Shelfmark
Gi.7.26
Author
Title
The peerage of Scotland: a genealogical and historical account of all the peers of that ancient kingdom; their Descents, Collateral Branches, Births, Marriages, and Issue. Together with a like account of all the attainted peers; and a complete alphabetical list of those nobles of Scotland whose titles are extinct. Collected from Parliament Rolls, Records, Family Documents, and the Personal Information of Many Noble Peers. Also the Paternal Coats of Arms, Crests, Supporters, and Mottoes, most elegantly engraved..
Publication, distribution, etc.
London: : Printed for J. Almon, opposite Burlington-House in Piccadilly; T. Cadell, in the Strand; R. Baldwin, S. Crowder, Robinson and Roberts, S. Bladon, and Johnson and Davenport, in Pater-Noster-Row., MDCCLXVII. [1767]
Physical description
[4], 337, [3] p., [47] leaves of plates : coats of arms ; 21 cm. (8vo)
Note
Anonymous. By Edward Kimber.
Note
Includes head-pieces; decorated initials.
Citation/references note
ESTC, N12198
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of George Miller, showing a coat of arms with three dogs, on front pastedown.
Provenance
Ex dono label of Joseph Frederick Burrell, dated 1983, on front pastedown.
Provenance
Ms. signature on front pastedown and title page: "MBattey".
Provenance
Ms. signature on title page: "John Jones 1802".
Binding
?18th-century ?sheepskin over pasteboards. Covers undecorated. Spine with five raised bands, decorated with gilt fillets and titling over red label ("Peerage of Scotland"). Textblock trimmed and rounded. Endpapers missing; pastedowns of undecorated paper.
Copy-specific note
A letter from Arthur Cole to Joseph Burrell, dated 6 May 1952 and concerning this volume, is inserted between front pastedown and the textblock.
Subject
Nobility Scotland Early works to 1800.
Subject
Heraldry Scotland Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Almon, John, 1737 - 1805 bookseller.
Added entry--name
Cadell, T. (Thomas), 1742 - 1802 (Thomas), bookseller.
Added entry--name
Crowder, Stanley, ? - -1798 bookseller.
Added entry--name
Baldwin, R. (Richard), 1724 - 1770 (Richard), bookseller.
Added entry--name
Bladon, Samuel, ? - -1799 bookseller.
Added entry--name
Johnson, Joseph, 1738 - 1809 bookseller.
Added entry--name
Burrell, Joseph Frederick, 1909 - 1983 former owner.
Added entry--name
Robinson and Roberts bookseller.
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng
Identifier
B51267