The Peerage Of England; Containing A Genealogical And Historical Account Of all the Peers of England, Now Existing, Either by Tenure, Summions, or Creations: Their Descents and Collateral Lines: Their Births, Marriages, and Issues: Famous Actions Both in War and Peace...
by Collins, Arthur
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- Hardcover
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Westmoreland, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
London: Printed for W. Innys, Et Al. 1756. Third Edition. Leather. Old paper labels at base of spine, donor bookplate with release, embossed stamp on title pages, spine ends worn, hinge cracks started, a strong attractive set, internally VG. ; 8vo; Contemporary plain calf, spine panels divided by raised bands within double gilt rules, volume number in gilt without titling, five volumes bound in six, profusely illustrated. **"Also, their paternal coats of arms, crests, supporters and mottes, curiously engraven on copper plates. Collected from records, old wills, authentick manuscripts, our most approv'd historians, and other authorities, which are cited." The third edition, corrected annd enlarged in every family, with memoirs, not hitherto printed. This was the last edition published under the superintendance of Arthur Collins. .
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- Bookseller
- Janet & Henry Hurley
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 57827
- Title
- The Peerage Of England; Containing A Genealogical And Historical Account Of all the Peers of England, Now Existing, Either by Tenure, Summions, or Creations: Their Descents and Collateral Lines: Their Births, Marriages, and Issues: Famous Actions Both in War and Peace...
- Author
- Collins, Arthur
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed for W. Innys, Et Al
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1756
- Keywords
- Genealogical, Biographies, England, Coats Of Arms, Engravings, Top Shelf
- Bookseller catalogs
- Britain;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Janet & Henry Hurley
Biblio member since 2006
Westmoreland, New Hampshire
About Janet & Henry Hurley
Hurley Books was established by my father, Henry Hurley, in 1966. We have been shipping books through the mail for over 40 years with over 200 catalogs having been issued. Our bookshop contains well over 50,000 volumes with 17,000 +/- currently listed on Biblio.
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