Nurnberg.Christoph Weigel der Altern 1734. [Vol 1]: [12 ] leaves of text, [115] leaves each with to recto two plates illustrating of coats of arms. Copper engraved frontispiece and title-page in red and black. Typeface is Gothic apart from within the plates. [Vol II]: Half-title, [7] leaves of text, [83] leaves each with two plates as before. [Vol III]; [10] leaves of text including half-title, [103] leaves each with two plates as before. [Vol IV]: [6] leaves of text including half-title, [100] leaves each with two plates as before; [Vol V]: Half-title, [4] leaves of text, [161] leaves with two plates as before. [Vol VI]: Half-title, [34] leaves each with two plates as before. [Vol VII]: Title-page, [1] leaf of text, 24 leaves of engravings in various sizes. [Vol VII]; Title-page, [1] leaf with full size engraving and 5 leaves with small engravings. GENERAL REGISTER. Half-title with text to verso and 1 leaf of text, [32] leaves of Index. Contemporary full sheep with tree effect; spine with raised bands, title label and heavy gilt. All edges red. Marbled endpapers. Folio. Boards are scratched and rubbed with bumping to extremities where the leather has worn away. The leather to the head of the spine has been pulled with some loss but the headband is intact; there is slight bookworm damage to the tail. Inner joints are cracking at the end-papers. Generally the text is clean and crisp with very occasional spotting, browning and light dampstaining. Small tear to lower edge of one of the final leaves. Book plate of Cecil Humphrey-Smith on front end paste-down. A very good copy.Cecil Humphrey-Smith is Principal and founder of the Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies. Title-pages notes 14,767 copper plates in total.