A Summary View of Heraldry in reference to the Usages of Chivalry and the general economy of the Feudal System, with an appendix respecting such Distinctions of Rank as have place in The British Constitution.

BRYDSON, Thomas

Published by Edinburgh: Mundell & Son:, First edition,, 1795

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tall 8vo, xvi, 319pp, subscribers list, (which includes Adam Smith), light spotting to title page, bound in near contemporary full speckled calf with gilt ruled outer borders, spine in compartments with contrasting morocco title label, with some wear to extremities. SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY from the author to Thomas Thomson, Advocate (who appears on the Subscribers list) Overall a nice wide-margined VG copy. Lowndes states: " A work of uncommon ingenuity deserving of being called 'The Philosophy of Heraldry'".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Summary View of Heraldry in reference to the Usages of Chivalry and the general economy of the Feudal System, with an appendix respecting such Distinctions of Rank as have place in The British Constitution.
• Publisher: Edinburgh: Mundell & Son:, First edition,
• Publication Date: 1795
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
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