1771 HERALDRY Wotton English Baronetage England Royal Family Crests James I 3v

1771 HERALDRY Wotton English Baronetage England Royal Family Crests James I 3v

Thomas Wotton’s “English Baronetage” is a classic, mid-18^th-century history of English heraldry. Published in an extensive set, this work covers royal families, family lineage, and most importantly the family crests. Wotton sought to provide a thorough collection of illustrations of family crests and coats-of-arms which are included in this 1771 set. This set features 36 plates, each with numerous engraved figures – including crests of the line of King James and Charles I.

This 1771 three-volume edition was written, edited, and explained by Edward Kimber and Richard Johnson who based this edition on Wotton’s original.

Item number: #25493

Price: $750

WOTTON, Thomas

The baronetage of England : containing a genealogical and historical account of all the English baronets now existing

London : …, 1771.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages; 3 volumes
  • I – xii, 18, (19)-(40), 19-530, [2]
  • II – vii, [1], 540, [4]
  • III – vii, [1], 485, [35]
  • 36 plates with hundreds of engraved figures
• Language: English
• Binding: Leather; secure
• Size: ~8.5in X 5.5in (21.5cm x 14cm)
• Rare and desirable with auction records and price comparisons at upwards of $2,000

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