Knight & Butters' Crests of Great Britain & Ireland, Dominion of Canada, India & Australasia derived from Best Authorities
by MACLAREN, JOSEPH (Ed)
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About This Item
Thomas C Jack 1883. Two-volume set, volume 1 text, volume 2 crests, re-bound, quarto, green boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, vii + 575pp + 10pp subscriber list (Vol.1), 163 plates + 13plates (vol.2), VGar (occasional owner's stamps throughout, light tanning to page edges, final plate torn and mounted to new rear ep)
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- Knight & Butters' Crests of Great Britain & Ireland, Dominion of Canada, India & Australasia derived from Best Authorities
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- MACLAREN, JOSEPH (Ed)
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- Hardcover
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- Thomas C Jack 1883
- Keywords
- Knight & Butters heraldry family crests coats of arms ensigns Great Britain Scotland Ireland Canada New Zealand Australia armoury
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