[Rarebooks] FS: Nisbet's heraldic book on "...Ancient & Modern Use of Armories..." Edinburgh: 1718

[Kenneth Karmiole]

(HERALDRY) Nisbet, Alexander. AN ESSAY ON THE ANCIENT AND MODERN USE OF ARMORIES; Shewing their Origin, Definition, and Division of Them... The Method of Composing Them and Marshalling Many Coats Together in One Shield... To Which is Added, an Index Explaining the Terms of Blazon Made Use of in this Essay. Edinburgh: William Adams, Jr. 1718. 4to. vii,(7),224,(16)pp. Index. With 7 numbered copper-engraved plates, each with multiple heraldic illustrations, complete. Contemporary paneled calf, front hinge cracked but holding fine.    $350.00 (trade discount allowed)
 
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