precedency de edmondson (9 resultados)

Condición: New.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. First edition. Duodecimo, 141mm. Physical description, [2],1 -14. All edges gilt. Engraved throughout on the recto's only. Contents very slightly dusty. Contemporary red goatskin, lightly rubbed. the covers with a gilt rolled-tooled border, and the corners with a crown and-scepters tool. Corners bumped. The spine, sometime rebacked with the original original backstrip laid down, four raised bands, the panels with a gilt flower in each. Joints starting. Head and toe of spine with chipped Marbled endpapers. Armorial bookplate of The Right Honourable Earl of Inchquin on the verso of the title page. Overall a very good copy in an attractive binding. Edward Edmonson (d. 1786) Herald and genealogist, he was originally apprenticed to be a barber, but afterwards became a coach-painter, and being much employed in emblazoning coat-armour on carriages was led to the study of heraldry and genealogy, both of which he wrote a number of books. For more details of Edmondson see ODNB.

13cm. [2], 14 leaves - engraved throughout. Contemporary full calf gilt, raised bands. Extremes rubbed with slight wear; isolated spotting to fore-edges of first two leaves; margins of first and last blanks browned. ESTC: T137072.

First edition, engraved throughout and printed for the author, an invaluable guide to the stratigraphy of Georgian society, which includes a section on the 'Precedency of Women'. Joseph Edmondson was an artist of humble origins who had begun his career as a coach-painter, and became coach-painter to Queen Charlotte in 1763. 'On 21 January 1764, thanks to the support of the new deputy earl marshal, Lord Suffolk, Edmondson was created Mowbray herald of arms extraordinary, although he continued his successful coach-painting business until his death.' (Oxford DNB). Precedency gives tables of precedency of British men and women and provides a list of 'collar days' on which those entitled may wear their official "collars" indicating precedency. The book was reprinted in a second edition c. 1785. Small 8vo (130 × 91 mm), ff. [ii], 14, engraved title and all text. Slight browning/offsetting from leather turn-ins. Contemporary calf, expertly and sympathetically rebacked. Old booskeller's label (G.A. Poynder, Reading).

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Engraved throughout on the recto of 16ff. 12mo. [147 x 100 x 10 mm]. Bound in contemporary red goatskin, the covers with a gilt zig-zag roll border. The spine divided into five panels, each tooled in gilt with a fleuron and stars, the edges of the boards and turn-ins tooled with gilt zig-zag roll, marbled endleaves, gilt edges. (Upper head cap chipped, joints a little worn). A good copy of this engraved work, recording the order of precedency from the King and Queen down, in a Procession to the Chapel Royal, and with a Memorandum on Collar Days and Offering Days.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. 4 in. x 5 1/2 in., engraved title-page with the Price of Wales emblem, followed by the elaborate, calligraphic engraved dedication page, and 14 engraved plates, which are the pages of engraved text, with engraving on one side only. Bound in full, old speckled calf with four raised bands on the spine, each with double-line gilt borders to the bands, and across the upper and lower spine, book cover edges show gilt-tooling, book edges are sprinkled red. This type of binding is contemporary with the engraved text. Spine ends and cover corners and edges show some wear, rubbing. The front cover shows the title: Precedency, written out in ink, and an ink stain above this inscription, endpapers show age-related tanning, some tanning, dusting to title-page, plate (page) margins. One of the few books published in England, where the entire text was printed from copperplate engravings; the dedication page shows several types of calligraphic writing, that was carefully engraved. Joseph Edmondson, was an amateur genealogist, who was employed in painting heraldic coats-of-arms on carriage doors; in 1764 he was created Mowbray herald extraordinary, and was also elected a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. Precedency of Men (From the King to the Burgesses; p. 1-5); Precedency of Women (From the Queen to Wives of Burgesses; pp 6-9); Procession to the Chapel Royal (pp. 10-13; this included mention of Sir Robert Walpole, K.B. as Chancellor of the Exchequer (1726), on p. 10); Collar Days & Offering Days, from the Lord Chamberlains Office (p. 14).

LeatherBound. Condición: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1774 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 47 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 47.

LeatherBound. Condición: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1770 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 49 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 49.

LeatherBound. Condición: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1780 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set and contains approximately 49 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English.