Johnston, Andrew

NOTITIA ANGLICANA. Two volumes

      Printed for A. Johnston Engraver in old Round Court in the Strand; J. Senex at the Globe, R. Gosling at the Middle Temple Gate, Printed for A. Johnston Engraver in old Round Court in the Strand; J. Senex at the Globe, R. Gosling at the Middle Temple Gate, in Fleet-street; W. Taylor at the Ship in Pater-noster-Row; W. and J. Innys at the West End of St. Paul's; and J. Osborn at the, 1724 Full Title: NOTITIA ANGLICANA. Shewing, I. The atchievements (sic.) of all the English nobility complete (i.e.) their several quarterings or pretensions; being the arms of the most eminent families in Great Britain and Ireland: also their impalements, &c. as well as their paternal coats, crests, supporters, and mottos. II. Their several titles of honour, whether hereditary, or by great offices in the state: together with just and correct blasons of their said atchievements, and reasons for many of their particular bearings, &c. To which is added, by way of introduction, An essay, on the nature, rise, and intent of arms and armory. Shewing their progressive growth, in the practice of both the ancients and moderns; together with sufficient rules and observations, for attaining a perfect knowledge in that science. Vol. I: pp. (1) [Title printed in red and black], (1) [Engraved dedication to John Earl of Montagu] (6) [Subscriber's list], (94) [Essay on Arms and Armory] + 108 Engraved plates of coats of arms (as in some other copies, plate 94 is lacking - but there are two plates numbered 16). Vol. II: (1), (1) [Engraved dedication to Charles Duke of Queensberry & Dover] + Engraved plates of coats of arms, numbered 109-190 (as in some other copies, plates 189 and 190 are misbound); 166 [Text], (10) [Index], (1) [Errata]. There is some plate soiling throughout. The plates were "Curiously drawn and engrav'd by Mr. C. Gardiner, and other eminent masters." Bound in old paneled calf, needing rebacking and some restoration. Cf. Moule, Thomas. Bibliotheca Heraldica Magnae Britanniae (1822), p. 318-319. First Edition. SWAF. W154. 1st Edition.