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Émile Rondeau, Paris. 1890. Second Edition, much enlarged, large 8vo, 2 vols., xvii,[iii],390.[2]; [iv],494,[2]pp., titles in red and black, with the armorial bookplate of Allan Heywood Bright, numerous illustrations of arms, half red morocco by Henry Young & Sons, Liverpool, marbled sides, spines heavily tooled in gold, five raised bands, uncut, t.e.g. a nice set. Still one of the most useful studies of armorial bindings with hundreds of illustrations of armorial designs. Including special sections on French and foreign royalty, ecclesiastics and women collectors. |
