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ANON Knights Bachelor 1965-1973
The Imperial Society of Knights Bachelor. 1933, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A List of the existing recipients of the honour of knighthood, as on 1st January 1973, the Imperial Society of Knights Bachelor. Contents: 1. Some Notes concerning Knighthood; 2. Dedication of Chapel; 3. Review of the Society; 4. Registrar's Report; 5. Chapel Charity; 6. Stop Press; 7. Order of General Precedence; 8. List of (living) Knights Bachelor in order of creation; 9. The Roll of Knights Bachelor; 10. Obituary (notified since last issue); 11. The Armorial Bearings of a few Knights (additional to the last issue). Section 8 is arranged by year of receiving the accolate or Letters Patent of dispensation, together with full names and titles of the recipient, and full date. Section 9 contains biographical entries for living knights, together with information on their other decorations, ranks and titles. Section 10 consists of 4 unnumbered pages of b/w photographic reproductions, of pen and ink illustrations of the full armorial bearings of knights, including mottos and description. Also includes a list of officers of the society, a full colour plate of the chapel in the Church of St Bartholomew-the-Great Smithfield, London, with a full colour plate of the title page. 1933 + iv pp. Very Good/No Jacket.
Offered for GBP 16.00 = appr. US$ 31.84 by: Addison Phillips - Book number: 001469