A complete body of heraldry : containing, an historical enquiry into the origin of armories, and the rise and progress of heraldry, considered as a science

1780 Enormous HERALDRY 1st ed Edmondson Illustrated ARMS Knights 2v FOLIO SET

Joseph Edmondson was an 18th-century English genealogist who is primarily remembered for his books of extensive collections of English heraldry. "Complete Body of Heraldry" proved to be one of the most thorough and descriptive enquiries of English and Welsh heraldry through the end of the 18th-century. This enormous folio set includes descriptions of English knighthood and orders of knights, the origins of armories, methods of blazoning heraldic arms, and even a discourse on the use of funeral trophies.

Item number: #25501

Price: $995

EDMONDSON, Joseph

A complete body of heraldry : containing, an historical enquiry into the origin of armories, and the rise and progress of heraldry, considered as a science ...

London: Printed, for the author, by T. Spilsbury, Snowhill, 1780. 1st edition

Details:

· Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes

o Volumes are largely unpaginated, with portions of the tomes using consecutive pagings; all complete.

o 24 plates of heraldic symbols, coats of arms, and family trees

· References: Moule, Bibl. Heraldica p. 430-8;

· Language: English

· Binding: Leather; tight and secure

· Size: ~16.25in X 10.25in (41cm x 26cm)

· Very rare and desirable with auction records and price comparisons at $2,000

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