Extremely rare complete limited first edition of A Synopsis of Heraldry by English poet Payne Fisher (1616–1693) | Published: London, Printed for L. Curtis, near Fleetbridge, and T. Simmons at the Princes Arms in Ludgatestreet, 1682, on laid paper | Book is Complete with all pages including The Title Page; Frontispiece of engraving by F. H. Van Houe; Preliminary Plates 1 & 2; complete Introduction; Two Pages containing a Notice to Readers, Directions to Binders, and Errata; all the original 5 sections (pamphlets) consecutively paginated with over "300 Coats of Arms, and about 50 Crests engraved upon Copper Plates"; The complete alphabetical table (index); and, at the very end, the original catalogue advertisement for Thomas Simmons listing "some books lately printed for, and sold by, Tho. Simmons . . ." | All illustrations/plates are blank on their verso | A very nice rare complete copy of this work | Bound / Rebound in fine goatskin and marbled boards, spine has gold gilded lettering and borders, with a title label that is intact and clear | See condition statement below | Approx. Dimensions: 6.5" H x 4" W | Limited Edition: Anthony Wood suggests that this first edition was possibly limited to upwards of at most 350 copies, stating that Fisher "presented a copy to [each gent[leman] having a coat of arms in the book in order] to obtain a reward." Athenae oxonienses. An exact history . . . V4. Wood, Anthony à, 1632-1695, pg. 382.