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SELDEN, JOHN. Titles of Honor... Second Edition. Woodcut and engraved text illustrations. [36], 67, 98-941, [3] pages (with L2.3 bound backward).
SELDEN, JOHN. Titles of Honor... Second Edition. Woodcut and engraved text illustrations. [36], 67, 98-941, [3] pages (with L2.3 bound backward). Some use of Arabic, Greek, Hebrew, and Gothic type. Folio, old calf, artlessly rebacked, endpapers renewed, hinges reinforced with masking tape; contents heavily toned. London: William Stansby and Richard Whittaker, 1631
- Notes: First published in 1614. "In the first part he deals with the titles and dignities of emperors, kings, and other rulers, beginning with the inquiry whether there were kings before the flood. In the second part he deals with inferior titles, commencing with those of heirs apparent to thrones; and finally discusses feminine titles, honorary attributes such as 'clarissimus' and 'illustris,' and the laws of precedence" (DNB). STC 22178. With the signature dated 1634 of the antiquary Sir Roger Twysden (1597-1672) on the title.
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