Heraldry.- Bossewell (John) Workes of Armories devided into three bookes, entitled the concordes of Armorie, the Armorie of Honor, and of cotes and creastes, printed by Henrie Ballard, dwelling without Temple-barre, 1597.
Heraldry.- Bossewell (John) Workes of Armories devided into three bookes, entitled the concordes of Armorie, the Armorie of Honor, and of cotes and creastes, black letter, title with woodcut printer's device, numerous woodcut arms, woodcut historiated and decorative initials, a few instances of early ink marginalia, final f. lower margin cut away with loss of word 'Finis', some spotting or mostly light staining, new endpapers, 17th century calf, spine in compartments, later red morocco label, joints splitting, but holding firm, head of spine chipped, corners worn, rubbed, [STC 3394], small 4to, printed by Henrie Ballard, dwelling without Temple-barre, 1597.
⁂ Second edition of one of the most important Elizabethan works on Heraldry.
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Heraldry.- Bossewell (John) Workes of Armories devided into three bookes, entitled the concordes of Armorie, the Armorie of Honor, and of cotes and creastes, black letter, title with woodcut printer's device, numerous woodcut arms, woodcut historiated and decorative initials, a few instances of early ink marginalia, final f. lower margin cut away with loss of word 'Finis', some spotting or mostly light staining, new endpapers, 17th century calf, spine in compartments, later red morocco label, joints splitting, but holding firm, head of spine chipped, corners worn, rubbed, [STC 3394], small 4to, printed by Henrie Ballard, dwelling without Temple-barre, 1597.
⁂ Second edition of one of the most important Elizabethan works on Heraldry.