Curialia : or an historical account of some branches of the royal houshold, &c. &c. Volume I. consisting of three parts ; viz. I. A Dissertation on the obsolete Office of The Esquires of the King's Body ; -And on the original Nature, Duty, &c. of The Gentlemen of the King's Most Honourable Privy-Chamber. II. An Account of the King's Honourable Band of Gentlemen Pensioners from its Establishment to the present Time. III. A similar Account of the Yeomen of the King's Guard, from the Date of its Institution
London : Printed by J. Nichols ; and sold by B. White and Son, J. Robson, Leigh and Sotheby, and T. Payne, junior, 1791. First Edition. An internally very good copy with wide margins, in a good later [19th century] binding of title-blocked quarter vellum over marble boards. Boards starting to delaminate at the fore-edge; slightly scuffed and somewhat rubbed at the edges. Vellum slightly dust-dulled. Text block remains tight and clean overall, showing only the expected faint offsetting and (chiefly marginal) foxing of age. An uncommonly good example, scarce on the market. Item #460365
Physical description; [4], 78; vii, [1], 126; [2], 133, [1] pages ; 28 cm. Notes; Printed by J. Nichols, Printer to the Society of Antiquaries. Contents: Part I. Two dissertations: I. On the obsolete office of the esquires of the king's body. II. On the original nature, duty, &c. of the gentlemen of the king's most honourable privy chamber -- Part II. A memoir regarding the king's honourable band of gentlemen pensioners, from its establishment to the present time -- Part III. A memoir respecting the king's body-guard of yeomen of his guard, from its institution, A.D. 1485. Subjects; Royal households Great Britain Early works to 1800. Great Britain Court and courtiers.
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