A HELP TO ENGLISH HISTORY

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FULL TITLE: " A HELP TO ENGLISH HISTORY; Containing a Succession of All the Kings of England, the English the Saxons and the Britons: the Kings and Princes of Wales; the Kings and Lords of Man: and the Isle of Wight. As also of All the Dukes, Marquises, Earls, and Bishops thereof. With the descriptions of the places from whence they had their titles. Together with the Names and Ranks of the Viscounts, Barons, and Baronets of England. By Peter Heylyn, D D Prebendary of Westminster, And since his death continued with great additions to the first day of November 1773. With the Coats of Arms of the Nobility, Accurately Engraved on Copper Plates, and properly Blazoned. To This Edition Are Now First Added, Lists of the Extinct Viscounts and Baron: Also the Praetorian Banner displayed; or, the Arms of all the Lord Mayors of London accurately engraved on copper plates and explained by the blazonry. A Complete List of the said Magistrates. Now first published by Paul Wright, London. Printed for the Editor." PAGES: 562 plus addenda and corrigenda. ILLUSTRATIONS, all b/w: 23 page section of coats of arms of the Mayors of London + very many further full page illustrations of coats of arms including the frontispiece of the arms of George III with the Arms of the House of Brunswick. Marbled endpapers. SIZE: about 21 x 14 cms. WEIGHT: about one kilo packaged. CONDITION: Bright, clean unmarked interior with no inscriptons. The front edge of the banded spine has begun to split but the endpapers remain in tact and all pages are securely bound. There is wear along the edges of both boards. There is minor browning to early and late leaves. The full calf contemporary binding has been expertly recased at some point, not in the recent past. N° de ref. del artículo 005598

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