1812 Collins's Peerage of England; Genealogical, Biographical, and Historical

Description

First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding

Complete in nine volumes. Arthur Collins was an English antiquarian and historian. This is his most well known work, originally published in 1709 and 1712. The work went through numerous editions with increased number of volumes. 

Sir Egerton Parker published this 1812 sixth edition, bringing the book's contents up to date and describing Collins as "a most industrious, faithful, and excellent genealogist" whose only failing was a habit of regarding rank and titles with "too indiscriminate respect and flattery." First edition thus.

Containing a complete peerage of England, with historical, biographical, and genealogical notes of the 'Blood Royal' and dukes, marquises, earls to the death of George II and the accession of George III, viscounts and barons up to the nineteenth century, and a short extinct peerage from the accession of King Henry VII with an account of peerage claims.

Featuring illustrations of coats of arms to title vignettes.

Detailed Index to rear vol. IX, unpaginated. 

No half titles as called for. 

Singular leaf of publisher's advertisements to vol. VII, and two leaves of publisher's advertisements to vol. IX as called for. Collated, complete. 

From the library of Anthony R. Wagner, long-serving officer of the arms at the College of Arms in London, one of the most prolific authors on the subjects of heraldry and genealogy of the 20th century. Inscribed to front free endpaper vol. I. 'Anthony R Wagner, Richmond Herald,' dated 1944.