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A Display of Heraldry: Manifesting a more easie access for the Knowledge thereof than hath been hitherto published by any, through the benefit of Method; Whereunto it is now reduced by the study and Industry of John Guillim; Late Pursuivant at Arms. Bound with Analogia Honorum
London Printed by S. Roycroft for R. Blome 1679
"The Fifth Edition, much enlarged with great variety of Bearings. To Which is added a Treatise of Honour, Military and Civil, According to the Laws and Customs of England, collected out of the most Authentick Authors, both Ancient and Modern by Capt. John Logan." A very nice copy - recently bound in quarter calf with burgundy label and marbled boards. Recent end papers. The rest of the book is original and complete. This is an ex library copy, but the stamps are not too disfiguring. A stamp and a couple of location records to the title page. Otherwise some small stamps to the verso of plates. A few of the pages have minor nicking to the edges - but well away from the text. Slight browning to the pages. Overall though, a good clean copy, with nice clear and well pressed engravings in a flawless binding. The first part of the work (Guillim's) contains hundreds of examples of Arms throughout the text. The second part (the Analogia Honorum) contains two engraved dedications, 9 full page portraits and 105 engraved plates containing hundreds of Arms and honours. All uncoloured. [xiv], 1-317, [ix]. [ii], 3-181, [ix]. pp + plates and engraved portraits. 380 x 250mm (15 x 9Ÿ inches).
A Display of Heraldry. Bu John Guillim, Pursuivant of Arms. The Sixth Edition. Improved with large Additions of many hundred Coats of Arms, under their respective Bearings, with good Authorities from the Ashmolean Library, Sir George Mackenzie, &. With his Tract of Precedency, containing all his Rules, Observations, Arguments, and chief Instances. To which is added, A Treatise of Honour Military and Civil, According to the Laws and Customs of England, By Capt. John Logan. Illustrated With the Arms, Crests, Supporters, and Motto's of the Royal Familly, and Nobility : The Arms of the Sees of the English Bishops, and several of the Gentry. Together With the proper Habits of the different Degrees of the Nobility of England, and the Emblems of the chief Orders of Knighthoon in Europe ; all fairly engraven on Copper Plates. Also An Exact List of the Baronets, from their first Creation to this present Time ; and most of their Arms Blazon'd. With an Account of the Customs, Government, and Privileges of the City of London, the other Cities of England, and Shire-Towns of each County, and their Arms. Likewise A Supplement of Scarce tracts relating to the Office of Arms, taken from Authentick Copies. And A Dictionary, explaining the several Terms used by Heralds, in English, Latin and French. With proper Tables to the Whole.
London, R. and J. Bonwicke and R. Wilkin / J. Walthoe and Tho. Ward, 1724, 1 volume, fort in-folio, relié, [9]-20-[2]-460-275-58-24-[22] p.. Sixième édition. 17 planches de portraits et 47 planches de blasons, plusieurs centaines de blasons in-texte, une dizaine colorisés ou partiellement colorisés postérieurement, page de titre en rouge et noir. Reliure d'époque, plein veau marbré glacé, dos à nerfs avec caissons et fleurons dorés, titre doré sur pièce de titre noire, tranches brique, filet double et large dentelle d'encadrement sur les plats, filets à froid sur les coupes et intérieur, mors fendillés à la coiffe supérieure, un à la coiffe inférieure, un angle frotté, pâle mouillure à l'angle infèrieur droit de la page de titre à la page 18, petit manque de papier à l'angle supérieur droit de la page de titre, petite restauration à la marge inférieure d'un feuillet. Bien complet de toutes ses planches.
Sixième édition, la plus complète et la plus recherchée. Superbe reliure anglaise à dentelle du 18e siècle, dans un état rare de conservation, patine glacée d'origine, très habile restauration (vers 1960) d'un maître relieur.
