Oct 21, 2014 - Sale 2362

Sale 2362 - Lot 96

Price Realized: $ 406
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
UPTON, NICOLAS; et al. De studio militari libri quatuor. Johan. de Bado Aureo, Tractatus de armis. Henrici Spelmanni Aspilogia. Edoardus Bissaeus e codicibus Mss. primus publici juris fecit, notisque illustravit. 2 double-page engraved plates showing ceremonies for the creation of a knight; numerous heraldic and other text illustrations. [12], 259, [1]; [2], 45, [1], [8], 142, [2], 105, [1] pages, including portrait of Sir Henry Spelman and blank ²T4. 4 parts in one volume. Folio, 310x191 mm, contemporary gilt-panelled calf, cover corners worn through; general title soiled, occasional light marginal toning and foxing, dark stain on Aspilogia title and several other leaves, front free endpaper lacking. London: Roger Norton for John Martin & James Allestrye, 1654

Additional Details

first edition of 3 works on heraldry and knighthood. Moule, page 141; Wing U124.