Kearsley's Complete Peerage, of England, Scotland and Ireland; Together with An Extinct Peerage of the Three Kingdoms, 1799

A handsome copy of this early book of British Peerage. The book has been professionally rebound in the mid 20th Century, in full calf leather, very much in 18th century style - possibly using period leather.

Kearsley's Complete Peerage, of England, Scotland and Ireland; Together with An Extinct Peerage of the Three Kingdoms, List of All Their Family Names, Titles of Elder Sons &c, and Translations of Their Mottos. 

Printed for Geo. Kearsley, London, June 1799.

Previous owner's ink stamp/stencil and signature - A.C. Arnold of Lowestoft, dated to 1800, on endpaper at front and signature and date to endpaper at rear.

A very good full polished calf hardback with red morocco title label to spine with hand-lettered gilt title. With replacement endpapers. In very good condition indeed. Soundly bound. Includes 88 Plates in total, in addition to a frontispiece portrait of George III.

The text pages are bright and clean throughout with occasional professional paper repairs where required. A handsome little volume of some scarcity.

Text in English.

Frontispiece + Title + xxxvi + 1-40pp 'Kearsley's Arms of the Peers, Peeresses &c of England, Scotland and Ireland' + 340pp + 41-52pp 'Peers and Peeresses of Scotland Crests' + 341-347pp + 53-80pp '.'Peers and Peeresses of Ireland Crests' + 351-564pp + 81-88p 'Collars, Badge and Jewels' + 565-584pp + 94) Advertisements.

Dimensions: Approximately 135mm high x 95mm wide x 45mm deep.

Weight: Approximately 372g (unpacked).