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LE GRAND THEATRE DE L'HONNEUR & DE LA NOBLESSE : THE GREAT THEATRE OF HONOUR AND NOBILITY ...in French and English
by Boyer, Abel (1667 - 1729) ( & John Innes?)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Fairfield, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
London: Henry Woodfall. Very Good. 1729. First Edition. Hardcover. 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 .
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- Bookseller
- Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17732
- Title
- LE GRAND THEATRE DE L'HONNEUR & DE LA NOBLESSE : THE GREAT THEATRE OF HONOUR AND NOBILITY ...in French and English
- Author
- Boyer, Abel (1667 - 1729) ( & John Innes?)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Henry Woodfall
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1729
- Keywords
- Europe, Heraldry
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About the Seller
Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Fairfield, New Jersey
About Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
Nick Bikoff and his wife Fran have been buying and selling quality books and ephemera since 1989 when they attended the "Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar" at the University of Denver. They offer a broad based selection of used, rare, and out-of-print stock ranging from the sixteenth to the twentieth century.
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- Plate
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- Gilt
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- Tight
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