Complete Body of Heraldry Volumes I and II.

Title page is written in olde English / spelling: "Containing historical enquiry into the origin of Armouries, Rise and Progress of Heraldry. The Proper methods of Blazoning, et al; The Arms, Quartering, Crests, Supporters and Mottos, et al.; States, An Historical Catalogue of all the different Orders of Knighthood; the Arms of Counties, Cities, Boroughs and Towns Corporate; the Arms of Archiepiscopal and Episcopal Sees and a Discourse on the Origin of Use and Abuse of Funeral Trophies. Also an alphabet of Arms- containing upward of fity-thousand Coats and Crests, & cc. A copious Glossary. Old brown (?) pebbled cloth on boards rebacked with half-leather. Moderate age soiling to cover. Old shelf-sunned. Spine: gilt titles; light thin creases down the spine. Moderate rubbed wear to some of the extremeties. Edges: red; mild soiling. Eps: some age soiling and foxings. Vol. I:Frontis: illustration of Joseph Edmondson by F. Barlozzi 1777 with aged tissue guard. Old signature to head of title page & rep. Considering its age the book is in very good condiition; the old light soiling & few only foxings to a few pages, albeit mostly to the margins. Binding is As New. Vol. II is shelf-sunned to spine and top margin. Head ffep with olde style script: Richard W. Read Reeve 5a Carlton Road Manor Park I. 12 June 1934. Bookplate of Felix Conroy, New Zealand. Large folios: 440 x 280 mm/ pair: 6 kgs.…