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New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The A System Of Heraldry : Speculative And Practical : With The True Art Of Blazon, According To The Most Approved Heralds In Europe : Illustrated With Suitable Examples Of Armorial Figures, And Achieveme.

GB: Constable, 1984. In loose polythene protector. SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES APPLY GB £7.50. Packed weight 2200g. . Facsimile Edition. Hardback. nrFine/No DW.

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GB: J. MackEuen (Edinburgh), 1722. Half brown leather (spine with 5 raised bands and burgundy title label) and marbled boards. LACKING TITLE PAGE (supplied as reduced facsimile). A previous owner's extensive collation in pencil on front pastedown (recording it as complete bar title page). Minor repair to some early leaves and some browning mostly in margins but body of text mostly not foxed or spotted. Bound quite tightly in an old but probably not contemporary binding. Endpapers heavily vertically creased. A most presentable working copy. SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES APPLY Packed weight 2100g. . 1st Edition. Hardback. VG-/No DW.

Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1816. New Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. A very good set in brown cloth missing the labels. Laid in a handwritten letter from Douglas Nisbet (a descendant) 17 lines discussing the publication of the book. Dated 1859 Short tears along the gutter at the top on both volumes. Mitchell C King's copy with his ownership signature on each title page. King a South Carolina planter studied in Europe and friended Bismarck and corresponded with him

T & A. Constable, Publishers: Edinburgh, January 1712. Hardcover. Very Good - Cash/Very Good. Oversize: Dark red faux leather hardboards with gold letteirng and lines on spine. Clean, light wear. Covered by a clear plastic fitted book cover. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

Edinburgh: T.A. Constable, 1984. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Facsimile edition of Nisbet's comprehensive and still canonical study of Scottish heraldry in two volumes, red faux-leather.

Alex Lawrie, Edinburgh, 1804. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Fair. Alex Lawrie, Edinburgh, 1804. 2nd Edition . Fair. Second Edition, complete in two volumes, approx. 13'' by 8'', rebound in quarter leather with terracotta cloth boards. Vol. I, viii + 440pp with xxii pp of index, illustrated with 24 plates of crests. Vol. II, ii + 300pp, with Prynne's history, (the Ragman-Roll) 47pp & xvi pp index, illustrated with 12 plates. Whilst a lovely set, these books show signs of use, namely some grubbiness, neat repairs to some pages & occasional pencil marks (see pictures). Ex reference library with single stamp on first page & rear endpaper, name on front cover. No other obvious library markings. ***Heavy & will require extra postage***

T&A Constable , Edinburgh, 1984. New Edtion. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. Maroon faux leather (in removable protective cover), illustrated in black & white. Heavy volumes may incur extra postage Size: Quarto. 2-volume set (complete). Category: Genealogy & Local History; .

Edinburgh: Printed for J. MackEuen, 1722. Leather-bound. Very Good. 4to .Contemporary calf. leather, Hinges recently strengthened by conservator. Title page in red & black. 451pp + appendices etc. Clean copy. Illus. incl. many pages at rear of Coats of Arms. Some browning, but other pages very white, implicating the ink. One of the most important authors on Scottish heraldry.for his manuals on Scottish heraldry, his comprehensive survey of the heraldry of Scottish families, and because his book is a record of arms and family papers long since lost. Pages supple Sections include those on The Lines, The Pale, The Fess, The Barr, The Chief or Chef, The Bend, The Bar with the French, of the Cross and it's Accidental and Proper Forms, The Saltier or Sautoir, The Cheveron, The Sub-Ordinaries, The Coelestial Figures, The Sun, Moon and Stars, Fourfooted Beasts, Of Fowls and Birds, Of Fishes, of Flowers and Leaves, of Artificial Figures, Artificial Things, Of Several Blazons. Around 24 full pages of… Read More

Printed by and for Alex Lawrie and Co. et al, 1804. 2nd edn. 2 vols. 4to (13¾ x 8¼ ins). Contemporary full calf, spines gilt tooled in six compartments with contrasting labels, boards with elaborate gilt tooled borders and edges (some chafing on boards and at edges - otherwise a VG set). Pp. [iv] + viii + 440 + xxii + [2] blank [&] [vi] + xvi + 191 + 300 + 49 + [3] blank, vol I illus with engraved frontispiece, 11 engraved plates in text and 24 at rear and vol II with 5 plates in text and 11 at rear, and some engravings in text of both vols (no inscriptions).