Ritual of the Order Eastern Star by Editors - 1895

London: For Abel Roper and Arthur Collins, 1709. Octavo. 470pp. An early issue with an index but without the careful indexes done in later issues especially with the work of Burke. The first printed peerage of England. Bound in a modern purple flexible cloth with yapped edges, spine lettering gilt, owner's name stamped in gilt to front cover,renewed endpapers, outer margins of title page and preface are trimmed in old clear tape, pages 17 and 18 small old clear tape repair to inner margin, page 159 has old clear tape mend to inner margin and upper margin, edges darkened.

Paris: N.Berey, 1654. First Edition of this handsome early European armorial. Brunet V 261. Graesse VI 341. small folio. engraved title, engraved dedication, 2 plates of engraved text, [pp. 12](printed table) & 201 (of 206?) engraved plates of coats of arms (incl. 7 bis plates). lacking 5 bis plates. old vellum over paste-board (covers bowed, upper margin of plate 1 replaced, mild staining in upper margin). Ex-libris L. Gidel. some early ms. additions in the table

UKRAINIA Tolstoi, Count Lyof N.: The Cossacks: A Tale of the Caucasus in the Year 1852. First English Edition, 1888 Walter Scott, 24 Warwick Lane, Paternoster Row, London. Translated from the Russian by Nathan Haskell Dole. Summary: A novel of the Caucasian War 1817-1864. Used. Good- Condition/ No DJ. Blue Boards gold titling and ornamentation. Imperial Russian crest stamped in gilt at center front. A solid copy. Light foxing to endpapers. Toning. Fabric at top of spine missing. RARE/SCARCE.

Beautiful copy of the rare first edition of this standard work on medieval European armour. With 80 fine illustrations drawn and engraved by Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick (some engraved by Richard Bridgens and William Maddocks). Complete with three frontispieces with calligraphic titles and engraved vignettes drawn by Richard Bridgens and engraved by Charles Heath, 70 hand-coloured aquatint plates drawn by Meyrick and engraved by himself or William Maddocks, 10 engraved plates drawn by Meyrick and etched by Richard Bridgens, and 27 illuminated chapter initials.Volume I: 22 hand-coloured plates (VIII to XXX) & 8 b/w etchings (I to VII, XXVI), pp. lxxvii, 206Volume II: 35 hand-coloured plates (XXXI to LVI), 1 b/w engraving (XLIV), pp. 297 Volume III: 13 hand-coloured plates (LVII to LXXIX) & 1 b/w (LXXX) , pp.147, unpaginated 132-page glossaryThe plates are essentially a catalogue of the collection of ancient armour collected by Samuel and his son Llewelyn, with a few items drawn from illuminated manuscripts… Read More

Shire, 2009-09-22. First Edition Paperback. Paperback. Very Good. 10x7x0. Clean, unmarked interior text, no highlighting, creasing, underlining or writing. Softcover is clean, shows some edge, corner, shelf wear. No rips, chips, stains or tears. First edition paperback, First Printing, Full Print Line Displayed. 2009. Fergus. Ships in box, quickly and with care.

London: For Abel Roper and Arthur Collins, 1709. Octavo. 470pp. An early issue with an index but without the careful indexes done in later issues especially with the work of Burke. The first printed peerage of England. Bound in a modern purple flexible cloth with yapped edges, spine lettering gilt, owner's name stamped in gilt to front cover,renewed endpapers, outer margins of title page and preface are trimmed in old clear tape, pages 17 and 18 small old clear tape repair to inner margin, page 159 has old clear tape mend to inner margin and upper margin, edges darkened.

Paris: N.Berey, 1654. First Edition of this handsome early European armorial. Brunet V 261. Graesse VI 341. small folio. engraved title, engraved dedication, 2 plates of engraved text, [pp. 12](printed table) & 201 (of 206?) engraved plates of coats of arms (incl. 7 bis plates). lacking 5 bis plates. old vellum over paste-board (covers bowed, upper margin of plate 1 replaced, mild staining in upper margin). Ex-libris L. Gidel. some early ms. additions in the table

UKRAINIA Tolstoi, Count Lyof N.: The Cossacks: A Tale of the Caucasus in the Year 1852. First English Edition, 1888 Walter Scott, 24 Warwick Lane, Paternoster Row, London. Translated from the Russian by Nathan Haskell Dole. Summary: A novel of the Caucasian War 1817-1864. Used. Good- Condition/ No DJ. Blue Boards gold titling and ornamentation. Imperial Russian crest stamped in gilt at center front. A solid copy. Light foxing to endpapers. Toning. Fabric at top of spine missing. RARE/SCARCE.

Beautiful copy of the rare first edition of this standard work on medieval European armour. With 80 fine illustrations drawn and engraved by Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick (some engraved by Richard Bridgens and William Maddocks). Complete with three frontispieces with calligraphic titles and engraved vignettes drawn by Richard Bridgens and engraved by Charles Heath, 70 hand-coloured aquatint plates drawn by Meyrick and engraved by himself or William Maddocks, 10 engraved plates drawn by Meyrick and etched by Richard Bridgens, and 27 illuminated chapter initials.Volume I: 22 hand-coloured plates (VIII to XXX) & 8 b/w etchings (I to VII, XXVI), pp. lxxvii, 206Volume II: 35 hand-coloured plates (XXXI to LVI), 1 b/w engraving (XLIV), pp. 297 Volume III: 13 hand-coloured plates (LVII to LXXIX) & 1 b/w (LXXX) , pp.147, unpaginated 132-page glossaryThe plates are essentially a catalogue of the collection of ancient armour collected by Samuel and his son Llewelyn, with a few items drawn from illuminated manuscripts… Read More

Shire, 2009-09-22. First Edition Paperback. Paperback. Very Good. 10x7x0. Clean, unmarked interior text, no highlighting, creasing, underlining or writing. Softcover is clean, shows some edge, corner, shelf wear. No rips, chips, stains or tears. First edition paperback, First Printing, Full Print Line Displayed. 2009. Fergus. Ships in box, quickly and with care.