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SHAW, WILLIAM A. (ED) & BURTCHAELL, G.D. (COMP.) The Knights of England. 2 Vols. A Complete Reford from the Earliest Time to the Present Day of the Knights of all the Orders of Chivalry in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and of Knights Bachelor.
Heraldry Today. 1971, Reprint. (ISBN: 090045511X) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Modern reprint of the magnificent 1906 work on British orders of knighthood and chivalry, covering all known appointements from the earliest times until that date. Contents - Volume I: Preface. Introduction (detailing the origins and histories) - The Knights of the Garter - The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle - The Most Illustrious Order of St Patrick - The Most Honourable Order of the Bath - The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India - The Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George - The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire - The Royal Victorian Order - Royal Hanovarian Guelphic Order - Knights Bachelor of England - The Knights dubbed in Ireland (includes list) - Addenda of Scotch Knights dubbed by Charles I (includes list). Chap I - Knights of the Garter (list). Chap II - Knights of the Thistle (list, includes Jacobite appointments). Chap III - Knights of St Patrick (list). Chap IV - Knights of the Bath (lists): KB, GCB military, GCB civil, KCB military, KCB civil. Chap V - Knights of the Star of India (lists): KSI, GCSI, KCSI. Chap VI - Knights of St Michael and St George (lists): GCMG, KCMG. Chap VII - Knights of the Indian Empire (lists): KIE, GCIE, KCIE. Chap VIII - Knights of the Victorian Order (lists): Victorian Chain, GCVO, GCVO honorary, KCVO, KCVO honorary. Chap IX - Knights of the Guelphic Order (lists): GCH, KCH, KH. Contents - Volume II: Knights Bachelor (list begining 1257, May 18 and ending 1904, Dec 19). Index. lxiv + 479 pp (Vol I) and 253 pp (Vol II). Original specked ultramarine cloth covered boards with gilt titles and lettering to spines. Slight staining to spines. Photo-scan available on request. Very Good/No Jacket.
Offered for GBP 80.00 = appr. US$ 159.20 by: Addison Phillips - Book number: 001741