customs, Government, and Privileg

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  • A display of heraldry. By John Guillim, Pursuivant at Arms. The sixth edition. Improv'd with large additions of many hundred coats of arms, under their respective Bearings, with good Authorities from the Ashmolean Library, Sir George Mackenzie, &c. With his tract of precedency, containing all his rules, observations, Arguments, and chief Instances. To which is added, A treatise of honour military and civil, According to the Laws and Customs of England. By Capt. John Logan. Illustrated with the arms, crests. , Supporters, and Motto's of the royal family, and nobility: The Arms of the Sees of the English Bishops, and several of the Gentry. Together With the proper Habits of the different Degrees of the Nobility of England, and the Emblems of the chief Orders of Knighthood in Europe; all fairly engraven on Copper Plates. Also an exact list of the baronets, from their first Creation to this present Time; and most of their Arms Blazon'd. With an Account of the Customs, Government, and Privileg
  • Display of heraldrie
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Imprint
London: printed by T. W. for R. and J. Bonwicke and R. Wilkin, in St. Paul's Church-Yard. And J. Walthoe and Tho. Ward, in the Temple, MDCCXXIV. [1724]
Added name
Bonwicke, R. (Rebecca), active 1706-1711, bookseller.; Bonwicke, James, active 1699-1714, bookseller.; Wilkin, Richard, bookseller.; Walthoe, John, 1657 or 1658-1744, bookseller.; Ward, Thomas (Bookseller), bookseller.
Publication year
1724
ESTC No.
T140947
Grub Street ID
188569
Description
[10], 20, [2], 460, [4], 65, [1], 65-215, [1], 221-275, [1], 58, 24, [22] p., 65 leaves of plates : ill., ports. ; 2°.
Note
Titlepage in red and black

Mackenzie's 'Observations upon the laws and customs of nations, as to precedency', 'The second part of honour civil' and 'A dictionary, explaining the several terms used by heralds' each have a divisional titlepage, separate register and pagination

Pp. 65-66 repeated in pagination, text continuous. Pp.217-220 omitted in pagination; but text and register continuous

"For R. amd J. Bonwicke and R. Wilkin in St. Paul's Church-Yard." in imprint gathered by a right brace. "And J. Walthoe and Tho. Ward, in the Temple" in imprint gathered by a left brace

Signatures: a]2] *b]2] *c]2(-*C2) A]4] B]4(-B4) C]2] D]2] ]2B-3K]4] ]23L-3P]2] ]3A-2D]4] ]32E]2] ]32F-2I]4] ]32K]4(-2K4) ]32L-2M]4] ]4A-D]4] ]4E]2] ]4F-K]2] ]4L]2(-L2) ]5A-C]4] (a)-(e)]2] (f)]2] (-(f)2).
Uncontrolled note
P.56 of 'Observations' misnumbered 65