Shelfmark
Gi.3.05 (Copy 1)
Additional shelfmark
Gk.1.05 (Copy 2)
Author
Title
A display of heraldry. By John Guillim, pursuivant at arms. Improv'd with large additions of many hundred coats of arms, under their respective bearings, with good authorities from the Ashmolean Library, Sir George Mackenzie, &c. 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 family, 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 in England, and the emblems of the chief orders of knighthood 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..
Varying form of title
Display of heraldrie
Edition
The sixth edition.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London, : Printed by T. W. for R. and J. Bonwicke and R. Wilkin, in St. Paul's Church-Yard. And J. Walthoe and Tho. Ward, in the Temple., MDCCXXIV. [1724]
Physical description
[12], 20, 460, [4], 65, [1], 65-215, [1], 221-275, [1], 58, 24, [24] p., [65] leaves of plates : ill., coats of arms, ports. ; 38-39 cm. (Fol.)
Note
Signatures: a² *b-*c A-B⁴ (-B4) C-D² (-D2) ²B-3K⁴ 3L-3P² ²A-²3M⁴ ³A-⁴D⁴ ⁴E-⁴L² (-4L2) ⁴A-⁵C⁴ (a)-(f)² ((f)2 blank).
Note
Title-page printed in red and black.
Note
Title enclosed in a plain rule-border.
Note
"Analogia Honorum: or a treatise of honour and nobility, ..." -divisional title on p.[57] following 460 p. section.
Note
Mackenzie's "Observations upon the laws and customs of nations, as to precedency", "The second part of honour civil: treating of the customs, government, privileges, armorial ensigns of honour of the City of London. With the like account of the cities of England: together with the chief town corporate in each county of England" (both with divisional half-title page with head and tail-piece) and "A dictionary, explaining the several terms used by heralds" (caption title) each have separate register and pagination.
Note
Pages no. 65-66 repeated in pagination, text continuous. Pages no. 217-220 omitted in pagination; but text and register continuous.
Note
Page 56 of "Observations" misnumbered 65.
Note
Head- and tail- pieces, initials.
Citation/references note
ESTC, T140947
Provenance
(Copy 1) Armorial bookplate of Eton College, undated, on front pastedown. Stamp of Henry Godolphin with double-headed eagle and fleur-de-lis on first flyleaf recto and title page. Related ms. note dated 1732 also on title page.
Provenance
(Copy 2) Armorial bookplate signed T. Fairfax Best, Wiarton as well as ex dono label of Joseph Frederick Burrell, dated 1983, on front pastedown.
Binding
(Copy 1) ?18th-century polished and speckled calfskin over pasteboards. Covers decorated with blind fillets to form a border and concentric rectangular panels, with the central and most outer compartment speckled and the one in the middle polished; blind tools at the corners; blind roll on board edges. Spine with six raised bands, decorated with blind as well as gilt fillets, gilt tools and titling over red morocco label ("Guillim's heraldry"; "1724"). Textblock trimmed and sprinkled red. Endpapers of undecorated laid paper; two flyleaves at both ends of the textblock.
Binding
(Copy 2) 18th-century calfskin over pasteboards. Covers decorated with gilt double fillets to form a border; three blind rolls to form one panel with blind tools at the outer corners. Spine rebacked with six raised bands, decorated with blind fillets, tools and gilt titling over black label ("Willim's heraldry"). Textblock trimmed. Endpapers of undecorated paper; one flyleaf at the upper end of the textblock, two at the lower end.
Copy-specific note
(Copy 1) Former ECL shelfmarks: Ce.2.13, Cl.2.12, Ga.2.1.
Subject
Heraldry Early works to 1800.
Subject
Heraldry Dictionaries Early works to 1800.
Subject
Nobility England Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Logan, John Analogia honorum.
Added entry--name
T. W. printer.
Added entry--name
Bonwicke, R. (Rebecca), active 1706 - 1711 bookseller.
Added entry--name
Bonwick, J. bookseller.
Added entry--name
Wilkin, Richard, fl. 1693 - 1731 bookseller.
Added entry--name
Walthoe, John, 1657 or 8 - 1744 bookseller.
Added entry--name
Ward, Thomas, fl. 1711 - 1754 (Bookseller), bookseller.
Added entry--name
Godolphin, Henry, 1648 - 1733 former owner.
Added entry--name
Burrell, Joseph Frederick, 1909 - 1983 former owner.
Added entry--name
R. and J. Bonwicke (London, England) bookseller.
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng
Identifier
B51152