Collection of hundreds of printed, embossed crests of English and foreign royalty, nobility, and gentry, colleges of Oxford and Cambridge, schools, military and naval units, ecclesiatical orders, government offices, clubs, public institutions, etc., etc.

Hundreds of printed, embossed crests removed from stationery and/or envelopes and mounted to rectos of154 leaves in larger album, and rectos and versos of 25 leaves in smaller album, each page within an elaborate watercolor border or frame designed by the collector Boyle. Larger album with elaborate full-page watercolor frontispiece, with author's name and initials in polychromatic, pictorial design. 2 vols. 4to and 8vo. Beautiful albums of crests from all walks of life, painstakingly compiled, organized, and lovingly illustrated by this collector. Remarkable and beautiful. MUST BE SEEN. Full light brown morocco, with collector/artist?s initials (?M.H.B?) in gilt on upper cover, and ?Ciphers? letter in gilt on spine, and full burgundy embossed pebbled morocco, with cornerpieces of gilt sprays. A few scuff marks to covers, otherwise very good Hundreds of printed, embossed crests removed from stationery and/or envelopes and mounted to rectos of154 leaves in larger album, and rectos and versos of 25 leaves in smaller album, each page within an elaborate watercolor border or frame designed by the collector Boyle. Larger album with elaborate full-page watercolor frontispiece, with author?s name and initials in polychromatic, pictorial design. 2 vols. 4to and 8vo.…