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Editore: H. Woodfall, London, 1729
Da: Graphem. Kunst- und Buchantiquariat, Berlin, Germania
4°, Ganzledereinbd., umlaufender Goldschnitt, XVI, 381, 259 S. u. 30 Kupfertafeln, davon fünf ausfaltbar - Einband stark berieben u. seitl. angeplatzt, Titelblatt gestempelt, mitunter leicht braunfleckig, sonst innen gut u. sauber erhaltenes Exemplar. Buch.
Editore: Henry Woodfall, London, 1729
Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. A small 4to handsome later binding in brown calf over marbled boards with five spine bands, red leather label & gilt decoration and lettering. [xvi, 381pp; 2, 1, 259pp, 1]. Illustrated with 5 large fold-out and 25 full-page copper engraved plates, several partial-page engravings, many vignettes, headers, footers, historiated letters, line drawings and lists. Text and hinges are tight & intact. World cat states: "A (laid-in) prospectus, 'Proposals for printing by subscription, the Grand theatre of honour', names as authors A. Boyer and J. Innes". Page xiii has a small piece missing from lower corner. 2" edge tear to bottom plate at page 240. Except for a few spots, text is clean & bright with some age toning to edges plates. CONTENTS: I. The Science of Heraldry with a Complete Dictionary of all the Terms proper thereto. II. An Historical and Chronological Abridgment of the Settlements and Revolutions of the Monarchies and Sovereignties of Europe . III. The Present State of the Empire of Germany with relation to the Emperor.IV. The Achievments and Blazon of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and Sovereign States of Christendom. Heraldry, Europe. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 640 pages.