English, Scotch and Irish Peerage, 4 vols.

Arthur Collins (1682-1762), The peerage of England

Object Status:

Unlocated

Primary Source Reference:

Museum Auction Broadside, Lot 8 (Heraldry)

Author/Composer:

Collins, Arthur, 1682-1762

Notes:

Library Company may not have acquired Du Simitière's set, as a different set (in 6 vols) is listed in the 1770 and 1789 Catalogues (71.O)

Valued at 2s 6d in Du Simitière's estate inventory, Library Company of Philadelphia, p. 6

Du Simitière lent a copy of the Irish peerage (in 12mo.) to R. S. Jones on 14 Mar 1776. Du Simitière Memorandum Books, Library of Congress, fol. 8v

Title Information:

The peerage of England

Imprint Information:

London, 1756