Author: J.R.S.G. [EDWARD RALPH SEROCOLD SKEELS]
Title: A Portfolio of Royal Descents
Description: London: Phillimore & Co, 1902. Printed for Private Circulation. Red/gilt hardback cloth cover with bevelled edges. 470mm x 290mm (19" x 11"). 89pp. Coats of Arms and facsimile signatures. Printed for Private Circulation. Volume provides a series of 89 descents from the Royal Houses of England and Scotland. Includes in most cases a facsimile of the signature whose descent is traced out, whilst on the opposite page is given, in the case of armorial families an engraving of the arms borne. The pedigree at the beginning of the volume shows the descent of Edward III from most of the Royal Houses of Europe and consequently the early ancestry of nearly all those whose genealogies given in the work. Heraldic bookplate of James Watts 'Fide sed cui Vide' on the paste-down. N.B.: Heavy volume-shipping supplement applies-please ask for shipping quote stating country of destination.. G - : in Good (minus) condition. Cover rubbed and bumped with edge fading. Spine and titles faded with two inch by one inch chip at base with joint. Inner hinges cracked but contents tight. Heraldic bookplate of James Watts on paste-down 'Fide sed cui Vide'. Fore and lower edge untrimmed. Teg. Contents VG .

Keywords: Genealogy Heraldry Royalty Scotland


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