The British compendium, or, Rudiments of honour
Subtitle: vol. I, in two parts : containing the genealogies of all the nobility of England, their titles, posts, and seats : also their coronation robes, with their arms, crests, supporters, and motto's, exactly engraved on copper plates : to which is added, an account of the officers of state, the institution and investiture of several orders of knighthood, and lists of the said orders to the present time.
Edition: The ninth edition, corrected and brought down to the year 1751.
Publisher: Printed for J. and P. Knapton ... C. Hitch and L. Hawes, T. Astley and R. Baldwin ..., and A. Millar ...
Published: 1751
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: Nobility -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800.; Heraldry -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800.; Coronations -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800.
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Other titles: British compendium; Rudiments of honour
Notes: ESTC (RLIN) ESTCN32743
Vol. 1, pt. 1, has 2 title pages: first t.p., printed in red and black, has imprint date 1746; description taken from 2nd t.p., with imprint date 1751. Vol. 1, pt. 2 has single t.p. printed in red and black, giving date 1746.
Vol. 1, pt. 1: [2], iv, 596 p.; v. 1, pt. 2: [2], 386, 62 p., [74] p. of plates.
"Appendix" updating contents to Dec. 1750: v. 1, pt. 2, 62 p. at end.
Includes indexes.
LC copy bound in 2 v.; imperfect: v. 1, pt. 2 t.p. torn, affecting text. "Table des blasons qui se trouvent dessinés dans ce volume": [8] p. in ms., laid in v. 1, pt. 2.