Print, bookplate, trade-card (BM 1912,1011.12-207 094)

A collection of the work of John Emslie, the heradlic engraver: the collection mostly consists of armorial bookplates, and is made up as follows:
12 to 74: Bookplates with coats of arms or crests, owners almost invariable unidentified
75 to 128: Plates for Burke's 'Heraldic Illustrations', London 1845, in a state before letters
129 to 139: proofs for trade cards and bill heads
140 to 175: heraldic ornaments for miscellaneous purposes
176 to 200: plates primarily of topography or similar character
210 to 207: illustrations of mechanical or scientific purpose

Engravings, all in proof states