Lot n° 348

Fairbairn's book of crests of the families of Great Britain and Ireland [...].

Estimation : 80 / 100
Adjudication : 100 €
Description
London, T.C . & E.C. Jack, [ 1905]. 2 vol. in-4° : 1 vol. of text, 1 vol. with 314 pl. (text n.c., rare foxing, 1 pl. with small tear). Contemporary binding : blue cloth, gilt title and arms on upper board, flat spine with gilt title (light wears, gilt stamping on the spine faded, endpapers browned, ex-libris on the pastedowns). Revised and enlarged fourth edition (1st ed. : 1859) of this extensive collection of crests and mottoes in use in Great Britain and Ireland, compiled by the Scottish engraver James Fairbairn (c. 1820-1862). Alphabeticaly arranged, this important edition contains more than 3500 crests on 314 plates.
Édition revue et augmentée de cet important répertoire d'armoiries et de devis de familles de Grande-Bretagne et Irlande, illustré de plus de 3500 armoiries sur 314 planches. Plein toile bleue de l'ép. (rare rouss., rel. lég. us.).
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