The peerage of England : A complete view of the several orders of nobility, their Descents, Marriages, Issue, and Relations; their Creations, Armorial Bearings, Crests, Supporters, Mottos, Chief Seats, and the High Offices they possess; so methodized as to display whatever is truly useful in this instructive and amusing Branch of Knowledge. Together With An Introduction, shewing the High and Illustious Extraction of our Most Gracious Sovereign. Also the arms of all the Lords spiritual and temporal, three useful plates teaching the art of heraldry, &c. &c. &c. By Mr. Kimber. The second edition, carefully corrected

Kimber, [Edward]. The peerage of England : A complete view of the several orders of nobility, their Descents, Marriages, Issue, and Relations; their Creations, Armorial Bearings, Crests, Supporters, Mottos, Chief Seats, and the High Offices they possess; so methodized as to display whatever is truly useful in this instructive and amusing Branch of Knowledge. Together With An Introduction, shewing the High and Illustious Extraction of our Most Gracious Sovereign. Also the arms of all the Lords spiritual and temporal, three useful plates teaching the art of heraldry, &c. &c. &c. By Mr. Kimber. The second edition, carefully corrected. London : printed for H. Woodfall, J. Fuller, G. Woodfall, R. Baldwin, W. Johnston, B. Law, T. Longman, T. Lowndes, J Wilkie, J. Johnson and J. Payne, Z. Stuart, W. Nicoll, E. Johnson, and M. Bathoe, 1769. Hardback, FAIR. Original full leather, bumped, scuffed and worn, with small patches of loss to the rear and three small holes in the spine. Spine in 5 panels with four raised bands with gilt edges; gilt frame also to upper and lower boards. Binding inact but cracked and with some of the gatherings near the front coming loose from the block and hence proud. xxx, 294pp. + unpaginated index; illustrations of heraldic arms. Occasional light tanning/foxing, otherwise the internal contents clean and bright. 13.5 x 7.5cm approx. Edward Kimber (1719–1769) was an English novelist, journalist and compiler of reference works. RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. All images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing.…