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A catalogue of the entire and valuable library of John Ives, jun. Esq; Fellow of the Royal and Antiquarian Societies, and Suffolk Herald Extraordinary: with the valuable library of Another Gentleman: The whole containing a fine Collection of Books of Antiquities, curious Manuscripts (both on Vellum and Paper) in Heraldry, Family pedigrees, Visitations, and Antiquities of various Counties, fine illuminated Missals, &c. &c. Which will be sold by Auction, By S. Baker and G. Leigh, Booksellers, At their House in York-Street, Covent-Garden, Beginning Monday, March the 3d, 1777, and to continue the six following Days, The Auction to begin exactly at Twelve O'Clock. The Books may be viewed on Monday, February the 24th, to the Time of Sale.
S. Baker and G. Leigh (London, England)Date: 1777]- Books
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The universal Library: or, compleat summary of science. Containing above sixty select treatises. I. Of Theology, Philosophy, Metaphysicks, Ethicks, Oeconomy, Religion, Games used at Ancient Festivals, Cosmography, Elements, Geography, Hydrography, Travel, Government, Chronology, History, Laws, Coins, Medals, Weights and Measures, Meteors, Rarities, Mankind in the Different Sexes of Men and Women, Physick, Chyrurgery, Chymistry, Cookery and Dyet. II. Of Animals, Vegetables and Agriculture, Gems, Metals, Grammar and Languages, Hieroglyphicks, Poetry, Logick, Rhetorick, Musick, Arithmetick, Geometry, Architecture, Surveying, Gauging, Dyalling, Navigation; The Military Art, Fortification, Gunnery, Astronomy, Astrology, Augury, Magick, Mathematical Magick, Dreams and Apparitions, Heraldry, Painting, Colours and Dying, Opticks, Angling, Fowling, Inventions, Ignorance in the Ancients, and Errors among the People. With Divers Secrets, Experiments and Curiosities therein. In two volumes.
Curzon, H. (Henry).Date: 1722- Books
A display of heraldry. Manifesting a more easie access to 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 / [John Guillim].
Guillim, John, 1565-1621.Date: 1679- Books
Bibliotheca heraldica Magnæ Britanniæ. An analytical catalogue of books on genealogy, heraldry, nobility, knighthood and ceremonies / with a list of provincial visitations, pedigrees, collections of arms, and other manuscripts; and a supplement, enumerating the principal foreign genealogical works. By Thomas Moule.
Moule, Thomas, 1784-1851.Date: 1822- Books
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The art of heraldry. Containing I. The original and universality of arms and ensigns, with their Use and Necessity; their Blazon, Distribution, Abatements, and Rewards of Honour. II. Of diverse Kinds of Escotcheons, and of the Bearing or Using the Ordinaries in Coat Armour. III. Of Coat Armour form'd of Artificial Things, whether Civil, Ecclesiastical, Military or Marine, such as are made by Man, or for his Use. IV. Of Charges in Coat Armour form'd of Coelestials, as, the Sun, Moon, Stars, Angels, &c. Of Vegetables, as Trees, Flowers, Plants, Fruits, &c. Of the Parts of Man's Body, as the Hands, Legs, Arms, Heart, &c. Of Animals, as Lyons, Tygers, Horses, Stags, &c. in Whole and in Parts. V. Of Charges from Fowls and Birds of all Sorts, in Whole and in Parts. VI. Of Charges from Fishes of all Kinds, in Whole and in Parts. Vii. Of Charges from Monstrous Animals, in Whole and in Parts. Embellish'd with forty copper plates, containing above 900 Coats of Arms of the Nobility and Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland, curiously engraven, with their particular Descriptions, and by whom borne. Interspers'd with the Natural History of the several Species of Birds, Beasts, Fishes, Vegetables, &c. comprehended therein. Together with Occasional Explications of all the Terms used in the Science of Heraldry, and peculiar thereto. To which is prefix'd, An Alphabetical list of the Names of the Families whose Coats are delineated in the Book, with References to the Pages where they are to be found.
Blome, Richard, 1635-1705.Date: M.DCC.XXX. [1730]- Books
A dictionary of art terms ; painting, sculpture, architecture, engraving and etching, lithography and other art processes, heraldry.
Haggar, Reginald G. (Reginald George), 1905-1988.Date: 1962- Books
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The elements of heraldry, containing the definition, origin, and historical account of that ancient, useful, and entertaining science. The divers sorts of coats-of-arms in use ... The several marks by which bearers of the same coat-of-arms are distinguished from each other... Illustrated with several cuts, and twenty-four copper-plates, containing above five hundred examples of escutcheons, arms, &c. and interspersed with the natural history and allegorical signification of the several species of birds, beasts, fishes, vegetables, &c. comprised in this treatise. To which is annexed, a dictionary of the technical terms. Made use of in heraldry, &c / By M.A. Porny [pseud].
Porny, Mr.Date: 1795- Books
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The elements of heraldry, containing a clear definition, and concise historical account of that ancient, useful, and entertaining science. The Origin and divers kinds of Coats-of-Arms, with their essential and integral Parts considered separately. The several sorts of Escutcheons, Tinctures, Charges, and Ornaments used for Coats-of-Arms. The Marks whereby Bearers of the same Coat-of-Arms are distinguished from each other, &c. &c. Embellished With several fine. Cuts, and twenty-four Copper-Plates, containing above five hundred different Examples of Escutcheons, Arms, &c. And inrerspersed with the natural History, and allegorical signification of the several Species of Birds, Beasts, Fishes, Vegetables, &c. comprised in this Treatise. To which is annexed, a dictionary of the technical terms made use of in heraldry. By Mr. Porny, French-Master at Eyon-College.
Porny, Mr.Date: MDCCLXXI. [1771]- Books
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A supplement to The grammar of heraldry, now in the press: or, a catalogue of the nobility of Scotland and Ireland, With their Arms in Blazon. By Lewis P'ugh, Gent.
Pugh, Lewis.Date: [1716]- Books
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The grammar of heraldry. Containing : I. Rules of blazoning, Cautions and Observations. II. Practical Directions for Marshalling; with Discourses on the several Parts (or Ornaments) of an Atchievment. III. A large collection of arms, by way of Example, Alphabetically digested. With two appendices; and a list of the subscribers, to most of 'em their Arms and Titles; the whole adorn'd with proper cuts. By Samuel Kent of London, Printer.
Kent, Samuel.Date: [1720?]- Books
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The grammar of heraldry, or, gentleman's vade mecum, In which are laid down, The most Plain and Easy Rules, for the more perfect Understanding of that Noble Science, than have ever hitherto been Extant. Containing I. Rules of Blazoning, with Observations. II. Practical Directions for Marshalling. III. A large Alphabetical Collection of Arms, by way of Example. Together with two appendices: the whole adorn'd with proper cuts. By Samuel Kent, Gent.
Kent, Samuel.Date: 1724- Books
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The grammar of heraldry: or, Gentleman's vade mecum, &c. Containing I. Rules of blazoning, cautions and observations. II. Practical directions for marshalling; with discourses on the several parts (or ornaments) of an atchievement. III. A large collection of arms, by way of example, alphabetically digested. With two appendices; and a list of the subscribers; to most of them their arms and titles. The whole adorn'd with proper cuts. By Samuel Kent.
Kent, Samuel.Date: MDCCXVIII. [1718]- Books
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A catalogue of books, of Antiquity, History, Divinity, Law, Physick, Mathematicks, Voyages, Travels, Heraldry, Musick, Romances, Novels, Architecture, Trade, Husbandry, Lives, Memoirs, Books of Cuts and Maps, Mss. &c. In English, Latin, Greek, French, Spanish, and Italian. With several Classicks cum Notis Variorum, and a Collection of Bibles: All of them in a neat Condition, several Gilt Back and Letter'd. Which will begin to be Sold Cheap (the Price mark'd in each Book) on Thursday the Eighteenth of this Instant March, 1724-5. at Nine in the Morning, at Tho. Corbett's Shop (addison's-Head) without Temple-Bar. Catalogues may be had gratis at the following Coffee-Houses: viz. Exchequer, Westminster-Hall-Gate; Will's, Scotland-Yard; Williams's, St. James's; Behn's, Hanover-Square; Squire's, Fullers-Rents; Chapter, Pater-Noster-Row; Batson's, Royal-Exchange; and at the Place of Sale.
Corbett, Thomas, active 1705-1743.Date: 1725]- Books
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Bibliotheca Pearsoniana. A catalogue of the library of Thomas Pearson, Esq. (deceased) containing A very Extensive Collection of the best and rarest books in Every Branch of English Literature. Including Most of the Writers on the History, Antiquities, Topography and Heraldry of Great Britain and Ireland; Foreign History, Voyages and Travels, Natural History, Books of Prints and some Missals; also the most compleat Assemblage of English Poetry, Old Romances and Dramatic Writers, that have been ever brought to Public Sale. Which will be sold by auction by T. and J. Egerton, Booksellers, At their room, in Scotland Yard, Opposite the Admiralty, on Monday, the 14th of April, 1788, And the Twenty-Two following Days, (sundays excepted). To be viewed on Wednesday, April 9th, and to the Sale, which will begin each Day punctually at Twelve O'clock.
Thomas and John Egerton.Date: 1788]- Books
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A short and easy introduction to heraldry; in which all the most useful terms are displayed in a clear and alphabetical manner; with the use and dignity of arms, the manner of tournaments, croisades, tomes and monuments: also the rules of blazon and marshalling coat-armours. With a concise method of sketching and blazoning arms, now in practice among heralds, herald painters and engravers. Likewise achievements or hatchments so familiarly explained, that a person may know, at the first view, what branch of the family is deceased; with a great number of elegant copper-plates, containing above eight hundred examples, collected from the most antient and modern authors, upon a new and regular plan. By Hugh Clark and Thomas Wormull, engravers. The fourth edition, much enlarged, by the addition of two hundred examples, neatly engraved; and an appendix, containing the privileges of the gentry and yeomen of England, extracted from the last edition of Guillim's Display of heraldry. And an account of the garter, bath, thistle, and all the different orders of Europe.
Clark, Hugh.Date: 1779- Books
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An introduction to the English language and learning. In three parts. Part I. A Spelling-Book of Arts and Sciences; Containing Alphabets of all the Words in the following Sciences, viz. Theology, Ethics, Grammar, Rhetoric, Logic, Poetry, Mythology, Physiology, Geography, Astronomy, Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry, Mathematics, Mechanics, Anatomy, Physic, Chemistry, Pharmacy, Botany, Jurisprudence, Heraldry. Disposed in a Method entirely New; With the Rules of True Pronunciation and Spelling. Part II. The Rudiments of English Grammar. With the Rules of Orthography, Construction, Emphasis, and a Just Elocution. Part III. Lessons on all the above-mentioned Sciences; Containing a particular Description of each, by Way of Exercise, or Praxis, to enable the Scholar to read justly and judiciously on any Subject whatsoever. With a Preface, shewing, that nothing short of the Method here taken can be sufficient for a Plan of Genuine English Education. By Benjamin Martin.
Martin, Benjamin, 1705-1782.Date: MDCCLXVI. [1766]- Books
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An introduction to the English language and learning. In three parts. Part I. A Spelling-Book of Arts and Sciences; Containing Alphabets of all the Words in the following Sciences, viz. Theology, Ethics, Grammar, Rhetoric, Logic, Poetry, Mythology, Phylosophy, Geography, Astronomy, Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry, Mathematics, Mechanics, Anatomy, Physic, Chemistry, Pharmacy, Botany, Jurisprudence, Heraldry. Disposed in a Method entirely New; With the Rules of True Pronunciation and Spelling. Part II. The Rudiments of English Grammar. With the Rules of Orthography, Construction, Emphasis, and a Just Elocution. Part III. Lessons on all the above-mentioned Sciences; Containing a particular Description of each, by Way of Exercise, or Praxis, to enable the Scholar to read justly and judiciously on any Subject whatsoever. With a Preface, shewing, that nothing short of the Method here taken can be sufficient for a Plan of Genuine English Education. By Benjamin Martin.
Martin, Benjamin, 1705-1782.Date: MDCCLIV. [1754]- Books
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An historical survey of the county of Cornwall: to which is added, a complete heraldry. Of the same: with numerous engravings / [Charles Sandoe Gilbert].
Gilbert, Charles Sandoe, 1760-1831.Date: 1817-1820- Books
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Adeline's art dictionary : containing a complete index of all terms used in art, architecture, heraldry, and archaeology / translated from the French and enlarged.
Adeline, Jules, 1845-1909.Date: 1891- Books
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The grammar of heraldry. Containing I. Rules of Blazoning, Cautions and Observations. II. Practical Directions for Marshalling; with Discourses on the several Parts (or Ornaments) of an Atchievement. III. A Large Collection of Arms, by way of Example, Alphabetically digested. With two appendices; and a list of subscribers; to most of them their arms and titles. The whole adorn'd with proper cuts. By Samuel Kent.
Kent, Samuel.Date: MDCCXVI. [1716]- Books
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A catalogue of the libraries of the ingenious Mr. Herbert, an Eminent Engineer; and of the Rev. Mr. Parkins, both deceas'd. Containing some Thousands of valuable and scarce Books in most Languages and Faculties, in very good Condition, many curiously bound, and all gilt or letter'd; among which are in Folio: Buchanani Opera omnia 2 Tom. Guillim's Heraldry, best Opere di Bembo, 4 Tom. Traite de la Police, 4 Tom. Hudson's Josephus, 2 Vol. Kennet's Hist. of England, 3 Vol. Du Fresne's Hist. Byzant. Vetus, &c. Test. 3 Tom. Gr. Lat. Traitez de Paix, 4 Tom. Dew's Journal Q. Eliz. Parliament Dict. de Furetiere. 4 Tom. best Spanhemii Numismata, 2 Tom. Corpus Juris Civilis, 2 Tom. Ed. opt. Patini Rom. Imp. Numismata Ovid in Latin and French, with Picart's fine Cuts Duke of Newcastle's Horsemanship, with fine Cuts Books of Prints, &c. Ricaut's Turkish History, 3 Vol. Verona Illustrata par Maffei Winwood's State Papers, 3 Vol. Le Bruyn's Travels into the Levant, in Dutch, with fine Cuts Nisbet's Heraldry Carte's Life of the Duke of Ormoud, 3 Vol. Harris's Lexicon, 2 Vol. best Stone's Mathematical Instruments Gales Scriptores, 3 Vol. J. Pollux Onomast. 2 Vol. Ed. opt. Reyner de Antiq. Benedict. Davies Welch Dictionary and a Welch Grammar. Several Reports, best Edition Pozzo's Perspective Rolli's Boccace, in Morocco, large and small Paper Duke of Buckingham's Works, with the Original Castrations in Morocco. Castiglione's Courtier, in Morocco. With many more in Folio, Quarto Octavo, &c. equally good. Which will be sold very cheap (many ten Shillings in the Pound less than a Gentleman would buy them for if he wanted them) on Thursday the 21st of July, by Olive Payne, Bookseller, At Horace's Head in Round Court opposite York Buildings in the Strand and to continue till all are sold. Catalogues, with the Prices printed, to be had gratis at the Place of Sale. Where may be had, Most Money for Books in any Language or ... especially foreign.
Payne, Olive, active 1731-1739.Date: 1737]- Books
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A short and easy introduction to heraldry; in which all the terms are displayed in a clear and alphabetical manner; With the Use and Dignity of Arms, the Manner of Tournaments, Croisaides: also the Rules of Blazon and Marshalling Coat-Armours. Likewise Hatchments so familiarly explained, that a Person may know, at the first View, what Branch of the Family is deceased; with a great Number of elegant Copper-Plates, containing above Six Hundred Figures, collected from the most ancient and modern Authors, upon a new and regular Plan. By Hugh Clark and Thomas Wormull, Engravers.
Clark, Hugh.Date: 1776- Books
A memorial for the learned: or, miscellany of choice collections from most eminent authors. In history, philosophy, physick, and heraldry / By J.D. Gent. [i.e. J. Davies].
Date: 1686- Books
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The British compendium: or, rudiments of honour: wherein are contain'd, the genealogy, titles, Posts, Marriages, Inter-Marriages, Issue, Publick Transactions, and Names of the Seats of all the present nobility of England. Likewise their coats of arms, Supporters, Crests, Motto's, Coronets, and the peers in their robes; all curiously engrav'd on an Hundred and Twenty Copper-Plates. To which is added an introduction to heraldry. With the addition of all the supporters, Crests, and Motto's, which are not in any former impression ; and their Blazon, as they are painted on their Coaches.
Nichols, Francis, active 18th century.Date: [1721]- Books
A complete body of heraldry. Containing, an historical enquiry into the origin of armories, and the rise and progress of heraldry, considered asa science ... The proper methods of blazoning and marshalling armorial bearings ... The arms, quarterings, crests, supporters, and mottos, of all sovereign princes and states; as also the atchievements of the peers, peeresses, and baronets, of England, Scotland, and Ireland. An historical catalogue of all the differentorders of knighthood ... The arms of the counties, cities, boroughs, and towns corporate, in England and Wales; and of the abbies and religious houses founded therein: as also those of the royal boroughs in Scotland; and of the societies, bodies corporate, trading companies, &c. in London. The arms of archiepiscopal and episcopal sees in England and Ireland, and of those heretofore established in Scotland ... A discourse on the origin, use, and abuse, of funeral trophies. Glover's ordinary of arms, augmumented and improved. An alphabet of arms, containing upwards of fifty thousand coats, with their crests, &c. and a copious glossary / [Joseph Edmondson].
Edmondson, Joseph, -1786.Date: 1780