Heraldic Manuscripts, illuminated. ALPHABET OF ENGLISH ARMS, containing

nearly twenty thousand names, with short heraldic descriptions, neatly written on 490 pages, by Wm. Stephens of Gainsford, formerly of Cambridge, folio, hf. bd. red morocco, (from the library of Geo. Allan of Darlington), £5. 5$ ARMS OF PEERS, from the time of William the

Conqueror to James I., folio, containing above 500 illuminated Coats of Arms, with old Manuscript Descriptions, and an alphabetical Index, neatly written, calf gilt, a fine volume, £10. 10s ARMS OF THE ENGLISH NOBILITY during the Time of Queen Elizabeth, small folio, consisting of 66 drawn Couts of Arms, with quarterings and supporters, beautifully drawn and illuminated, a fine old MS. hf. bd. russia, £3. 3s CHRONOLOGICAL SURVEY OF THE ENG

LISH NOBILITY, from William the Conqueror to 1628, including the Bishops, sm. 4to. with above 1000 ILLUMINATED COATS OF ARMS, accompanied by neatly written descriptions; a fine old Manuscript, from the library of Horace Walpole, £11. 11s

MACKERELL'S (B. of Norwich) INSIGNIA ARMORUM, or, the Coats of Arms of all the Nobility in England, Scotland, and Ireland, in their proper Colours, with their several Titles, Names, and Mottoes, all in Alphabetical order, 12mo. a beautiful Manuscript, written in 1728, containing 450 drawings, emblazoned in gold and colours, old red morocco, gilt on the back and sides, gilt edges, £4. 14s 6d

NOBLE'S (Mark) Genealogical Particulars of George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence, and his Descendants, especially the illustrious Family of POOLE, 8vo. MS. of 72 pages, with Pedigrees, written for the Earl of Leicester in 1806, bds.

10s 6d PASQUAL AND FRAMPTON PEDIGREE. Pedigree of the Family of Don Francisco Pasqual, (Ambassador from Charles II. of Spain to William III. of England) and of Anne Frampton, his Wife, from 990 to 1704, ON A ROLL OF VELLUM, 6 ft. 8 in. long, by 2 ft. 1 in. wide, the Names in letters of gold, with nearly 100 coats of Arms very richly emblazoned, £5. 58 PEMBROKE FAMILY. The Creation and Suc

cessions of the Earles of Pembroke, from the Conquest until the Year 1621; gathered and collected by Rich. Thomlins of Denbighe, folio, with 25 large Drawings of Coats of Arms, accompanied by neatly written Descriptions, in old red morocco, £7. 7s

VISITATION of the County of MIDDLESEX, be

gun in the year 1663, by Wm. Ryley, Lancaster Herald, and Henry Dethick, Rouge Croix; copied by Philip Absalom, 1821, folio, containing 88 Pedigrees, with as many beautifully illuminated Coats of Arms, hf. bd. calf, £4. 4s

ALBIZII (Ant. Nobilis Florent.) Principum Christianorum Stemmata, royal folio, with 45 fine large Genealogical Tables, mostly with Portraits, engraved by Dom. Custos, vellum, gilt edges, £1. 11s 6dy August. Vindel. 1608

the same, wanting plate 16, folio, vellum, 10s 6d ARMA REGNI POLONIÆ, (coll. Marc. Ambrosius) sm. folio, consisting of 150 large and bold plates of Armorial Bearings, (apparently woodblocks) hf. bd. calf, extremely rare, not in the British Museum, and not known to Bibliographers, £4. 4s Antverpiæ, 1562 ANDERSON'S GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE HOUSE OF YVERY, in its different Branches of Yvery, Luvel, Perceval, and Gournay, 2 vols. royal 8vo with all the portraits and plates, and two additional ones, remarkably tall and fine copy in the original calf binding, calf gilt, very rare, £13. 13s 1742

"This valuable genealogical work was printed (but not originally intended for sale) by the second Earl of Egmont, and is illustrated by many Genealogical Tables, Portraits, and Coats of Arms."-Moule. Maddison's copy produced £29. Brockett's £23. Dent's £21. 108. Nassau's £22.

Royal Genealogies, or the Genealogical Tables of Emperors, Kings, and Princes, from Adam to these Times, folio, best edition, old calf, £1. 10s

1736 ANSELME, Histoire Généalogique et Chronologique de la Maison Royale de France; des Pairs, Grands Officiers, anciens Barons, etc. 9 vols. folio, numerous engravings of arms, very neat in calf, £7. 17s 6d Paris, 1726-33

1724

An account of the Ancestry of many of our great English Families will be found in this authentic work. ANSTIS'S HISTORY OF THE ORDER OF THE GARTER, 2 vols. folio, plates, fine copy, old gilt russia, from the Duke of Sussex's Library, £2. 12s 6d the same, 2 vols. royal folio, LARGE PAPER, ruled with red lines, all the plates and vignettes coloured, old red morocco, gilt edges, £3. 10s the same, MR. ANSTIS' OWN COPY, WITH LARGE ADDITIONS IN MANUSCRIPT, evidently prepared for a new edition; also several original drawings, and two long Autograph Letters from Tho. Baker the Antiquarian, in 3 vols. folio, indifferent binding, £12. 12s 1724

ORDER OF THE BATH, 4to. the Author's own copy, with very extensive additions in Manuscript; also several Autograph Letters of Eminent Literary Men, including Geo. Holmes, D. Wilkins, James West, etc. with a Manuscript Index, the whole evidently prepared for a new edition, calf, uncut, £10. 10s

1825

"The Observations contain all which could be collected on the Order of the Bath, from the earliest period to the time when its learned author wrote, and exhibit proofs of great industry and research."-Lowndes.

ARMS of the Incorporated Companies of the City of London, being above a hundred Coats of Arms, with letter-press cut out of old books, and mounted in small folio, unbound, £1. Is

See HERBERT'S CITY COMPANIES-Eng. Books.

the same, sm. folio, fine copy, very neat in calf, 15s 1619

the same, second edition, sm. folio, coats of arms; covered with interesting Manuscript Notes, very neat, from Canon Neuling's library, £1. 10s

1622 BROUN'S (Sir Richard) Baronetage of Great Britain for 1844: being a Genealogical Account of the Families forming the Sixth Degree of Dignity Hereditary, or High Nobility, fcap. 8vo. woodcuts, (pub. at 7s 6d) gilt cloth, 3s BRYDGES' Memoirs of the Peers of England during the Reign of James I., vol. I. imp. 4to. LARGE PAPER, interleaved and illustrated by upwards of 150 portraits, many of them scarce, hf. russia, uncut, £3. 3s

This volume was lately sold for £8. 8s.

1802

- Ataviæ Regiæ, royal 4to. a Genealogical work compiled for private use, and of which only 60 copies were printed, cloth bds. £1. 1s

Florence, 1820 An imperfect copy was sold in Mr. Hanrott's sale for £7. 78. The work consists of a series of Genealogical tables, with biographical memoranda of the families of Burgess and Egerton from the Norman Kings, Plantagenets, Scotland, Aquaitaine, Angouleme, Provence, Castille and Leon, France, Hainault, and Flanders, with interesting Memoirs of the author. Papers respecting the Chandos Peerage Claims, (being unpublished Fragments,) folio, the author's own copy, cloth bds. 15s

1822, etc.

Stemmata Illustria, royal folio, with 9 plates of
Seals and Arms, one of which comprises three
hundred quarterings, and is quite a curiosity,
extra cloth bds. £1. Is
Paris, 1825
Only 100 copies printed for private distribution. The
present came from Lee Priory.

"This work is one of extraordinary character; the nature of its subject, and the limited impression, (109 copies) will always render the volume of rare occurrence. Sir E. B. was most scrupulously cautious and particular in his distribution of them. The miscellaneous, historical, biographical, and genealogical matter, will surprise the reader." A copy has been sold by auction for £10. 10s.

LEX TERRE, a Discussion on the Laws of Eng.land, (Letters, Notes, and Poems relating to his Family and his Claims) 14 Nos. printed at different times, forming in all 480 pages, with folding Table of Contents, 8vo. half bound, rare, £1. Is Geneva, 1830-31

Green Book, or Register of the Order of the Emerald Star, (introducing the most celebrated authors of the day) folio, unpublished, 10s 6d BUDGELL'S Memoirs of the Family of the Boyles, particularly of Charles Earl of Orrery, 8vo. portrait, calf, 7s 1737 BURGERMEISTERI Bibliotheca Equestris; 1. Ultra 50 Scriptores de Nobilitate et Ordine Equestri; II. Rixner's Thurnier-Buch-2 very thick vols. 4to. plates of Tournaments, neat in vellum, rare, £2. 2s Ulm, 1720

This remarkable work contains upwards of 100 treatises collected from various sources, illustrative of the history of German nobility.

DRY, OR GENERAL ARMORY OF ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, AND IRELAND, comprising a Registry of all Armorial Bearings, Crests and Mottoes, from the earliest period to the present time, including the late Grants by the College of Arms. With an Introduction to Heraldry, and a Dictionary of Terms. Third Edition, with a Supplement; one very large vol. imp. 8vo. beautifully printed in small type in double columns by Whittingham, embellished with an elaborate frontispiece, richly illuminated in gold and colours; also woodcuts, (pub. at £2. 2s) extra cloth boards, full gilt back, £1.5s 1844

The most elaborate and useful work of the kind ever published. It contains upwards of 30,000 armorial bearings, and incorporates all that have hitherto been given by Guillim, Edmondson, Collins, Nisbet, Berry, Robson, and others; besides many thousand names which have never appeared in any previous work. This volume, in fact, in a small coinpass, but without abridgment, contains more than four ordinary quartos.

This book is interesting to every man in society. The contents not being merely of the day, there is no danger of its becoming obsolete, but like its prototype Edmondson, it must always remain a library book.

HISTORY OF THE COMMONERS AND LANDED GENTRY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND, enjoying Territorial Possessions or high Official Rank, but uninvested with heritable honours, 4 vols. large 8vo. complete to the present time, with fine portraits and woodcuts of coats of arms, (pub. at £3. 12s) bds. £2. 12s 6d 1836-38

the same, 4 vols. 8vo. hf. bd russia, £3. the same, LARGE PAPER, 4 vols. royal 8vo. (pub. at £6. 6s) bds. £3. 3s

the same, russia extra, £4. 4s

THE SAME, LARGE PAPER, WITH UPWARDS OF 1100 ARMS AND QUARTERINGS, SOME OF WHICH ARE ADDITIONAL, MOST BEAUTIFULLY EMBLAZONED

BY DOUSE, 4 vols. royal 8vo. russia extra, gilt edges by Hering, £24. 1833-38

Mr. Douse, the late celebrated herald painter, received upwards of sixty guineas for emblazoning this copy, which is UNIQUE.

Genealogical and Heraldic History of the extinct and dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland, and Scotland, medium 8vo. with beautifully illuminated title, portrait of James I. and armorial bearings, (pub.at £1.16s) extra cloth bds. 10s 1841 Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland, revised edition, 18mo. engraved frontispiece, (pub. 1843 at 5s) cloth gilt, Is 6d

bds £1. 18s

1846

Peerage and Baronetage for 1846, royal 8vo. BUTTNER, Genealogien der Lüneburgischen Patritien Geschlechter, folio, containing many Genealogical Tables of the Nobility of Luneburgh, with their Coats of Arms, etc. hf. bd. neat, from the Duke of Sussex's library, rare, 18s Lüneburg, 1704 CAMPANILE (Fil.) L'Armi overo Insegne de' Nobili, folio, with numerous cuts of Italian coats of arms, old calf, 158 Napoli, 1610 CARLISLE'S (N.) Collections for a History of the Ancient Family of Carlisle, 4to. bds. privately

printed, £1. 10s

1822

1822

the same, 4to. calf gilt, £1. 15s Collections for a History of the ancient Family of Bland, 4to. bds. privately printed, £1. 8s 1826 the same, 4to. hf. bd. calf, £1. 10s

1826

CARLISLE'S Inquiry into the Place and Quality of the Gentlemen of his Majesty's most honourable Privy Chamber, royal 8vo. Large Paper, (pub. at £1.) bds. 14s

1829 Concise Account of the several Foreign Orders of Knighthood, and other marks of honourable distinction, especially of such as have been conferred upon British Subjects, together with the Names and Achievements of those gallant Men who have been presented with Honorary Swords or Plate by the Patriotic Fund Institution, royal 8vo. (pub. at £1.) cloth, 10s 6d 1839 CARO DE TORRES Historia de las Ordenes Militares de San-Jago, Calatrava, y Alcantara desde su Fundacion hasta el Rey D. Filipe II. folio, engraved title, slightly wormed, limp vellum, 95 Madrid, 1629

another copy, folio, neat, 12s

ib. 1629 another copy, folio, wants the title, limp vellum, 6s ib. 1629 Containing curious matter respecting Pizarro, England, &c. and quoted by Robertson. Praised by Meusel, vol. vi. part 2, p. 436.

CARTER'S (M.) Honor Redivivus; or Analysis of Honor and Armory, 12mo. plates, neat, 5s 1660 the same, 12mo. plates, neat, 9s 1673 CATALOGUE des Chevaliers Commandeurs et Officiers de l'Ordre du Saint Esprit, avec leurs Noms et Qualités, depuis l'Institution sous Henry III. en 1578, jusqu'à present, folio, LARGE PAPER, with upwards of 1000 finely engraved coats of arms by Gravelot, fine copy in old French calf gilt, and marbled edges, arms on sides, £2.88 Paris, 1760

of the Heralds' Visitations, with References to many other valuable Genealogical and Topographical Manuscripts in the British Museum,

8vo. bds. 5s

1825

CATTON'S ENGLISH PEERAGE, with an Account of such Titles as have become extinct, 3 vols. royal 4to. with numerous beautifully engraved coats of Arms, hf. bd. calf, £1. 16s 1790 the same, 3 vols. very neat in calf, £2. 2s 1790 the same, 3 vols. in 4, impl. 4to. LARGE PAPER, bds. £1. 16s 1790

the same, 3 vols. imp. 4to. LARGE PAPER, very neat in old russia, joints, gilt edges, by Kalthoeber £3. 3s.

1790

A favourite book with herald painters and engravers, on account of its tasteful examples of shields and supporters.

"This is really a very handsome work. The third volume consists wholly of plates of the Atchievements of the Nobility, engraved by F.Chesham, from the designs of Charles Catton, R. A. a herald painter, who ranked high in his profession. He was certainly an able artist, excelling in his knowledge of the human figure, and in his delineations of auimals."-MOULE. CHASOT DE NANTIGNY, Les Généalogies Historiques des Rois, Empereurs, etc. et de toutes les Maisons Souveraines qui ont subsisté jusqu'à présent, exposées dans des Cartes Généalogiques, 4 vols. 4to. with numerous wood-cuts of Arms, calf, very scarce, £4. 14s 6d

Paris, 1736-38 CHEVILLARD, Dictionnaire Héraldique, 12mo. with 194 sheets of arms, arranged as an Ordinary, with an alphabetical index, neat, 8s Paris, 1723

CAUMARTIN RECHERCHES DE LA NOBLESSE DE CHAMPAGNE, faites sous sa direction par Ch. D'Hozier, 2 vols. impl. folio, with 515 Genealogies, AND AS MANY COATS OF ARMS, ALL FINELY EMBLAZONED, old calf, (from the Lamoignon Library) £10. 10s Chalons, 1673

"C'est le seul Nobiliaire que nous avons de la Province de Champagne, et dont on a toujours fait le plus grand usage."-De Bure.

"Cet ouvrage,un des plus recherchés dans la classe des Généalogies, et devenu plus rare que jamais, ne peut qu'augmenter son prix.”—Brunet.

Many copies of this splendid work were destroyed during the French Revolution, and it is now excessively

rare.

CHICHELE. Stemmata Chicheleana; or, a Genealogical Account of some of the Families derived from Thomas Chichele, of HighamFerrers in the County of Northampton; with the Supplement, (by Dr. Buckler) 2 vols in 1, 4to. very neat in calf gilt, £2. 28 Oxf. 1765-75 CHIFLET, les Marques d' Honneur de la Maison de Tassis, folio, with fine portraits and coats of Arms, engraved by C. Galle & Pontius, vellum, £1. 1s Anvers, Plantin, 1645 CLARK'S (Hugh) Concise History of Knighthood, containing the Religious and Military Orders which have been established in Europe: to which is added the antient Ceremonies used at Duels, Combats, Justs, and Tournaments, 2 vols. 8vo. with 82 plates, very neat, 10s 6d 1784 Short and Easy Introduction to Heraldry, 12mo. numerous coloured plates, (pub. at £1. 1s)

bds. 10s 6d

1825

CLEAVELAND'S Genealogical History of the Noble and Illustrious Family of Courtenay, folio, genealogical tables, very neat in calf, fine copy, £1. 16s

1735 For a detailed account of this work, see Moule's Bibliotheca Heraldica, page 347.

COLLINS'S (Arthur) Peerage of England, genealogical, historical, and biographical, 8 vols. 8vo. numerous coats of Arms, neat, £1. 1s 1779 the same, greatly augmented, and continued to the present time, by Sir Egerton Brydges, 9 vols. 8vo. (pub. at £9. 9s) bds. £3. 10s 1812 the same, 9 vols. 8vo. calf gilt, £4. 14s 6d

A valuable work." Sir George Naylor, York Herald, (the late Garter) furnished copies of all, or most of the Pedigrees of the New Peers which have been entered at the Heralds' Office."-MOULE.

Proceedings, Precedents, and Arguments, on Claims and Controversies, concerning Baronies by Writ, and other Honours, folio, very neat, 1734

18s

the same, broken binding, 14s

English Baronage, or an Historical Account of the Lives of our Nobility, 4to. (all published) several fine monumental plates, old calf, 12s 1727

"To the industry of Collins this country owes a history of its Nobility, which few others can show, and certainly none more correct in genealogical detail." DALLAWAY.

CORBINELLI, HISTOIRE GENEALOGIQUE DE LA MAISON DE GONDI, 2 vols. 4to. many fine Heraldic plates, and beautifully engraved portraits, by Duflos; in old calf, £2. 2s Paris, 1705 the same, 2 vols. 4to. red morocco, gilt edges, £3.10s

One of the most elegant and esteemed of the French Family Histories. The celebrated Duc DE RETZ was of the Family of Gondi, and his portrait is inserted; also that of Paule de Gundi, DUCHESSE DE RETZ.