Shelfmark
Gi.6.11
Additional shelfmark
Gk.7.01
Author
Uniform title
[British compendium]
Title
The British compendium; or, rudiments of honour. Containing, the genealogies of all the nobility of England, their titles, posts, and seats. Also, their coronation robes, with their arms, crests, supporters, and motto's, exactly engrav'd on copper plates. To which is added, the institution and investiture of several orders of knighthood, and lists of the said orders to the present time..
Edition
The seventh edition, corrected and enlarged, to the year 1731. ..
Publication, distribution, etc.
London: : Printed for A. Bettesworth and C. Hitch, at the Red Lion in Pater-Noster Row; and R. Nutt in the Old Baily., [1731]
Physical description
[6], 540, [4]; [2], 409, [7] p., 123 plates : ill., coats of arms ; 12-13 cm. (16mo)
Note
Preface signed: Francis Nichols.
Note
Titlepage in red and black.
Note
Price from imprint: price Half a Guinea.
Note
Signatures: A-S⁸ [then 7 leaves; the first 2 cancelled, the third signed ²S4] T-Z⁸ 2A-2C⁸. Y4 mistakenly signed Y3.
Citation/references note
ESTC, T78307
Provenance
Ex dono label of Joseph Frederick Burrell, dated 1983, on front flyleaf. The second volumes has a loose note on headed paper of Frank Hollings book dealer -- it is undated, and refers to one of the plates in this volume.
Binding
18th-century calfskin over pasteboards. Covers decorated with gilt roll to form a border; blind roll on board edges. Spine flat, decorated with gilt fillets and titling over red label ("British compendium"). Textblock trimmed. Endpapers of undecorated paper; two flyleaves at both ends of the textblock.
Copy-specific note
Made up set. The bindings present different tools on the board edges, even if they are overall very similar -- probably they were not bound at the same time.
Subject
Heraldry England Early works to 1800.
Subject
Nobility England Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Nutt, R. (Richard), ? - 1780 (Richard), bookseller.
Added entry--name
Burrell, Joseph Frederick, 1909 - 1983 former owner.
Added entry--name
A. Bettesworth and C. Hitch (Firm) bookseller.
Added entry--name
Frank Hollings (Firm) bookseller.
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng
Identifier
B51225