An essay on Additional Figures and Marks of Cadency. Shewing, The Ancient & Modern Practice of Differencing Descendents In This and other Nations. More Fully and Exactly, than any Thing hitherto Published upon this Part of Herauldry

NISBET, Alex[ander]

Published by Printed by John Reid junior, Edinburgh, 1702

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[8], xxi, [1], 276pp. With six engraved plates. Recent blind-ruled calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Some chipping to margins of title page and first three leaves of text. The sole edition of Alexander Nisbet's (1657-1725) authoritative essay on the scientific system of heraldry. In 1687, abandoning a career in law, Nisbet embarked on a project to produce the most complete work on armorial bearings to date. Lacking the funds required to bring his magnum opus to press, Nisbet applied to parliament for an allowance. As proof of his capabilities he published, at his own expense, the present work. Parliament duly granted him £248 6s. 8d. per year. The fruits of his labours, System of Heraldry, Speculative and Practical, finally appeared in 1722, earning him an enduring reputation as Scotland's greatest heraldic writer. ESTC T135758. Size: 8vo.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: An essay on Additional Figures and Marks of Cadency. Shewing, The Ancient & Modern Practice of Differencing Descendents In This and other Nations. More Fully and Exactly, than any Thing hitherto Published upon this Part of Herauldry
• Publisher: Printed by John Reid junior, Edinburgh
• Publication Date: 1702
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First edition.