Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 6th December 1883, Edition 1 of 1, Page 1224

HARRISON & SONS' PUBLICATIONS . Burke ' s Peerage , Baronetage , Knightage , & c , for 1884 . A GENEALOGICAL AND HERALDIC DICTIONARY OF THE PEERAGE AND BAHONETAGE , TOGETHER WITH MEMOIRS of the PEIVY COUNCILLORS and KNIGHTS By Sir BERNARD BURKE , C . B ., LL . D ., Ulster King of Arms . 45 th Edition . as wel This l as Peerage the present and B , afonetage account of is all the the onlr Peer one 3 and extant Baronets which of combines the realm , in . one The volume Baronetage , the full , incorporated genealog-lcal with or past the Knightage Peerage , is has complete been much in . every enlargei detail by the as to introduction the Lineage of the and family present connections condition of of the each Knights Baronet of and the several his family Orders . The of the Knights Bachelors and of the Members of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council . Precedence — . This important Knights , and subject the Companions has been fully of the deal several t with , Orders and tlie of List Knighthood may be are relied placed on as according authoritative to thei . r The relative Peers rank , Baronets and there , and is given a Scale of General or Social Precedence , and a Lists of the Maids of Honour to the Queen ¦ with their ; relative Precedence Precedence . in Tables the Colonies of Precedence , the Dominion of Diplomatic of Canada Agents ,, and the ; Relative Indian Empire Rank of are the also Officers supplied of . the There Navy , will and als Army o be found ; and official op the Lists Crown of The op Ixdia Order , The of the Victoria Indtan Cross Empire , and , Thr The Roy Albert At Order Medal of Victori . The heraldic a atstd Albert department , Tub incl Imperial udes not Order only the engravings of the arms of both Peers and Baroxets , but also the written blazon or descriptions . To this work is easily added traced a Key , . or l , Comprehensive T 90 pages , 1 vol . Alphabetical super royal 8 List vo ., , cloth by means gilt . of Price which £ 1 . every 18 s . titled personage , and many others , can be * While most other publications of the kind form most useful indexes to the living members of the Aristocracy , Sir Bernard Times . Burke ' s handsome volume is perhaps the most useful and valuable companion to the student of English History . ' ' Constant reference to the pases of " Burke " enables us to testify to its invariable accuracy . . . . For completeness and comprehensiveness on all matters connected with titles of honour it is unsurpassed . '—Court Journal . THE GENERAL ARMORY OF ENGLAND , SCOTLAND , IRELAND & WALES . By Sir BERNARD BURKE , C . B ., LL . D ., Ulster King of Arms . He-issue 1883 , "with Additional Supplement , describing the Arms , & c , of nearly One Thousand Families , not included in the previous issue , COIsTTEKTS . What Origin constitutes and History the of right Heraldry to bear . . . Arms . Supporters Coronets , Chapeaux : their , origin & c . and importance . How they Explanation Circumstances of the under technical which descri the ption Arros or' of blazon two ' of or Arms more . Hatchments should be : drawn their shape . , colour , and meaning " . families are combined . The ' seize quartiers ' of the French and German Nobility . The The different Shield and , clnsses its char of Arms ges . . . Glossary The authorities and Dictionary in Heraldry of — Heraldic Kings of Term Arms s , , illustrated Heralds , & c by . The engraving colours used , < fcc in . Heraldry and their representation in The 140 Arms Woodcuts of various . members of the Royal Family , , I Crests The positions , Wreath of s , Animals and Badges , & c . ; their origin , value , and The illustrated Arras of . the Kings of England , since the Norman The representation colours of liveries . —hoiv derived . The Conquest Arms of Scotland , illustrated , Ireland . , and Wales , illustrated . Mottoes The blazons : their oi origin the Arms and use of all . the principal families , towns , corporations The Orders of , < fcc Knighthood ., of the United , illustrated Kingdom . , over 66 \ O 0 (> in Mottoes , alphabetically which the arranged family name , "with , county reference number , & , to c alp , the oa habetically r . families be ascertained which arranged fro carry . m the them motto , serving on the as Arms an index . by means of 1 , 28 U pages , royal 8 vo . cloth , gilt . PrLce £ 2 . 12 s . € d . Burke ' s Dormant , Abeyant , Forfeited , and Extinct Peerages . New Edition nbought down to tub Present Date ( 1883 ) . Comprising every Peerage created since the Conquest , that is now Extinct , Dormant , under Attainder , Illustrated or in Abey b ance y StceL , and Engravings tracing of dow tho n Princi tho various pal Arms di , gnities royal 8 vo to . cloth their , g existing ilt . Price representatives £ 2 . 2 s . . * By the publication of this splendid volume , Ulster King of Arms completes the structure of information whi ™ lias been bo l < ng engaged in rearing , and in whoso construction he has displnycl not only the acenracy ami researc ^ the herald , but the generalisation , tho appreciation of tho historian . '—Moiininq Post . HARRISON & SONS , 59 Pall Mall , London , S . W ., I Publishers and BooJcsellew to the Queen and JET . R . TI . the Prhice of Wales . ^ __ — - 'S __

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