A collection of coats of arms borne by the nobility and gentry of the county of Glocester

People / Organizations

• J. Good ("printed by")
• J. Good ("sold by")

Imprint

London : printed and sold by J. Good, 1792.

Publication year

1792

ESTC No.

T105267

Grub Street ID

158626

Description

7,[1],49,[1]p.,62 plates ; 4°.

Note

The titlepage is engraved

Sig. B is headed by engravings of 'The ancient seal of the city of Glocester'; a variant sig. B was issued headed by the ancient and modern arms of the city of Glocester

Taken chiefly from 'Ancient and present state of Glostershire' by Sir Robert Atkyns and 'A new history of Gloucestershire' by Samuel Rudder

Compiled by Sir George Napier

Coats of arms engraved by Ames of Bristol

A proposal for this work was published bearing the title: 'A proposal for publishing by subscription, a collection of coats of arms'

With a list of subscribers, and a slip bound into the prelims., "The second volume will be published as soon as possible", apparently never published.