HERALDRY.- A COLLECTION OF THREE ALBUMS

HERALDRY.- A COLLECTION OF THREE ALBUMS

including: Two scrap, the first containing miscellaneous gouache and gilt or embossed heraldic designs and crests, chromolithographs, ephemera, bookplates (including Ferdinand de Lesseps), calling cards, Christmas cards, flags; the second with a military focus, featuring watercolour designs for the Knights of the Garter, Thistle, Bath etc., and military regiments, crests within decorative borders, with watercolour views representing branches of the armed forces; [with] Bartholomew (C. E.) The Heraldic Album for Arms, Crests & Monograms, chromolithographic title, 45 plates with numerous embossed crests and decorative printed borders, further 3 at rear done by hand, pencil annotations throughout, decorative ownership design in ink, Johnson & Rowe, c.1870; some spotting and staining throughout, mixed bindings, one with upper board detached, 4to (3)