Pp. 176, 8 plates, appendix, bibliography, index; dust wrapper, small red ink stain to lower wrapper; edges of leaves faintly soiled; B. T. Batsford Ltd, London, 1978. First edition. *Includes a topographical list of peculiarly local surnames. More about UNDERSTANDING ENGLISH SURNAMES
with some heraldic and biographical notices. Pp. viii+174, text illustrations, index; dark green cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, the boards lettered and decorated in blind, a trifle scuffed, edges lightly bruised; slight signs of sticker removal from foot of upper pastedown, early inked gift inscription (from a Barbara... More about GENEALOGY AND SURNAMES:
Pp. [x]+260(last blank), source references, select bibliography, index; bottom fore-corners of boards lightly bruised; top edges red; dust wrapper, slightly scuffed; a little faint bleeding of cloth colour onto the free endpapers, a little pale foxing; Constable & Company Limited, London, 1979. First edition. *'The authors trace the origin and... More about THE BRITISH ARISTOCRACY
Pp. [viii]+310, 16 plates, text illustrations; bottom edge of boards slightly rubbed, the corners a trifle bruised; price-clipped dust wrapper, lightly soiled and worn, edges rubbed and chipped, with small inked scribble to upper flap; The Hawthorn Press, Melbourne, 1973. *Inscribed and signed by the author on the title page. More about BOSSENCE HONEYCHURCH
With four hundred and fifty illustrations Drawn and Engraved on Wood by Mr. R. B. Utting. Pp. [ii]+xx+348(last blank), frontispiece, title page vignette, plus numerous text figures, the title page printed in red & black, index; red cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, lightly marked and worn, edges rubbed and..... More about ENGLISH HERALDRY
Edited by Frances Brown, Dom Meadley & Marjorie Morgan. Pp. xii+100, bibliography, index+plus 12 page insert on different stock (Microform Collections) at centre, processed; printed paper wrappers, stapled; Custodians of Records, Blackburn, Vic., 1988. Third edition. More about FAMILY AND LOCAL HISTORY SOURCES IN VICTORIA
Records of a pioneer family. Pp. 88; printed light green paper wrappers, stapled, a trifle soiled, edges and backstrip slightly faded; tiny inked correction to text p. 87, edges of leaves a trifle foxed; the author, Sydney, n.d.[1968?]. *The history of the families of Henry Barnes and Walter Hindmarsh. More about THE SHIELD BRAND
enjoying territorial possession or high official rank; but uninvested with heritable honours. [Facsimile edition]. In four volumes, totalling approximately 3,000 pages, mostly printed double column, with frontispiece portrait each volume, numerous text figures, indices; dark green cloth, spines and upper boards blocked in black and lettered in gilt, several fore-corners... More about A GENEALOGICAL AND HERALDIC HISTORY OF THE COMMONERS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND
Pp. [x]+600(printed double column)+24(publisher's catalogue), illuminated extra title page, numerous small text illustrations; later qr. calf, with gilt lettered and decorated red morocco title label on spine, marbled papered boards, the calf a trifle rubbed; uncut and occasionally partly unopened; later endpapers; a few tiny edge chips or splits, a...... More about A GENEALOGICAL AND HERALDIC HISTORY OF THE EXTINCT AND DORMANT BARONETCIES OF ENGLAND
New edition. Revised by A. C. Fox-Davies. Pp. [iv]+786, mostly printed double column, numerous text illustrations, the title page printed in red & black; thick roy. 8vo; red textured cloth over bevelled boards, lettered and decorated in gilt & blind, slightly soiled and rubbed, the fore-corners and spine extremities worn;... More about A GENEALOGICAL AND HERALDIC HISTORY OF THE LANDED GENTRY OF IRELAND
New edition. In three volumes: Pp. xvi(including half-title each part)+642, title page printed in red & black, 117 plates with tissue guards (one double page, one sepia, 6 hand coloured), four-page facsimile letter tipped-in before p. 127 in first volume, index; roy. 8vo; bound by Zaehnsdorf in half maroon morocco... More about A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE DORMANT, ABEYANT, FORFEITED, AND EXTINCT PEERAGE OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE
Comprising a registry of armorial gearings from the earliest to the present time. With a supplement. Pp. [vi]+lxxx+[50](supplement)+1186(last blank)+18(General Armory Advertizer)+16(publisher's catalogue), most text printed double column, title page vignette, text illustrations, dictionary of terms used in heraldry, glossary, list of mottoes; thick roy. 8vo; later maroon cloth over bevelled..... More about THE GENERAL ARMORY OF ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, IRELAND AND WALES
Pp. xxxiv+1188, mostly printed double column, numerous text illustrations, title page printed in red & black, appendix; thick med. 8vo; later dark green art. leather, boards a trifle marked, edges lightly rubbed, with tiny bump to top edge of upper board, the original gilt lettered dark green leather spine (rubbed... More about A GENEALOGICAL AND HERALDIC DICTIONARY OF THE PEERAGE AND BARONETAGE OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE
In two parts. Part I. The Use of Arms and Armory, Rules of Blazon and Marshalling Coats of Armour, with engraved tables upon a new plan, for the instruction of those who wish to learn the science; also the regalia of England. Part II. A Dictionary of Heraldry, with an... More about A SHORT AND EASY INTRODUCTION TO HERALDRY
or, Court and City Register, for England, Scotland, Ireland, and America, for the year 1801.... [with]: RIDER'S BRITISH MERLIN: For the Year of Our Lord God 1801. Being the fifth after Bissextile or Leap-Year. And the First Year of the Nineteenth Century.... [and] THE ARMS OF THE PEERS, PEERESSES &c... More about THE LONDON KALENDAR
Pp. x+170(last blank), 16 plates, family listings; price-clipped dust wrapper, rubbed and a trifle marked, edges slightly split; the author, Hopetoun, Victoria, 1978. First edition. More about THE DANIEL FAMILY
Pp. viii+104+[8](advertisements); f'cap. 4to; qr. dark green leather, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, maroon papered boards, lightly marked and worn, edges chipped, the spine faded and rubbed; t.e.g.; inked ownership inscription on upper free endpaper, and later owner's inscription on recto of lower free endpaper, hinges starting at a...... More about A SHORT INTRODUCTION TO THE ORIGIN OF SURNAMES
Relating to all ages and Nations; comprehending every remarkable occurrence, ancient and modern - the foundation, laws, and governments of countries - their progress in civilisation, industry, and science - their achievements in arms - the political and social transactions of the British Empire - its civil, military, and religious... More about DICTIONARY OF DATES AND UNIVERSAL REFERENCE
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Pp. 104, med. 8vo; pictorial paper wrappers, stapled, the lower wrapper slightly soiled, edges a trifle rubbed; staples slightly rusted, some inked underlining and several related annotations, a little light foxing; [the author, Springton, South Australia, 1968?]. *Printed by the Lutheran Press. More about THE FAMILY HISTORY OF FRIEDRICH HERBIG, FRAU CAROLINE AND THEIR SIXTEEN CHILDREN [cover title
Containing a succession of all the Kings of England, the English, Saxons and the Britons; the Kings and Princes of Wales; the Kings and Lords of Man; and the Isle of Wight. As also of all the Dukes, Marquises, Earls, and Bishops thereof... continued, with Great Additions, to First Day... More about A HELP TO ENGLISH HISTORY
Containing all the arms, crests, supporters and mottos of the peers, peeresses and bishops of England, Scotland and Ireland with the Baronets of Great-Britain and the Insignia of the different Orders of Knighthood in the United Kingdom: also an introduction to the science of Heraldry, a dictionary of heraldic terms;... More about HERALDRY IN MINIATURE:
Pp. [xii]+774+[2](for family notes), coloured frontispiece, black & white text illustrations, 4 page subscriber's list tipped-in at front, indices; thick cr. 4to; full vellum, with gilt lettered blue leather title label on spine and gilt device on upper board; uncut and partly unopened; within blue card slipcase, a trifle soiled... More about LEASK'S GENEALOGICAL GUIDE TO SOME AUSTRALIAN FAMILIES, their Antecedents and Genealogies
With Illustrations from Old English Writers. With numerous wood engravings from designs by the author. Pp. xvi+320(last colophon), decorative half-title page printed in chromolithography by M. & N. Hanhart, black & white title page decoration and numerous text figures, appendices; red cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt & blind, neatly..... More about THE CURIOSITIES OF HERALDRY
[cover title]. Pp. 16, text illustrations; pictorial stiff paper wrappers printed on both sides, stapled, slightly soiled; Jeparit Chamber of Commerce,1966. First edition. *Born in Jeparit in 1894, Sir Robert Gordon Menzies is probably the town's most famous citizen. More about HISTORY OF THE MENZIES FAMILY IN JEPARIT
For young and old. Volume 1 to 1927. Foreword by Les Blake. Pp. 104(last blank), illustrations, 2 full page maps, family tree, index; small cr. 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, stapled, edges a trifle rubbed, signs of removal of sticker from upper wrapper near head of backstrip; [the author, Dandenong]... More about MICKLE MEMORIES OF KOO-WEE-RUP