A DISPLAY OF HERALDRIE: Manifesting a more easie accesse to the knowledge thereof than hath been hitherto published by any, through the benefit of Method; Whereinto it is now reduced by the study and industry of John Guillim
Published by Printed by Thomas Cotes for Jacob Blome in London 1638
SKU: 58789
£490.00
Third Edition, corrected and much enlarged by the Author. 4to. hardback in full contemporary calf with red title label, gilt to spine. [16], 433pp., profusely illustrated in b/w plus decorative head and tail pieces to text. A couple of the full page illustrations are trimmed at foredge resulting in fractional loss to the woodcuts. All other margins clean and generous. Armorial bookplate to front pastedown. A few light pencil markings to endpapers. Light foxing and handling marks to prelims. Small area of old worming to inside front cover. 5cm split to lower edge of spine and some wear and minor loss to top and base of spine. Boards a little scuffed and rubbed. A Good Sound Copy.