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Bibliotheca Heraldica Magnae Britanniae: An Analytical Catalogue of Books
Thomas Moule
1822
Lackington, Hughes, Harding et al. : London
10.5" by 6.5"
xxiii, 668pp
SUMMARY
A thorough catalogue of books on genealogy, heraldry and nobility dating from the early nineteenth century.
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs 1.5 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
Written by Thomas Moule (1784-1851), an antiquarian, map-maker and writer on heraldry.
With an inscription denoting that it is ex libris Corby Castle, the ancestral home of the Howard family, a prominent noble family founded in 1483, with members having been made martyrs of the Catholic faith and including a Queen Consort to Henry VIII, Lord Admiral, Dukes and Earls.
With an illustrated frontispiece portrait.
CONDITION
In a quarter cloth binding. Externally generally smart, some sunning to the spine and wear to the boards and extremities. Ownership inscription to the front pastedown. Internally generally firmly bound, pages bright and clean bar the odd spot more prominent to the first and final leaves.
Overall Condition: Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
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