Peerage, Royalty &
Orders of Knighthood.
ALEXANDER, Grand Duke of Russia. ALWAYS A GRAND DUKE. 1933, Reprint 1995 of only 250 copies. xv + 299pp. 13 illustrations. Very good. [4] £25.00
ALEXANDER, Grand Duke of Russia. ONCE A GRAND DUKE. 1932, Reprint 1995 of only 250 copies. x + 348pp. Index. 44 illustrations. Very good. [5] £ 25.00
ALMANACH DE GOTHA. 12mo. Genealogies of the major families of Europe. Engraved plates. Bound original embossed cloth, unless otherwise described. [1104]
(a) 1822. Frontis. cut, no plates otherwise very good. £35.00
(b) 1827. Frontis. 4 portraits & 4 double-page views. Bound original boards, good. £90.00
(e) 1839. 8 portraits. Bound original boards, backstrip strengthened with green tape, some foxing, especially on plates. 2 stamps Bibliothek. £45.00
(g) 1853. 6 engraved portraits. Good. £35.00
(h) 1854. 6 engraved portraits. Top of spine worn, a little dampstaining otherwise good. £30.00
(i) 1855-1867. A good run of 13 vols. Portraits. £350.00
ANNUAIRE DE LA NOBLESSE DE FRANCE et des Maisons Souveraines de l¹Europe. 97th edn. 2001. 825pp. Index. Portraits. Bound red cloth, gilt letters, arms & designs, very good. [1929] £65.00
ANNUARIO DELLA NOBILTA ITALIANA. Nuova series Anno XXVIII. Milano 2000. 12mo. 2 volumes. xxxi + 1535 & 1504pp. Illustrations of arms, some in colour. Genealogical information. Bound red cloth, gilt letters & designs. New copy. [388] £180.00
ANSTIS, John (Garter King of Arms). The Register of the Most NOBLE ORDER OF THE GARTER with Notes & an Introduction. 1724. Folio. 2 vols. xxxiv + 470 & lxxii + 500pp. Index. Fine engraved plates, 2 folding & 2 engraved frontis. (Moule 477). Includes Lives of some Knights, with engravings of their Arms & Lives of several Garter Kings of Arms. Bound contemporary sprinkled calf, red & black morocco labels, gilt letters, covers worn in patches otherwise very good. Inside joints cracked but very firm, small wormhole in first few pages otherwise an extremely clean, good copy. Signatures of Geo. Edw. Stanley on both titles. Bookplates Sheriff David Wilson Bogie. [2752] £585.00
ANUARIO DA NOBREZA DE PORTUGAL. A peerage of Portugal with pedigrees & arms. Illustrations. New copy. [409]
(a) Tome II. (1985) 1987. A-L. 1160pp. £60.00
(b) Tome III. 2006. M-R. c.2800pp. 2 vols. £180.00
ARNOLD, Jacques. The ROYAL HOUSES OF EUROPE. Atlas folio. Clear pedigrees, cross referenced, with Indexes. Card covers, spiral spine. New copies. [8]
(a) GREAT BRITAIN & NORTHERN IRELAND vol. 1. The Family Tree of Queen Victoria. 2003. 214pp. £38.00
(b) GREAT BRITAIN & NORTHERN IRELAND vol. 2. The Royal Timelines since 1800 & The Family Tree of the British Consorts. 2004. 204pp. £38.00
(c) GREAT BRITAIN & NORTHERN IRELAND vol. 3. The Descendants of King George III, including the Fitz-Clarence family (excluding those already in vol.1). 2004. 160pp. £38.00
(d) GREAT BRITAIN & NORTHERN IRELAND vol. 4. The Descendants of King George II. The Collateral Lines through 13 generations. 2006. 383pp. £38.00
(e) GREAT BRITAIN & NORTHERN IRELAND vol. 5. The Descendants of King George I. The Stuart-Hanover Connection. The Collateral Lines through 14 generations. 2006. 182pp. £38.00
(f) SAXE-COBURG-GOTHA. The Family Tree of H.H. Franz, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. 2004. 263pp. £38.00
(g) The BENELUX MONARCHIES. Netherlands, Belgium & Luxembourg. 2005. 345pp. £38.00
(h) The SCANDINAVIAN MONARCHIES. The Danish, Swedish & Norwegian Monarchies are traced from the beginning to the present day, 2005. 227pp. £38.00
(i) BALKAN & ITALIAN MONARCHIES. Six former monarchies of Greece, Roumania, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia/Serbia, Montenegro & Albania are covered, plus Sardinia, Two Sicilies, Tuscany, Rome & Modena. 2005. 194pp. £38.00
(j) The IBERIAN MONARCHIES. Spain, Portugal & Brazil. 2006. £38.00
(k) The ROMANOV DYNASTY OF RUSSIA. The Descendants of Catherine the Great. The entire Romanov dynasty to the current day is covered, with its morganatic lines including Belevsky, Yonnevsky, Paley & Torby and the Russian Oldenburg & Leuchtenberg families. 2006. 197pp. £38.00
(l) The HOHENZOLLERN DYNASTY OF PRUSSIA. The Descendants of King Friedrich Wilhelm I. 2007. 2 vols. 549pp. Including inter-marriage with Habsburg & Romanov & many others. Also the Princes Radziwill. £76.00
(m) The HABSBURG DYNASTY OF AUSTRIA-HUNGARY. The Descendants of Maria Theresa of Austria, and Franz, Duke of Lorraine. The entire Habsburg-Lorraine dynasty to the present day. 2007. £38.00
(n) The BOURBON DYNASTY OF FRANCE. The Descendants of King Louis XIII. 2008. 175pp. The Legitimist & the Orleanist Lines are covered. £38.00
(o) The BONAPARTE DYNASTY OF FRANCE. The Descendants of Carlo Bonaparte, Father of Emperor Napoleon. Together with the Beauharnais descendants of Empress Josephine. 2008. 243pp. £38.00
(p) The BOURBON DYNASTY OF SPAIN. The Descendants of King Carlos III. The entire genealogy to the present day. 2009. 172pp. £38.00
(q) The BRAGANZA DYNASTY OF PORTUGAL & BRAZIL. The Descendants of King Joae V and Emperor Pedro . The entire genealogy to the present day. 2009. 232pp. £38.00
ARONSON, Theo. The COBURGS OF BELGIUM. 1968, Reprint of 250 copies only, 1996. xxviii + 323pp. Index. 17 illustrations. Bibliography. Fine. [9] £25.00
ARONSON, Theo. A FAMILY OF KINGS. DESCENDANTS OF CHRISTIAN IX OF DENMARK. 1976, Reprint of 200 copies only 2000. xii + 252pp. Index. Folding pedigree. Illustrations. New copy. [10] £25.00
ARONSON, Theo. GRANDMAMA OF EUROPE. The CROWNED DESCENDANTS OF QUEEN VICTORIA. 1973, Reprint of 500 copies 1998. xii + 353pp. Index. Folding pedigree. 32 illustrations. New copy. [11] £25.00
ARONSON, Theo. ROYAL VENDETTA. The Crown of Spain 1829-1965. 1966, Reprint of only 100 copies, 1998. ix + 246pp. Index. Illustrations. Bibliography. New copy. [12] £23.00
BARKER, Brian. The SYMBOLS OF SOVEREIGNTY, England & Scotland. With a Foreword by J.P. BROOKE-LITTLE. 1979. 254pp. Index. Many illustrations in colour and black & white. Crowns, regalia, armour, arms, etc. Genealogy of the Scottish Kings, Bibliography. Very good in dust-wrapper. [1372] £14.00
BEGENT, Peter J. & Hubert CHESSHYRE. The MOST NOBLE ORDER OF THE GARTER, 650 years. 1999. 4to. 470pp. 4 colour plates & 140 illus., mostly in colour. A chapter on the statutes & a list of all those appointed as well as Officers of the Order and artists & craftsmen of the last century. New copy. [21] £75.00
BELTZ, G.F. (Lancaster Herald). Memorials of the ORDER OF THE GARTER. Including the History of the Order, Biographical Notices of the Knights in the Reigns of Edward III & Richard II; the Chronological Succession of the Members and many curious particulars relating to English & French History. (Wm. Pickering) 1841. ccxxiv + 439pp. Title in red & black. Index. A few illustrations of arms. Bound red cloth, backstrip worn otherwise good. Foxing on title-pages, manuscript notes (relevant) otherwise good. [1373] £85.00
BELTZ, G.F. MEMORIALS OF THE MOST NOBLE ORDER OF THE GARTER. Including the History of the Order, Biographical Notices of the early Knights, etc. 1841, Reprint 1973. ccxxiv + 439pp. Index. Very good. [2754] £50.00
BERKELEY CLAIM OF PEERAGE, MINUTES OF EVIDENCE. 1811. 876pp. + Index 3pp + Appendix 6pp. Bound half calf, rebacked, raised bands, red morocco label, gilt letters, marbled sides, a bit worn otherwise very good. A little foxing otherwise contents very good. Bookplates Earl of Bradford and R.P. Gadd. [2234] £115.00
[BRAITHWAITE, Richard]. The HOUSE OF AN EARLE. Some Rules & Orders for the Government of, set downe by R.B. at the instant request of his loving friend M.L. 1821. 4to. 50pp. + Advertisement. Engraving of the head of & facsimile signature of the Author on title-page. Bound half calf, marbled sides, a bit worn, new endpapers, some foxing and few library stamps otherwise very good. [1373A] £48.00
BROAD, L. QUEENS, CROWNS & CORONATIONS. 1952. 183pp. Coloured frontis. 17 black & white plates. Pedigree. [2755] £12.00
BUCKTON, Henry. BY ROYAL COMMAND. An Account of their service by Members of the Royal Household & Representatives of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II. 1997. 137pp. Illustrations. Accounts by senior members of the Royal Household, Sir Hardy Amies, Earl of Lichfield, the Lord Chamberlain & many others, of their work with the Queen. Very good in dust-wrapper. [3210A] £12.00
BURKE¹S EXTINCT & DORMANT BARONETCIES. The Extinct & Dormant Baronetcies of England by John Burke and John Bernard Burke. 1838. ix + 600pp. Engraved frontis. & delightful handcoloured & gilt title-page. Illustrations of arms & pedigrees. Bound embossed blue buckram, backstrip blue morocco, gilt letters & lines, a bit worn otherwise contents very good. [1760] £75.00
BURKE'S GREAT WAR PEERAGE. Noble British & Irish Families on the Eve of the First World War. A reprint of the 76th edition of Burke's Peerage & Baronetge 1914. This volume includes a searchable PDF (on CD-ROM)) featuring the full contents of the book. Also full digital copies of Burke's 107th Peerage (2003), Burke's Family Index & Burke's Dormant & Extinct Peerage (1883). New copy. [34] £195.00
BURKE'S HANDBOOK to the Most Excellent ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE. Edited by A. Winton Thorpe. 1921. 704pp. 5 coloured plates of Insignia, Biographies of Persons appointed to the Order, A History & Statutes of the Order. Bound original red cloth, gilt letters, insignia & designs, slightly faded otherwise very good. [1762] £65.00
BURKE, John. A General & Heraldic Dictionary of the PEERAGE AND BARONETAGE of the United Kingdom for MDCCCXXVI. Exhibiting under strict alphabetical arrangement. The Present State of those Exalted Ranks, with their Armorial Bearings, Mottoes, etc. First Edition 1826. Engraved title. xii + 402pp. & 76 pages of engravings of Arms, 15 to a page (not always present). Bound original cloth, worn & marked, rebacked. A little foxing otherwise contents good. [1991] £285.00
BURKE, John. A General & Heraldic Dictionary of the PEERAGE & BARONETAGE OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE. 2nd edn. 1828. Frontis. xxx + 724pp. Bound with The ARMORIAL BEARINGS OF THE PEERS & BARONETS. Title + 91 plates, each showing 18 coats of arms, 1827. Bound green cloth, new red morocco labels, covers a little worn otherise good. [2238] £165.00
BURKE, John. A GENERAL & HERALDIC DICTIONARY OF THE PEERAGE AND BARONETAGE of the British Empire. 3rd edn. considerably augmented 1829. xxxii + 892pp. Bound with The Armorial Bearings of the Peers & Baronets. 1829. 93 pages of illustrations, 18 to a page. Engraved frontis. & 2 plates. Binding faded & nearly separate & a few pages loose. Small tear in frontis. & a little foxing otherwise contents good. [1765] £90.00
BURKE'S PEERAGE & BARONETAGE OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE. Pedigrees & illustrations of arms. Includes British subjects with Foreign titles. 10th edn. 1848. Rebound imitation red morocco with gilt arms pasted on front cover, very good. Title dirty & next page repaired otherwise contents very good. [2758] £115.00
BURKE'S PEERAGE, BARONETAGE & KNIGHTAGE. Illustrations of Arms & pedigrees. Bound original red cloth, gilt. [2239]
(a) 1956. cxxviii + 2786pp. A little faded & spot on front cover otherwise very good. £55.00
(b) 1959. A little faded otherwise very good. £55.00
BURKE'S PEERAGE, BARONETAGE, KNIGHTAGE & COMPANIONAGE. Pedigrees & illustrations of Arms. 1967. xcv + 3059pp. Very good in cellophane cover taped onto endpapers. Signature of Betty Kenward "Jennifer" of The Queen and slip from Burke's asking for a Review. [1766c] £75.00
BURKE'S PEERAGE & BARONETAGE. 106th edn., revised 1998. 2 vols. in slipcase, over 3,400pp. New edition of this important work. Pedigrees & illustrations of arms. Large new index of all names. Bound red cloth in matching slipcase. SPECIAL PRICE REDUCED FROM £295.00 [39] £55.00
BURKE'S PEERAGE, BARONETAGE & KNIGHTAGE 107th edn. 2003. 3 vols. in slipcase. Nearly 5000 pages. Pedigrees & illustrations of arms, including Scottish & Irish Chiefs & Scottish Feudal Barons. Index of 120,000 names. The Publishers say that this will be the last ever printed edition, future updates will be on the internet only. [40] Special price £115.00
BURKE, J.B. ROYAL FAMILIES of England, Scotland & Wales with their Descendants, Sovereigns & Subjects. 1851. 2 volumes. Portrait, viii + 150 + xxxvi + xii + 197 + lxvipp. + 417 pedigrees showing Royal Descents, also pedigrees of reigning Sovereigns. Bound half maroon morocco, gilt letters & lines, a bit worn otherwise very good. 2 pedigrees of Barry pasted on endpapers. Bookplates S.L. Barry. £165.00
BUTE, John 3rd Marquess of. SCOTTISH CORONATIONS. 1902, Reprint 1997 of only 150 copies. [7] + 310pp. Index. Bound red cloth, gilt arms & letters, very good. [45] £25.00
BYRNE, Francis J. IRISH KINGS AND HIGH-KINGS. 1973, Reprint 2001. xlvii + 341pp. Index. 37 illustrations. 6 maps. Pedigrees. Card covers. Fine. [46] £20.00
LE CAHIER NOIR. 1957 (Cahiers Nobles) reprint 2000. This is an alphabetical dictionary of titles which are wrongly used or false. Most of the 1st edition was bought up & destroyed so that these names would not be circulated. The arms & short genealogical details are given in most cases. Card covers. Very good. [276] £22.00
CAMPBELL, J. ANNE. PORTRAIT OF A PRINCESS. 1970. The Youth of the Princess Royal up to the Age of 19. 96pp. Many illustrations in colour and black & white. Very good in dust-wrapper. [2760] £10.00
CARDINALE, Archbishop. ORDERS OF KNIGHTHOOD, AWARDS AND THE HOLY SEE. A Historical, Juridical & Practical Compendium. 3rd edn. ed. & revised by Peter Bander Van Duren, 1985. 336pp. 24 colour plates & numerous black & white. New copy. [51] £45.00
CARNEIRO, M. da Rocha. LA DESCENDANCE DE FREDERIC-EUGENE DUC DE WURTEMBERG (1732-1797). 2000. 512pp. Over 90,000 descendants, married into the Royal Families of most of Europe. Card covers, very good. [279] £48.00
CASANOVAS, Francis M. Les ANCÊTRES D'HENRI IV. 512 Quartiers. Paris 1991. 211pp. Card covers, very good. [280] £40.00
CLIFFORD BARONY. Opinion on Claim of MAJOR NUTT, 1883 by Geo. Morley.Full maroon morocco binding with blind stamping & borders, very good. Manuscript pedigree of 13 generations written on inside of front cover & Opinion on inside of back cover. Map of the Parishes of Lancashire and page from The History of Craven tucked in. [1378] £40.00
[COKAYNE, G.E.] The COMPLETE PEERAGE of England, Scotland, Ireland, Gt. Britain & the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant. New edn. revised & enlarged by Hon. Vicary Gibbs & others, 1910/59. 4to. 13 vols. in 14. The best edition & the most comprehensive & accurate work on the British Peerage. Bound original green cloth, gilt letters, coronet & top edges, some backstrips faded & a little foxing on endpapers otherwise a very good set. Some bookplates United Service Club. [3217] £1,950.00
[COKAYNE, G.E.]. The COMPLETE PEERAGE Volume XIV. Edited by Peter Hammond. 1998. 871pp. The long-awaited later volume is an Addenda & Corrigenda to the whole work & brings all the Peerages down to 1995, including new peers created since 1938. New copy. [58] £95.00
COLLINS, Arthur. The ENGLISH BARONAGE: Or an Historical Account of the Lives & most memorable Actions of our Nobility. Vol. 1 (all published). 1727. 4to. xvi + 683pp. + Index. 12pp. 5 engraved plates (2 double page) & an engraving of arms at the end of each family (Moule 492). The families treated at length are Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire, Churchill, Duke of Marlborough; Pelham Holles, Duke of Newcastle; Sackville, Duke of Dorset; Compton, Lumley, Cholmondeley, Hervey, Carteret, Stawel & Walpole. Engravings of Arms. Bound half calf, raised bands, black morocco label, gilt letters & Crest of Clements. Cover a bit worn otherwise good. Quite a lot of dampstaining inside but the pages having been pressed in binding since, it does not worry too much. [1768] £145.00
COLLINS¹S PEERAGE OF ENGLAND; Genealogical, Biographical & Historical, greatly augmented & continued by Sir Egerton Brydges. 1812. 9 vols. The last & best edition. Illustrations of arms. Lengthy entries on each family. Bound half green morocco, raised bands, gilt letters & top edges, marbled sides, rubbed & some inside joints cracked, some foxing otherwise very good. Bookplates Lord Henley. [3219] £350.00
COOLICAN, Don. The STORY OF THE ROYAL FAMILY. 1981. Royal 4to. 384pp. Profusely illustrated, mostly in colour. Very good in dust-wrapper. [999] £25.00
COUTANT DE SAISSEVAL, G. LA LÉGITIMITÉ MONARCHIQUE LE DROIT ROYAL HISTORIQUE. 1985. 208pp. Préface de Mgr. le Comte de Paris. Illustrations. Folding pedigree. Card covers, very good. [283] £28.00
CRAWFURD, George. The PEERAGE OF SCOTLAND, Containing an Historical & Genealogical Account of the Nobility of that Kingdom. Edinburgh 1716. Folio. vii + 502pp. + Index 3pp. (Moule 429). The first publication on the Peerage of Scotland. Bound full contemporary mottled calf, raised bands, gilt panelled spine, centre & corner tools, red morocco label, gilt letters, corners & joints worn & a little foxing otherwise very good. Bookplates William Grahame of Morphie Esqr. & Sheriff David Wilson Bogie. [2761] £450.00
CRIPPS, D.W. ROMANOVS REVISITED. One hundred years of Imperial pictures. Falkoping 2005. Atlas folio. 96pp. 180 illustrations. New copy. [64] £29.00
CRIPPS, D.W. ROYAL CABINET PORTRAITS OF THE VICTORIAN ERA. 2003. Atlas folio. 96pp. About 180 pictures mostly of Queen Victoria's Descendants between 1863 & 1906. At least half have never been previously published. New copy. [65] £29.00
DANMARKS ADELS AARBOG 2006-2008. 2009. Continued larger format (9.5" x 6"). 808pp. Index. Pedigrees of the Nobility of Denmark with Arms in colour, portraits. Bound red cloth, gilt letters, lines, arms & designs. New copy. [273] £98.00
DEBRETT'S BOOK OF ROYAL CHILDREN by Charles Kidd & P. Montague-Smith. 1982. 208pp. Numerous illustrations many in colour. Pedigrees. Published on the birth of Prince William.Very good in dust-wrapper. Bookplate David Williamson. [1770] £18.00
DEBRETT¹S CORRECT PEERAGE OF ENGLAND, SCOTLAND & IRELAND. DEBRETT, John. The PEERAGE of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland. 12th edn. 1819. 2 vols. cx + 1439pp. Engraved frontis. & 86 engraved plates of arms, mostly 10 to a page.Fine later full polished calf bindings, red morocco labels, gilt letters & lines, marbled edges, green endpapers, a very little foxing otherwise very good. [1001] £145.00
DEBRETT¹S PEERAGE, BARONETAGE & KNIGHTAGE & COMPANIONAGE. Pedigrees & illustrations of arms. Bound original red cloth, gilt. [1772]
(a) 1921. Cover & title pages separate otherwise good. £25.00
(c) 1971. Cover separate, Law Society stamps otherwise good. £25.00
DEBRETT'S PEERAGE, BARONETAGE & KNIGHTAGE & COMPANIONAGE. Pedigrees & illustrations of arms. De luxe editions bound full maroon morocco, gilt lines & all edges, marbled endpapers. Printed on special thin paper. [2245]
(a) 1929. Cover very worn, bookplate & stamps Walsall Library. £35.00
(b) 1976 (no Knightage at this date). Very good. £55.00
DEBRETT'S PEERAGE & BARONETAGE. 2008. Pedigrees & illustrations of arms. Includes a section on all the descendants of Queen Victoria and another on the ancestors of the Duchess of Cornwall. New copy. [70] £295.00
DEBRETT'S PEERAGE OF THE U.K. OF GREAT BRITAIN, ENGLAND, SCOTLAND & IRELAND. 1825. 2 vols. cxx + 1476pp. Frontis. & 8 + 104 plates of Arms of Peers & Peeresses of England, Scotland & Ireland. Recently bound oatmeal cloth, gilt letters, very good. Foxing from frontis. otherwise contents very good. [1771] £115.00
DE FRANCQUEN, C. RECUEIL Historique, Genealogique, Chronologique et NOBILIAIRE DES MAISONS ET FAMILLES Illustres et Nobles du Royaume des PAY-BAS. Precede de la Genealogie Historique de la Maison Royale des Pay-Bas, Nassau-Orange. Bruxelles 1826. Royal 4to. [7] + 425 pp. + 15 large folding chart pedigrees, mostly of 32 ancestors & many other detailed pedigrees. Full page engraving of royal arms of Pays-Bas and 22 engraved Coats of Arms. Index. Rebound quarter red morocco, raised bands, gilt letters & centre tools, marbled sides, a little foxing otherwise very good. [1961] £425.00
DE LA BERE, Brig. Sir Ivan. The QUEEN¹S ORDERS OF CHIVALRY. Revised edn. 1964. 228pp. 20 pages of illustrations of insignia, knights, robes, etc. The British Honours¹ system, its evolution, ceremonies & insignia. [1382] £18.00
DE MESTAS, A. SOUVERAIN ET PRETENDANTS en 1964. 2 vols. 4to. (Les Cahiers Nobles 25 & 26) Limited to 1,111 copies. Reigning Houses & Pedigrees of Pretenders arranged alphabetically under Countries. Red card covers, gilt letters, very good. [1932] £28.00
DENNIS, Geoffrey. CORONATION COMMENTARY. 1937. ix + 243pp. This interesting book was written during the short reign of Edward VIII, with a view of events leading to the Abdication. Endpapers browned otherwise good. Review of the book pasted in. [2763] £15.00
DORAN, Dr. The BOOK OF THE PRINCES OF WALES. Heirs to the Crown of England. 1860. 539pp. Attractive period binding, blind embossed red cloth, gilt letters & designs. Top of backstrip small tear otherwise good. [1383] £28.00
DOUGLAS, Sir Robert. The BARONAGE OF SCOTLAND; containing An Historical & Genealogical Account of the Gentry of that Kingdom...with the Coat of Arms. Edinburgh 1798. Folio. xi + 623pp. Index. A few illustrations of arms. Moule lists this as 562pp. published in 1796 and the rest was added subsequently. Rebacked in red cloth, gilt letters, blind lines, original red calf corners, backstrip faded, new endpapers, good. [2764] £245.00
DOUGLAS, Sir Robert. The PEERAGE OF SCOTLAND: containing An Historical & Genealogical Account of the Nobility of that Kingdom. 2nd & best edn. revised & corrected with a continuation by J.P. Wood. With engravings of the Arms of the Peers. Edinburgh 1813. Folio. 2 vols. xiii + 759 + xiv & iv + 752 + xiiipp. Indexes. 17 full page plates, mostly with 6 arms on a page. Bound original boards, paper backstrips very worn, edges uncut. A few pages slightly faded otherwise contents very good. Bookplates Sheriff David Wilson Bogie. [2765] £285.00
DOUGLAS, Sir Robert. The PEERAGE OF SCOTLAND: containing An Historical & Genealogical Account of the Nobility of that Kingdom. 2nd & best edn. revised & corrected with a continuation by J.P. Wood. With engravings of the Arms of the Peers. Edinburgh 1813. Folio. 2 vols. xiii + 759 + xiv & iv + 752 + xiiipp. Indexes. 17 full page plates, mostly with 6 arms on a page. Bound half calf, marbled sides, rebacked with original backstrips remounted, raised bands, gilt letters, marbled endpapers. Rather amateur recolouring of the spines, some foxing otherwise contents good. Bookplate Borough of Chelsea & stamps on bottom edges. [1384] £285.00
DUGDALE, Wm. The BARONAGE OF ENGLAND. 1675/6, Reprint 1977. 2 vols. xvi + 792 & xii + 491pp. Titles in red & black. The best known work of this eminent Antiquary. New copy. [75] £260.00
DU PUY, Philippe. L¹ANCIENNE NOBLESSE FRANÇAISE (A la fin du XXe siecle). Ed. R. Alette. 2nd edn. Paris 1999. An alphabetical list of French Peers created before 1400 & still in existence in 1999 with blazons of their arms, dates of creation, etc. Card covers, very good. [290] £21.00
EILERS, Marlene A. QUEEN VICTORIA'S DESCENDANTS. Falkoping new edition 1997. 191pp. 12" x 8.5" The genealogies include the Royal Families of Great Britain, Denmark, Sweden, Greece, Spain, Roumania, Russia & Germany as well as non-royals. Many illustrations. Very good. [76] £32.00
(b) COMPANION VOLUME. 2003. 80pp. 80 illustrations. Corrections & Updates with new text & current photographs. £19.00
ELENCO DE GRANDEZAS Y TITULOS NOBILIARIOS ESPANOLES. Madrid. The Peerage of Spain. Bound limp cloth very good. [432]
(a) 2001. 1325pp. £45.00
(b) 2005. 1319pp. £45.00
(c) 2009. 1309pp. £56.00
ENACHE, Nicolas. LA DESCENDANCE DE MARIE THERESE DE HABSBURG, Reine de Hongrie et de BohÍme. Paris 1996. 799pp. Index. Portrait in colour, 47 black & white illustrations. Pedigrees. Original card covers, very good. [1540] £55.00
ENACHE, Nicolas. LA DESCENDANCE DE PIERRE LE GRAND, TSAR DE RUSSIE. Paris 1983. 431pp. Index. Pedigrees & 46 illustrations from photographs. Card covers, very good. [292] £27.00
ETAT PRESENT DE LA MAISON DE BOURBON. 4 edn. Paris 1991. 251pp. 3 colour plates & many black & white illustrations. including arms & banners. Card covers, very good. [293] £25.00
ETAT PRESENT DE LA NOBLESSE BELGE. Bruxelles 1971/83. 4to. 26 vols. Very limited edn. published by subscription only. Plates, pedigrees & Arms of all the noble families of Belgium. The most complete work. Original card covers, excellent condition. [1104A] £850.00
EVEN, Pierre. DYNASTIE LUXEMBURG-NASSAU. Von den Grafen zu Nassau zu den Grosscherzogen von Luxemburg. 900 jahrige Herschergeschichte in 100 Biographien. Luxembourg 2000. Super Royal 4to. 383pp. Index. Printed on art paper. Many illustrations in colour and black & white. Bound blue cloth, gilt letters & arms in colour, bottom of spine & top front corner slightly bent otherwise very good. [1127] £65.00
FORAN DE SAINT BAR, Th. LES KARAGEORGES, ROIS DE SERBIE ET DE YOUGOSLAVIE. 1999. 4to. 160pp. 100 illustrations. Bound blue cloth, gilt letters, in dust-wrapper. New copy. [294] £36.00
FRY, Plantaganet Somerset. The KINGS & QUEENS OF ENGLAND & SCOTLAND. 1990. Royal 4to. 224pp. Index. Beautifully & profusely illustrated in colour. Very good in dust-wrapper. [2249] £16.00
GADD, R.P. PEERAGE LAW. 1985. 192pp. An up-to-date account of the law as it affects the Peerage. Also Irish Peers. New copy. [89] £15.00
GAUCI, C.A. A GUIDE TO THE MALTESE NOBILITY. 1986. xviii + 100pp. Card covers, very good. [92] £16.00
GAYRE, R. A CASE FOR MONARCHY. A Plea for the Maintenance & the Restoration of Monarchy with Particular Reference to the HOUSE OF SAVOY. Edinburgh n.d. x + 64pp. 17 illustrations, 2 in colour. Pedigree. Very good. [2770] £15.00
GAYRE, Lt. Col. The KNIGHTLY TWILIGHT. A Glimpse at the Chivalric & Nobiliary Underworld. Malta 1973. 172pp. Index. A review of illegitimate & bogus orders. Original card covers, very good. [2250] £15.00
GIBBS, Sir Philip (ed.) The book of The KING'S JUBILEE. The Life & Times of our King & Queen & their People 1865-1935. (N.d. 1935). 512pp. Many illustrations. Backstrip faded & worn. 3 newspaper cuttings tucked in. [3225] £15.00
GOLDEN, Robert. The GOLDEN BOOK OF ROYALTY,Relatively Speaking. 2002. Atlas imp. 8vo. 96pp. Index. Pedigree. A further collection of photographs of less wellknown Royal relations, including the FitzGeorges. New copy. [96] £29.00
GOLDEN, Robert. RELATIVELY ROYAL. A personal view. 2000. Atlas imp. 8vo. 96pp. 140 illustrations, pedigrees, Index. A marvellous collection of photographs of the junior members of the Royal Family, Mountbatten, Cambridge, Athlone, Fife, Harewood, Connaught. New copy. [97] £29.00
GOUGET, J. & T. LE HETE. Les COMTES DE BLOIS ET DE CHAMPAGNE et leur descendance agnatique. Genealogie et histoire d'Une dynastie feodale Xe-XVIIe siecle. Privately printed 2004. 4to. 464pp. Index. Pedigrees. Maps. Card covers, very good. [296] £46.00
HAMILTON, Alan. The ROYAL 100. A who¹s who of the first 100 people in the line of succession to the British Throne. 1986. 130pp. Many illustrations. Folding pedigree. Includes the Royal Houses of Oldenburg, Hohenzollern, Karadjordjeni & Romanov. Very good in dust-wrapper. [1773] £16.00
HART, Kenneth J. DESCENT FROM THE KNIGHTS of the Most Noble ORDER OF THE GARTER. Privately printed n.d. (c.2008). Folio. 18 folios printed on one side only. 1 illustration, handcoloured. Card covers, very good. [1389] £12.00
HERRERA, Jose Luis. DONA SOFIA. La Reine de Espana. Barcelona 1984. 270pp. 51 plates. Text in spanish. Very good in dust-wrapper. [1580] £12.00
HINDLEY, Geoffrey. The ROYAL FAMILIES OF EUROPE. N.d. (c.1980). Royal 4to. 160pp. Index. Copiously illustrated in colour and black & white. Pedigree endpapers. Very good in dust-wrapper. [3226] £25.00
An HISTORICAL & CRITICAL ESSAY ON THE TRUE RISE OF NOBILITY,Political & Civil; from The First Age of the World, thro the Jewish, Grecian, Roman Commonwealths, etc.äChiefly extracted from a Valuable Manuscript, writ by an Herald. 1718. viii + 179pp. & Index [xx]pp. (Moule 438). [2252]
(a) Bound full panelled, speckled calf, red morocco label, bottom of backstrip worn & back cover otherwise very good. £125.00
(b) Bound recent half calf, marbled sides, very good. Ex-libris stamps on title-page & signature Philippa Swinnerton Hughes, 1857. A little foxing otherwise contents good. £95.00
HOOD, F. The CHAPEL of the Most Excellent ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE. 1st edn. Oxford 1967. xiii + 64pp. 11 fine colour plates (1 double page) including Insignia & the 6 Royal banners hung there. 22 black & white plates. Gilt letters and silver & gilt insignia on front cover, very good. [1007] £15.00
HOWLETT, Rev. J.H. TABLES OF CHRONOLOGY & REGAL GENEALOGIES, Combined and Separate. 2nd edn. 1832. 4to. 33pp. Genealogical tables and chronological tables. Bound watered cloth. Manuscript inscriptions & additions to 2 pages. [1774] £35.00
IERMILOVA, Larissa. Le DERNIER TSAR. 2002. Super Royal 4to. 255pp. 16 pages of colour plates and hundreds of black & white. Text in french. Fine in dust-wrapper. [1544] £30.00
IMHOF, Jacob Wilhelm. STEMMA REGIUM LUSITANICUM sive HISTORIA GENEALOGICA FAMILIAE REGIAE PORTUGALLICAE. Amsterdam 1708, reprint Milan 2009. [iv] + 72pp. Pedigrees of the Royal Families of Portugal from the 12th century. A few illustrations of Arms. Card covers. New copy. [413] £55.00
JOANNIS, J.-D. DE & R. de SAINT-JOUAN. Les SEIZE QUARTIERS GENEALOGIQUES DES CAPETIENS. Lyon 1958/65. Super Royal 4to. 4 vols. 600 pedigrees & 1 large folding in back pocket. 3 vols. bound full polished calf, raised bands, black morocco label, gilt letters & lines, backstrips a little worn & a few scuffs otherwise very good. Vol. IV, the later Supplement, in original card covers, portfolio, as issued. [1108] £125.00
KING-HALL, Stephen. The CROWNING OF THE KING AND QUEEN. 1937. 4to. 40pp. 4 colour plates & many black & white. Very good. [1775] £15.00
LABARRE DE RAILLICOURT, D. A CE TITRE (Response au libelle de Charondas). Essai de catalogue de l'aristocratie francaise titrée contemporaine. Tome V Hust a La Forcade. No. 331 of only 400 copies privately printed. Original card covers, very good. Presentation card from the author slipped in. [1937] £18.00
LAIRD, D. HOW THE QUEEN REIGNS. An authentic study of the Queen's Personality & Life Work. 1959. 368pp. Index. Coloured frontis. and 54 black & white illustrations. Bound imitation blue leather, gilt. [3227A] £12.00
LALOR, Wm. M. ROYALTY BEFORE THE WARS. 2002. Atlas folio. 96pp. A collection of photographs of the lesser known Royal Families of Europe. New copy. [130] £29.00
LALOR, Wm. M. ROYALTY BETWEEN THE WARS. 1999. Atlas folio. 95pp. Unusual photographs of European Royals on every page. New copy. [131] £29.00
LALOR, Wm. M. ROYALTY AFTER THE WARS. 2001. Atlas folio. 95pp. Following on the previous item, up to the present day. New copy. [132] £29.00
LA ROQUE, L. de & E. de BARTHELMY. CATALOGUE DES GENTILSHOMMES en 1789 et des Familles anobles ou titrées 1806-1866. 1861/5, Reprinted in 2 vols. 1981. The complete series which are arranged geographically, from a Directory of the Nobility. Card covers, very good. [300] £90.00
LIBRO D'ORO DELLA NOBILTA ITALIANA 2005-2009.Rome. 12mo. 2 vols. (ed. XXIII) xlvi + 871 + 900pp. Pedigrees and illustrations of arms. New copy. [404] £275.00
LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE ORDERS OF THE GARTER, THE THISTLE AND SAINT PATRICK. 1959 (bound upside down), 1960, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975,1976 & 1987. 6pp. Bound white buckram, gilt letters. Some of these belonged to W.J. Verco, Chester Herald & the later ones have his signature, notes, etc. [1010] Each £21.00
LODGE, Edmund. The PEERAGE OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE To which is added The BARONETAGE. 11th edn. 1842. xxxii + 649pp. Pedigrees and illustrations of arms. Bound half calf, gilt letters & lines & blind lines, very good. [1011] £65.00
LODGE, Edmund. The PEERAGE & BARONETAGE OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE 1873. 42nd edn. revised & enlarged. lxi + 863pp. Pedigrees & illustrations of arms. Bound half morocco, very worn and binding & front endpaper separate, contents very good. [1776] £35.00
LOGAN, Rev. Robt. GENEALOGICAL CHART OF THE ROYAL FAMILY of Great Britain in Scottish, Anglo-Saxon, Norman, Welsh, Guelph & Wetten lines, with Collateral Branches. Edinburgh n.d. (c.1890). Elephant folio. 5 sheets & large folding pedigree. 152" x 30", ruled in red. Bound red cloth, gilt letters, backstrip faded & stained. Duplicate of about half the pedigree (torn) tucked in. [2773] £65.00
LOUDA, Jiri & Michael MACLAGAN. LINES OF SUCCESSION. HERALDRY OF THE ROYAL FAMILIES OF EUROPE. 1981, Reprint 2002. 308pp. Index. 150 pedigrees with coloured shields and many black & white illustrations. New copy. [140] £14.99
McNAUGHTON, Arnold. The BOOK OF KINGS. A Royal Genealogy giving all the descendants of King George I King of England. Edn. of only 750 sets, 1973. Super Royal 4to. 3 vols. Coloured frontis. & 118 portraits. Many pedigrees, some folding. Bound original blue cloth, copious gilt on spines & cyphers on front covers. [1392]
(a) Very good in slipcase. Bookplate Michael Maclagan (Richmond Herald). £250.00
(b) Library stamps on back of titles and top & bottom edges otherwise very good. £195.00
MADOX, Thomas. BARONIA ANGLICA. An History of Land-Honors & Baronies, & of Tenure in Capite. Verified by Records. 1736. Folio. 292pp. + Index 27pp. Together with An INDEX TO THE HISTORY OF THE EXCHEQUER, 1741, 216pp. Index. 2 vols. in 1. (Moule 538). Very nice copy recently rebound half calf, raised bands, black morocco label, gilt letters & lines, marbled sides, very good. Pages of manuscript notes tucked in. [1068] £365.00
MAIGNE, W. DICTIONNAIRE DES ORDRES DE CHEVALERIE CIVILS ET MILITAIRES crees chez les differents peuples. Paris 1861, Reprint 1999. xvi + 240pp. Card covers, very good. [308] £25.00
MAILHOL, P.D. de. DICTIONNAIRE HISTORIQUE ET HERALDIQUE DE LA NOBLESSE FRANCAISE. Paris 1895/6, Reprint 2001. Imp. 8vo. 3 vols. in 2. vii + 1056 + 396pp. (numbered as 2112 & 792 columns). Arranged in alphabetical order of surnames, this mammoth work gives early information about each family, blasons & some illustrations of arms, & in some cases living representatives. Bound blue cloth, gilt letters. New copy. [309] £215.00
MANACH, D. & M. Sementery. LA DESCENDANCE DE CHARLES X, ROI DE FRANCE. 1997. 389pp. Index of names. Card covers, very good. [310] £45.00
MANACH, D. LA DESCENDANCE DE LOUIS-PHILIPPE Ier. ROI DES FRANÇAIS. Paris 1988. 223pp. Index. Illustrations. Pedigrees. Decorated card covers, very good. [311] £37.00
MANUSCRIPT. A CATALOGUE OF THE KNIGHTS made from the first year of the reign of King Charles the 2d during all his reign, those of King James the 2d, King William and Queen Mary, with their pedigrees collected by Peter LE NEVE, Rouge Croix pursuivt. 7 Aug 1696. Very fine late 19th century copy of MSS. Harl. 5801-2. 2 volumes. Folio. 840 pages & Index of names (mostly written on one side of the paper only) + blanks. Beautifully written, ruled in black & red. Blasons of arms & pedigrees. Bound half red morocco, raised bands, gilt letters & lines, marbled sides & endpapers, little rubbed otherwise very good. Bookplates James Bromley and F.H. Haynes. [2775] £585.00
MARCHAL DE SALM, Eric. LES ANCETRES DE LOUIS XV. 1024 Quartiers. Paris 1989. 165pp. Index. Card covers. New copy. [312] £32.00
MATIKKALA, Antti. The ORDERS OF KNIGHTHOOD 1660-1760. The Orders of Knighthood & the Formation of the British Honours System. xiv + 470pp. 20 colour illustrations on 12 plates and black & white illustrations. New copy. [160] £90.00
MAXWELL, Sir Herbert, Bt. SIXTY YEARS A QUEEN. The Story of Her Majesty's Reign. Illustrated chiefly from the Royal Collections. N.d. (1897?) Royal 4to. Including The Diamond Jubilee Celebrations. Numerous illustrations. Colour frontis. & title. [2257]
(a) 1 of the special copies bound quarter red morocco, gilt letters, designs & gilt & silver Royal monograms, good. £25.00
(b) Bound quarter white cloth, gilt letters, arms & top edges, design in red & green. Slight mark to back cover otherwise good. £18.00
(c) Another copy of (a) worn & binding broken. Title torn otherwise contents good. Bookplate David Williamson. £8.00
MAXWELL, Susan. The PRINCESS OF WALES. An illustrated Biography. 1982. 128pp. Many illustrations in colour and black & white. Very good in dust-wrapper. £9.00 [3229]
MICHAEL I OF ROMANIA, H.M. KING. A Tribute. S.M. Le Roi Michel I de Roumaine - Un Hommage. 2001. Atlas folio. 96pp. Copiously illustrated. Text in English & French. New copy. [163] £28.00
MILTON, R. The ENGLISH CEREMONIAL BOOK. A History of ROBES, INSIGNIA & CEREMONIES still in Use in England. 1972. 216pp. Illustrated with 60 drawings in line & 8 plates in colour. Includes the office and dress of Heralds, Peers, Legal dress, Origins of Knighthood, Insignia & Robes of British Orders of Chivalry, civic robes & uniforms. Very good in dust-wrapper. [1394] £18.00
MONCREIFFE, Sir Iain of that Ilk, Bt. ROYAL HIGHNESS. ANCESTRY OF THE ROYAL CHILD. 1982. 127pp. Profusely illus. in colour & b. & w. Genealogical tables. 36 pedigrees showing the Ancestors of Prince William in many countries of the world. A "different" approach. Very good in dust-wrapper. [2776] £18.00
MONTJOUVENT, Philippe de.LE COMTE DE PARIS DUC DE FRANCE ET SES ANCETRES. Charenton 2000. 247pp. Pedigrees, Bibliography, illustrations. From Louis IX Roi de France, 1215-1270. Card covers. New copy. [318] £25.00
MONTJOUVENT, Philippe de. LE COMTE DE PARIS ET SA DESCENDANCE. Charenton 1998. 478pp. Card covers. New copy. [319] £28.00
MORRAH, Dermot. TO BE A KING. A privileged account of the early life & education of H.R.H. The Prince of Wales. 1968. xiv + 210pp. Many illustrations. Very good in dust-wrapper. Presentation inscription to Patrick Montague-Smith, Editor of Debrett's Peerage & obituary of the Author tucked in. [1779] £12.00
MORRAH, Dermot. The WORK OF THE QUEEN. 1958. 191pp. Frontis. Very good in worn dust-wrapper. £12.00 [3230]
MOSLEY, Charles. BLOOD ROYAL. From the time of Alexander the Great to Queen Elizabeth II. 2002. 4to. xxvii + 350pp. History & Genealogy & 15 chart pedigrees. Many plates in colour and black & white. List of Subscribers. New copy. [165] £35.00
MOST NOBLE ORDER OF THE GARTER. The Installation Service, The Investiture & The Procession. [1566]
(ii) 15th June 1970. 3 items. £15.00
(iii) 14th June 1971. The Installation Service, The Investiture & ticket for seat 56 Block C in the Nave. £15.00
(iv) 19th June 1972. 3 items. £15.00
MOWAT, R.B. & J.D. GRIFFITH DAVIES. A CHRONICLE OF KINGSHIP 1066-1937. 1937. 4to. 542pp. Index. 39 fine plates of portraits of Sovereigns & 12 beautifully engrossed folding pedigrees printed in red & black, with illustrations of arms. Faded covers under very decorative, scarce dust-wrapper (torn). [2777] £55.00
NICOLAS, Sir Harris. History of the EARLDOMS OF STRATHERN, MONTEITH & AIRTH; With a Report of the Proceedings before the House of Lords on The Claim of Robert Barclay Allardice, Esq. to the Earldom of Airth. (Wm. Pickering) 1842. xvi + 248 + cxvipp. 2 pedigrees. Rebacked with matching green cloth, making a nice firm copy, paper label worn, good. Manuscript inscription 1842 & booklabel Newbattle Abbey. [2778] £75.00
PARISOT, J. & N. La DESCENDANCE DE FRANCOIS-JOSEPH Ier, Empereur d¹Autriche. Nouvelle edition augmentee et mise a jour. Paris 2003. 319pp. Index. 105 illustrations. Pedigrees. Card covers, very good. [322] £65.00
PARISOT, J. & N. La DESCENDANCE DE GUILLAUME Ier, Empereur Allemand. 1987. 326pp. Card covers, very good. [323] £40.00
PEERAGE CLAIM. BARONY OF CROMWELL. Amended Petition of Mrs. Bewicke-Copley, 1920. 35pp. Together with Supplementary Case, 4pp. with pedigree & large folding linen-backed pedigree with 4 coloured lines. Folio. Bound red cloth, gilt letters, very good. [1012a] £55.00
PEERAGE CLAIMS. A Very limited numbers of each only printed. [1780]
(a) BARONIES OF BEAUCHAMP & MORDAUNT. Case of THOMAS WENTWORTH RUSSELL. 1928. Typescript List of Proofs in support of Petition 7 large pages folded. List of Documents 48pp. 6 pedigrees, 3 folding. Proceedings & Evidence, 1929, xlii + 249pp. with folding pedigree. Minutes of Proceedings 4pp. Typescript of Petition 1925, 6 sheets. Translations of Parliament Rolls 10 sheets. A.T. Butler¹s summons to appear in front of the Committee of Privileges. Typescript of oral evidences 13 sheets. Folio. Bound black cloth, gilt letters. Bookplate A.T. Butler, Portcullis. £85.00
(b) BOLINGBROKE PEERAGE, Claim by Vernon Henry ST. JOHN. Petition. 1920, 2pp. Report 7pp. Case 9pp. with folding pedigree. Minutes of Evidence, 1922, 40pp. Folio. Black cloth, gilt letters. Bookplate A.T. Butler, Portcullis. £35.00
(e) GORDON PEERAGE. On behalf of SIR BRUCE GORDON SETON, Bart. Petition & Case, 1923/5, Supplemental Case, 1926. Pedigree & 3 Extracts. On behalf of MARQUIS OF HUNTLY, Case, Additional Case & Excerpts, also Speeches delivered by Counsel & Judgements. 1928. 527pp. 10 items (1 bound red cloth, others paper wrappers or deeds). £65.00
(f) BARONY OF LATYMER. Case of FRANCIS COUTTS of Tiverton, DEVON. 1911. Petitions, Report, Proceedings, Case, Appendix 3 + 12 + 3 + 2 + 6 + 6 + 43pp. 6 large folding pedigrees. Minutes of Proceedings & Evidence, 1912, 190pp. Folio. Bound red cloth , gilt letters. Bookplate A.T. Butler, Portcullis. Francis Burdett Money Coutts was the nephew of Angela Burdett Coutts. £65.00
(g) BARONY OF LUCAS. Book No. 2. Copies of Documents used as evidence in the Lord Great Chamberlain Case. 1902. 177pp. Bound boards. £18.00
Le PETIT GOTHA. Nouvelle edition augmentee et mise a jour. Edited by Chantal de Badts de Cugnac & Guy Coutant de Saisseval. Paris 2002. 989pp. Index. Pedigrees. Portraits. A brief history & genealogy of each Royal family down to the present day. New copy. [328] £60.00
PETITIONS CLAIMING THE RIGHT TO VOTE (as an Irish Peer) AT THE ELECTIONS OF REPRESENTATIVE PEERS FOR IRELAND. Minutes of Evidence & Resolutions. Folio. Disbound. Law Society stamp on each. [3231]
(a) The Rt. Hon. Mark EARL OF ANTRIM. 1858. 26pp. £18.00
(b) The Rt. Hon. Frederick Temple Blackwood BARON DUFFERIN & CLANEBOYE. 1848. 9pp. £15.00
(c) Rt. Hon. George John Danvers Butler Danvers EARL OF LANESBOROUGH. 1848. 12pp. £15.00
(d) Rt. Hon. Hugh Hamon Ingoldsby LORD MASSY, 1856. 7pp. £12.00
(e) Rt. Hon. Thomas VISCOUNT DE VESCI. 1856. 8pp. £15.00
PETITIONS CLAIMING THE RIGHT TO VOTE (as an Irish Peer) at the ELECTIONS OF REPRESENTATIVE PEERS FOR IRELAND. Minutes of Evidence & Resolutions. Folio. Disbound. Law Society stamp on each. [2260]
(a) The Rt.Hon. Thomas Fortescue BARON CLERMONT. 1853. 6pp. £8.00
(b) The Rt.Hon. Charles Henry Spencer George BARON GARVAGH. 1853. 8pp. £8.00
(c) The Rt.Hon. William BARON KENSINGTON. 1853. 11pp. £10.00
PINCHES, J.H. EUROPEAN NOBILITY & HERALDRY. A comparative study of the Titles of Nobility & their Heraldic Exterior Ornaments for each Countrywith Historical Notes. Limited edition of 500 copies 1994. xii + 336pp. Profusely illustrated with examples of coronets, helmets, arms & supporters, this is the first book to attempt to trace the development of the indication of rank & title by heraldic ornament & the development of the titles themselves from medieval times. An important reference work. New copy. [178] £40.00
PINCHES, J.H. & R.V. THE ROYAL HERALDRY OF ENGLAND. With 35 Genealogical Tables & Historical Notes. 1974. 4to. xviii + 334pp. 9 superb full page colour plates & hundreds of beautiful black & white illustrations, many from contemporary sources & some additional drawings by Dan Escott. The first complete reference book on Royal Heraldry. New copy. [181] £40.00
PINE, L.G. GUIDE TO TITLES & Forms of Address, Written & Spoken. 1959. 124pp. Very good in dust-wrapper. [183] £8.00
PINE, L.G. NEW EXTINCT PEERAGE, 1884-1971. Extinct, Dormant, Abeyant & Suspended Peerages with Genealogies & Arms. 1972. xxviii + 313pp. 19 full page plates showing 6 coats of arms each. Pedigrees & blazons of arms for all families included. Bound red cloth, gilt. New copy. [184] £32.00
PLANCHE, J.R. REGAL RECORDS: or, A Chronicle of the Coronations of the Queens Regnant of England. 1838. Small 8vo. xii + 170pp. Engraved frontis. & other engravings. Bound original embossed cloth, gilt letters, sceptre & crown. Backstrip faded otherwise good. One of scarcest books by this Author. [1782] £55.00
PLUMB, J.H. & H. WHELDON. ROYAL HERITAGE, the REIGN OF ELIZABETH II. Published in Association with the Television Series. 1981. 4to. 184pp. Index. Many fine plates in colour and black & white. Very good in dust-wrapper. [3234] £12.00
RISK, James C. The HISTORY OF THE ORDER OF THE BATH AND ITS INSIGNIA. 1972. 4to. xvii + 214pp. Index. 29 fine plates, some in colour. Very good in dust-wrapper. [1398] £30.00
ROLL OF THE BARONETS, As Authorised by Royal Warrant. Issued with Official Sanction by the Standing Council of the Baronets. A good run between 1925 & 1988. 33 volumes. 11 bound original card, 22 bound red cloth, gilt. Some faded spines otherwise good. Some bookplates & stamps Society of Antiquaries. [2782a] £150.00
ROMANOFF, Prince Dimitri. The ORDERS, MEDALS AND HISTORY OF GREECE. Copenhagen 1987. 223 pp. Many fine illustrations in colour and black & white, some tipped in. Pedigree. Very good in dust-wrapper. [198] £44.00
ROMANOFF, Prince Dimitri. The ORDERS, MEDALS & HISTORY OF MONTENEGRO. 1st edn. Copenhagen 1980. 96pp. Many illustrations in colour and black & white, some tipped in. Very good. [199] £44.00
ROMANOFF, Prince Dimitri. The ORDERS, MEDALS & HISTORY OF THE KINGDOMS OF SERBIA & YUGOSLAVIA. Copenhagen 1996. 191pp. Many illustrations in colour and black & white, some tipped in. Portrait, maps, flags. Pedigree. Very good in dust-wrapper. Bookplate David Williamson. [2132] £35.00
The ROYALTY, PEERAGE & NOBILITY OF EUROPE. 2005. 710pp. Illustrations and portraits. 98th edition of the Annuaire de la Noblesse de France (in English). New copy. [200] £55.00
RUVIGNY, Marquis de. THE JACOBITE PEERAGE, BARONETAGE, KNIGHTAGE & GRANTS OF HONOUR. 1904, Reprint 1974. 4to. xviii + 267pp. Index. Bound green cloth, very good. [1401] £50.00
RUVIGNY, Marquis de. The NOBILITIES OF EUROPE. 2nd year 1910. 250 copies only printed. xv + 456pp. 6 plates of arms. Pedigrees. Includes Nobility of Hungary, Holy Roman Empire, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, etc. & Britains with Foreign titles. Bound original red cloth, gilt letters, unevenly faded and endpapers foxed otherwise very good. Bookplate Michael Maclagan (Richmond Herald). [1074] £115.00
SAINTY, J.C. PEERAGE CREATIONS: CHRONOLOGICAL LISTS OF CREATIONS in the Peerages of England & Great Britain 1649-1800 and of Ireland 1603-1898. 2008. 160pp. Card covers. New copy. [203] £19.99
SAINTY, G.S. & R. HEYDEL-MANKOO. WORLD ORDERS OF KNIGHTHOOD & MERIT. 2006. 4to. 2 vols. lxii +2086pp. Index. Bibliography. 2 separate sheets of corrections. About 1500 beautiful illustrations, mostly in full colour. Starting with the Order of Malta & St. John, it sovers the whole world. An extremely important new work on the subject. Bound red cloth, gilt letters, in slipcase. New copy. [204] £295.00
SCHWENNICKE, Detlev (ed.) [ISENBURG, Prinz von]. EUROPAISCHE STAMMTAFELN, zur Geschichte der Europaischen Staaten. New edn. Atlas folio & folio. Pedigrees of Royal & titled families of Europe in chart pedigree form. Indexes. Original green or blue cloth, gilt letters, very good. [1954 & 2945]
(a) Band 1 pt.3. Die Hauser Oldenburg, Mecklenburg, Schwarzburg, Waldeck, Lippe und Reuss. 2000. £60.00
(b) Band III pt.3.Europaische, illegitime, Spanischer und Portugiesischer. 1985. 200 pedigrees. £65.00
(c) Band III pt.4. Das Feudale FrankreichŠ Mittelatters. 1989. 200 pedigrees. £65.00
(d) Band VII. Familien des Alten Lotharingien II. 1979. 168 pedigrees. £75.00
(e) Band IX. Familien des Früh- und Hochkapitalismus. 1987. 180 pedigrees. Front cover a little marked. £60.00
(f) Band X. Pairs des France und ihre Familien, 1986. 161 pedigrees. £60.00
(g) Band XI. Familien von Mittel- und Oberrhein und aus Burgund,1986. 162 pedigrees. £60.00
(h) Band XII. Schwaben. 1992. £60.00
(i) Band XIII. Les Familles Féodales de France I. 1990. 166 pedigrees. £65.00
(j) Band XVI. Bayern und Franken. 1995. £65.00
(k) Band XVIII. Zwischen Maas und Rhein. 1998. £65.00
(l) Band XXIII. Rund um die Ostsee 2. 2006. £75.00
SEGAR, Simon. HONORES ANGLICANI: or, TITLES OF HONOUR of the Temporal Nobility of the English Nation. 1st edn. 1712. 188pp. Index of names (Moule 401). The Author was great-grandson & heir of Sir William Segar. Bound contemporary panelled calf, raised bands, a little worn otherwise good. Wormholes in bottom margin, a little foxing otherwise very good. Signature Mich: Simpson 1716. [1403] £195.00
SEYMOUR, Wm. SOVEREIGN LEGACY. An Historical Guide to the BRITISH MONARCHY. 1979. 331pp. Index. 76 illustrations. From the Anglo-Saxons to the Present Time. Very good in dust-wrapper. [1404] £10.00
SHARPE¹S PRESENT PEERAGE of the British Empire; with a New & Comprehensive List of the Daughters of the Nobility who have been Married to Commoners. 1833. Illustrations of arms. Pedigrees. Bound green buckram, worn, hinges cracking. [1783] £45.00
SHAW, W.A. The KNIGHTS OF ENGLAND. A Complete Record from the Earliest Time of the Knights of all the Orders of Chivalry in England, Scotland & Ireland & of Knights Bachelor. 1906, Reprint 1971. 2 vols. 572 & 676pp. Index of names. A most useful reference work. Covers spotted & dampstained, contents very good. [1784] £38.00
SIRJEAN, Dr. Gaston. ENCYCLOPEDIE GENEALOGIQUES DES MAISONS SOUVERAINES du monde. Paris 1959/63. 8 parts include Merovingiens, Carolingiens, Capetiens, Valois, Bourbons, Orleans, Bonapartes et les illegitimes. 4to. 336pp. + [2]. Bound full calf, raised bands, gilt letters. A little rubbed otherwise very good. [1109] £85.00
SMITH, R. & J.S. MOORE (eds.) The MONARCHY. FIFTEEN HUNDRED YEARS OF BRITISH TRADITION.1998. List of Suscribers. xvi + 381pp. Index. Pedigrees. 16 fine colour plates. Very good in dust-wrapper. Bookplate David Williamson. [2262] £14.00
SOLLY, E. AN INDEX OF HEREDITARY ENGLISH, SCOTTISH & IRISH TITLES OF HONOUR. (Index Society 1879) Reprint 1968. ix + 205pp. Under titles & surnames, this is most useful to see if there ever was a particular title & whether extinct or extant. Very good. [1016] £35.00
Li SOVRANI DEL MONDO. Opera, che da notitia della Genealogia delle loro Famiglie, etc. etc. Venice 1720. 4 vols. Small 8vo. 447 + 600 + 430 + 314pp. + Index. Very spirited woodcuts of arms & genealogies of the reigning families of the World. Bibliographies. Bound old calf, very worn, some worm holes & a little dampstaining otherwise contents very good. [1972] £275.00
SPROULE, Anna. PRINCE CHARLES. 1975. Royal 4to. 72pp. Many illustrations in colour and black & white. Very good in dust-wrapper. £9.00 [3239]
SQUIBB, G.D. PRECEDENCE IN ENGLAND & WALES. Oxford 1981. xviii + 139pp. Index. The first history of the law relating to Precedence. Very good in faded dust-wrapper. [1405] £25.00
STALL PLATES of the Most Ancient & Most Noble ORDER OF THE THISTLE in the Chapel of the Order within St. Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh by C.J. Burnett & L. Hodgson. 2001. 248pp. Full page colour plates of the heraldic stall plates with biographical & heraldic notes and a brief history of the Order. New copy. [219] £45.00
STOCKDALE'S PEERAGE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. 1828. Bound with STOCKDALE'S BARONETAGE, 1828. iv + 72 & 37 plates of arms (8 to 20 arms on a page) + 175 & 142pp. Index. Also bound with The BRITISH IMPERIAL CALENDAR & a General Register of the U.K. & its Colonies, xii + 60 + 432pp. Also A COMPANION, 1828, viii + 113pp. and an ALPHABETICAL INDEX, 72pp. Includes Royal Households, Public Offices, Law Department, House of Commons, Army & Navy, Universities, etc. Recent quarter maroon morocco binding, blue leather label, gilt letters, marbled sides. A little foxing otherwise very good. [1017] £125.00
STRONG, Roy. CORONATION. A History of Kingship & the British Monarchy. 2005. 4to. xxxvii + 556pp. Index. Beautifully illustrated, mostly in colour. The story of each successive coronation, set in the history of the Monarchy. Signed by the Author. Very good in dust-wrapper. [1785] £18.00
TALBOT, Godfrey (ed.) The Country Life Book of the ROYAL FAMILY. 1980. Royal 4to. 207pp. The Story of the House of Windsor. Many illustrations, some in colour. Pedigree endpapers. Very good in dust-wrapper. [1408] £18.00
TAYLOR, A. The GLORY OF REGALITY: An Historical Treatise of the ANOINTING & CROWNING OF THE KINGS & QUEENS OF ENGLAND. 1820. xvi + 424pp. Index. Published in the year of the Coronation of George IV. (Moule 802). Rebound blue cloth, gilt letters, contents foxed otherwise very good. [1408A] £55.00
TEXIER, Alain. QU'EST-CE QUE LA NOBLESSE? Histoire et droit. Paris 1988. 601pp. Illustrations. An in-depth review of Nobility & titles with Glossary, Bibliography, heraldry & Index. Original decorated card covers, very good. [1110] £35.00
TIMMIS, I.A. CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORICAL & HERALDIC CHARTS of the ROYAL HOUSE OF ENGLAND from King Egbert. 1890. Large folio. Double title-page in gold, 6 double page pedigrees each shewing many coats of arms in full colours including the wives¹ arms. Printed on one side of the thick pages only. Bound quarter morocco, gilt letters & lines, marked, faded & worn. A little foxing otherwise contents very good. Bookplate S.L. Barry. [1786] £65.00
TURTON, W.H. The PLANTAGENET ANCESTRY, being tables showing over 7,000 of the ancestors of Elizabeth (Daughter of Edward IV & wife of Henry VII). The Heiress of the Plantagenets, with Preface Lists, Notes & a complete Index of about 2,700 entries & a reference for each. 1928. Folio. xvii + 274pp. Bound half black morocco, gilt letters, worn, contents very good. 2 bookplates Stanley Leonard Barry. [1787] £65.00
VAN DE PAS, L.F.M. ANCESTOR LIST OF H.R.H. PRINCE WILLIAM OF WALES. Privately printed Mosman Park 1998. Folio. 210pp. All known ancestors, male & female, with dates & brief Biographies. Index. Card covers. New copy. [230] £35.00
VAN DE PAS, L.F.M. BONNIE PRINCE CHARLIE. Ancestors of Prince Charles Edward Stuart. Very limited edn. privately printed Mosman Park 1998. Folio. [10] + 1006pp. Colour frontis. Detailed & lengthy index, Bibliography, Pedigrees & biographical notes. New copy. [231] £95.00
VAN DE PAS, L.F.M. ESTERHAZY. A GENEALOGY. Very limited edn. priv. printed, Perth 1993. Folio. Section 1 Descendants in the male line of Ferenc Esterhazy de Galantha 1532-1604, the Princes & Counts of Esterhazy. Section 2 Ancestors of Prince Pal-Antal Esterhazy de Galantha. 1986. 888pp. 2 colour plates. Lengthy Index of all names. Pedigrees & some brief biographies. New copy. [233] £95.00
VAN DUREN, Peter Bander. The CROSS ON THE SWORD. A Supplement to Orders of Knighthood, Awards & the Holy See. Gerrards Cross 1987. 196pp. Index. Illustrations. New copy. [239] £30.00
VAN DUREN, Peter Bander. ORDERS OF KNIGHTHOOD AND MERIT. The Pontifical Religious & Secularised Catholic-founded Orders & their relationship to the Apostolic See. 1995. xvi + 714pp. Index. 48 fine plates in colour & many black & white. New copy. [240] £70.00
VAN KERREBROUCK P. & C. BRUN. LA MAISON DE BOURBON 1256-2004. 2me edn. 2004. Royal 8vo. 2 vols. xxviii + 1010pp. Indexes & Bibliography. A mammoth work becoming Tome IV of the whole series. Card covers. New copy. [341a] £89.00
VAUGHAN-THOMAS, W. The PRINCES OF WALES. A History of the Successive Princes of Wales. 1982. 240pp. Index. Illustrations, several in colour. Pedigree. Very good in dust-wrapper. [1409] £12.00
VRIGNAULT, H.GENEALOGIE DE LA MAISON DE BOURBON. 2nd edn. Paris 1967. 4to. 192pp. Illustrations of Arms. Pedigrees, 1 folding. Original card covers, faded, contents very good. Bookplate David Williamson. [2053] £30.00
WARLOP, Dr. (Hist.) E. The FLEMISH NOBILITY Before 1300. Kortrijk 1975/6. 4to. 4 vols. (Translated from the Flemish by J.B. Ross & Dr. H. Vandermoere). 1332pp. Many fine colour plates & black & white & seals, pedigrees, etc. A magnificent production. Very good in dust-wrappers and slipcases. [1252] £160.00
WARWICK, Christopher. The ROYAL BRIDES. A Record in Words and Pictures of the six post-war Royal Weddings. 1975. 4to. 96pp. Profusely illustrated. Very good in dust-wrapper. [1411] £12.00
WEIR, Alison. BRITAIN'S ROYAL FAMILIES. The Complete Genealogy. New edn. 2008 [7] + 391pp. Index. From A.D.800 to today. Card covers. New copy. [251] £9.99
WESTLAKE, H.F. (Custodian & Minor Canon of the Abbey). WESTMINSTER ABBEY. The Church, Convent, Cathedral & College of St. Peter, Westminster. 1923. 1 of 350 copies. Royal 4to. xxxix + xi + 518 + lixpp. Index. Printed in red & black. 80 fine plates, 14 text illustrations & a large folding coloured plan. A magnificent production. Bound blue cloth, gilt arms, letters & top edges. A nice copy but for bad marks on the back cover of vol. 1. [1412] £58.00
WESTMINSTER ABBEY. TWENTY-FOUR GEMS OF WESTMINSTER ABBEY. A Collection of Permanent Photographs (The Graphotone Co.) Super Royal 4to. N.d. (c.1902). 24pp. & 24 illustrations. Original card covers on cords. Some foxing & card covers faded & worn at edges otherwise good. [1413] £21.00
WESTMINSTER ABBEY 900 YEARS. To Commemorate the 900th Anniversary Year. 1966. Slim folio. 39pp. Many illustrations in colour and black & white. Bound cloth boards, good in crumpled dust-wrapper. [1414a] £15.00
WESTMINSTER HALL. An Account of the Arrangements & Procedure in, Friday 7 May, 1937, on the Occasion of the Luncheon of the Empire Parliamentary Association, at which H.M. King George VI welcomed the Prime Ministers & other Delegates. 1000 copies only printed 1937. 4to. For presentation to those who attended. Frontis. & 3 plates. Some printing in blue, red & green. Includes a chapter on Coronation Banquets held here. Fine binding full red crushed morocco, gilt letters, insignia & chain border. Very good condition in original wrapper & slipcase. [1415] £50.00
WILLIAMSON, D. & J. GOODMAN. DEBRETT'S BOOK OF THE ROYAL ENGAGEMENT. 1986. 4to. 160pp. PRINCE ANDREW & SARAH FERGUSON (now the Duke & Duchess of York). Many illustrations in colour and black & white. Pedigrees. Very good. Bookplate of David Williamson, co-author. [1789] £15.00
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