Salmon Mr Thomas (4 results)
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Published by W. Owen, London, 1751
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Title: A Short View of the Families of the Present English Nobility Author: Mr. Thomas Salmon Publisher: London: W. Owen, 1751 Edition: First edition Binding: Contemporary full leather with gilt tooling to spine and boards Description: A very good, complete first edition o…f Thomas Salmon s 1751 genealogical reference work. This comprehensive peerage volume includes: A short history of each noble family in England, the names of peeresses of England, and a list of the sixteen representative peers of Scotland. A complete index for quick reference, Bound in elegant 18th-century full leather with gilt spine and border tooling, the volume is clean and well-preserved. Light rubbing to corners and edges, but the binding remains tight and attractive. Pages are clean and free from markings, with only light age toning. A valuable resource for historians, genealogists, and collectors of English nobility, with a unique inclusion of female titles and Scottish representation, making it broader than many contemporary works. A neat 18th-century ink inscription, EM Hycoff, appears on the inside cover, suggesting early ownership. While this individual has not yet been identified, the handwriting is consistent with contemporary use and adds to the historical character of this well-preserved peerage reference.
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Published by C. Bathurst; W. Strahan; J. and F. Rivington; W. Johnston; etc, London:, 1772
- Hardcover
Seller: Madoc Books (ABA-ILAB), Llandudno, CONWY, United KingdomMadoc Books (ABA-ILAB)
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. VG, 12th ed, 1772, 25 pls (maps), complete. In contemporary marked reversed calf, some blind edge tooling, corners rubbed. Re-spined, retaining old, raised bands, modern red morocco label with gilt title. Internally, half title, [4], (v-vx), [1], 2-696 pp, 25 pls (maps, B&W & folding), fep top ti…p removed to remove ink name (1777), title page in red & black inks, 1 plate cropped along border at leading edge, 1 map almost invisibly repaired at margin edge, some light edge browning, some offsetting to eps. (126*211 mm). (ESTCT69010). Salmon, historian and travel writer, accompanied George Anson on his round-the-world voyage. His experiences formed the subject for a series of other titles, among them A New Geographical and Historical Grammar (1749), which ran to thirteen editions by 1785, and The Universal Traveller (1752-3). In addition Salmon contributed surveys of the English, Scottish, and Irish peerages, guides for foreign visitors to Oxford and Cambridge, biographies of men who died in the service of their country, and an essay on marriage. See ODNB.
Published by William Owen, London, 1759
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Quercus Rare Books, Chico, CA, U.S.A.Quercus Rare Books
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Add to basketPaperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. London: William Owen, 1759. The Title Page continues "Their Mariages, Issue, Descennts, and immediate Ancestors; the Posts of Honour and Profit they hold in the Govenment; their Arms, Mottos, and Chief Seats. With an Index, Specifying the Time of their respective Creatio…ns, and Summons to Parliament; the Titles of their Eldest Sons; their Rank, Precedence, &c." The author is Thomas Salmon (1679-1767) who also published volumes on the English and Scottish nobility and was an editor of the "State Trials." This is a disbound copy of the First Edition. The leather covers are present but loose, as is the first endpaper. The textblock is still attached to the leather spine, which has five raised bands and an embossed title. Clean text; very bright and fresh; 272 pages, with a six-page index and a one-page publisher's advert in the rear. The Title Page has an embossed chop from an English library. Pages 167 to 180 have dampstain and a crease. [Please note the condition issues. Quercus must offer this as a binding copy, in need of restoration or repair. In this case, well worth a rebind.]. First Edition. Disbound. Very Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
More imagesPublished by William Owen, London, 1759
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Quercus Rare Books, Chico, CA, U.S.A.Quercus Rare Books
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Condition: Used - Very good
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good (Plus). No Jacket. First Edition. London: William Owen, 1759. The Title Page continues "Their Mariages, Issue, Descennts, and immediate Ancestors; the Posts of Honour and Profit they hold in the Govenment; their Arms, Mottos, and Chief Seats. With an Index, Specifying the Time of their respective…Creations, and Summons to Parliament; the Titles of their Eldest Sons; their Rank, Precedence, &c." The author is Thomas Salmon (1679-1767) who also published volumes on the English and Scottish nobility and was an editor of the "State Trials." This is a Very God (Plus) to Near Fine copy of the First Edition. Bound in smooth calf with gilt ruling. Five raised bands (gilt) with gilt decorations and a stamped title on the spine. Clean text; very bright and fresh; 272 pages, with a six-page index and a one-page advert for Salmon's works on the English and Scottish peerage in the rear. Page ends are stained red. The front paste-down bears the armorial bookplate of Reverend Charles Lyttelton [1714-1768], Bishop of Carlisle and a noted antiquary. Mild rub to the margins; gilt on spine rubbed; splits at the edges of the spine [holding perfectly well]. A superior copy, very attrative. . First Edition. Full-Leather. Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
