Shelfmark
Gl.3.01(01)
Author
Title
The peerage of Ireland: or, An exact catalogue of the present nobility both lords spiritual and temporal, with an historical and genealogical account of them, containing the descents, creations and most remarkable actions of them, their ancestors, and some of their monuments; ...With their respective arms, crests, supporters and mottos; the whole collected from the most authentick histories, pedigrees, choice manuscripts, certificates, and other records of this kingdom by Aaron Crossly Herald Painter of Dublin..
Publication, distribution, etc.
Dublin: : Printed by Thomas Hume at the Custom-House Printing House in Essex Street, for the author, MDCCXXV. [1725].
Physical description
[6], 4 [i.e. 6], [4], 9-260, [14] p. : ill. ; 31 cm. (Fol.)
Note
Signatures: c*⁴ B² (-B2) A² 3[dagger]² (-3[dagger]2) ²B² C-Z² Aa-Kk² ***² Ll-Zz² Aaa-Vvv² [chi]⁶ (-[chi]⁶).
Note
Title within simple double-lined border.
Note
With two errata leaves after the title-page, two indexes and a final "Notes upon the alphabetical list".
Note
Pages 5-6 of "A brief account of the present royal family of Great-Britain". misnumbered twice 4.
Note
Includes head-pieces; decorated initials.
With note
Issued with another item, shelfmark Gl.3.01(02): "The signification of most things that are born in heraldry".
Citation/references note
ESTC, T141098
Provenance
Ex dono label of Joseph Frederick Burrell, dated 1983, on front flyleaf verso of sammelband.
Provenance
Ms. signature on title page: "Simon Stroker Junior".
Binding
Sammelband. 18th-century green and yellow ?mottled calfskin over mill/pasteboards. Covers decorated with two sets of gilt fillets to form concentric borders; two blind fillets form two additional (concentric) panels with tools at the outer corners; gilt dotted roll on board edges; gilt roll on turn-ins. Spine with five raised bands, decorated with gilt fillets, tools, and titling over green labels ("Peerage of Ireland" ; "Crossly"; "1725"). Textblock trimmed, rounded and gilted. Endpapers of marbled (pastedowns and facing flyleaves) and undecorated laid paper; two flyleaves at both ends of the textblock.
Copy-specific note
The index (i.e. the last 14 unnumbered pages) appear following the second issued items in this volume.
Subject
Nobility Ireland Early works to 1800.
Subject
Heraldry Ireland Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Humes, Thomas, ? - d. 1737 printer.
Added entry--name
Burrell, Joseph Frederick, 1909 - 1983 former owner.
Added entry--place
Ireland Dublin.
Language code
eng
Identifier
B51477