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ARMORIAL FAMILIES, A.C. Fox-Davies, 4th edn., 1902; a directory of gentlemen of coat-armour; arranged by family names, with biographical and heraldic notes; numerous illus. coats of arms; xxviii+1412pp; large 8vo; orig. gilt dec. brown cloth, top edge gilt, significant wear to binding on higher part of spine and joints. £22.00
A GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED IN BRITISH HERALDRY: WITH A CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE ILLUSTRATIVE OF ITS RISE AND PROGRESS, H. Gough [1846], reprinted, Heraldic Publishing, New York, 1967; numerous illus. in text; index; xxx+360pp; 8vo; orig. tan cloth gilt, lightly used. £6.00
PINNOCK’S CATECHISM OF HERALDRY, publ. G. & W.B. Whittaker, 1823; “explaining the nature of the various coats of arms, &c. and distinguishing them by their appropriate heraldic terms”; engraved frontispiece; illus. in text; 68[+4]pp; 12mo; orig. wrappers, spine a bit worn. £5.00
THE BRITISH HERALD, T. Robson, 3 vols., Sunderland, 1830; “Or Cabinet of Armorial Bearings of the Nobility & Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland, from the Earliest to the Present Time; with a Complete Glossary of Heraldic Terms, to which is prefixed a History of Heraldry …”; includes descriptions of thousands of arms in alphabetical order of family names; mottoes with translations; orders of knighthood, civic arms; Vol. 3 includes appendix and 68 engraved armorial plates (most plates depicting multiple heraldic devices); 4to; attractive binding in orig. gilt dec. calf boards, smartly rebacked with red and green spine labels gilt lettered, marbled edges and endpapers, in very well preserved condition, a nice set. £150.00
TREATISE ON HERALDRY, BRITISH AND FOREIGN, J. Woodward [1892], reprinted by David & Charles, 1969; a single volume edition [the original was published in 2 vols.]; “with English and French glossaries”; 56 colour plates, frequent illus. in text; index; xxxviii+858pp; 8vo; orig cloth gilt, dust-jacket, a very good copy, in orig. case. £45.00 SHIELD AND CREST, J. Franklyn, Readers Union, 1961; “an account of the art and science of heraldry”; attractively illustrated with colour plates and black and white figures, glossary, index, xvii+493pp; 8vo; orig. blue cloth gilt, a firm copy, without dust-jacket. £10.00
THE ELEMENTS OF HERALDRY, M.A. Porny, 1st edn., 1765; engraved frontispiece and 23 other engraved plates; xx+200+40pp; 8vo; disbound, stitching firm, some spotting to contents, front free endpaper missing (begins at half-title), first three leaves a little torn at corners (without loss of text). £25.00 A very scarce edition, not mentioned in Moule. Mark Anthony Porny was French master at Eton. A CATALOGUE OF THE EARL MARSHALL’S PAPERS AT ARUNDEL CASTLE, F.W. Steer, Harleian Society, 1964; index; xiv+151pp; large 8vo; very brief internal library marks, orig. gilt dec. cloth, lightly used. £15.00 A COMPLETE GUIDE TO HERALDRY, A.C. Fox-Davies, Bracken Books, 1993; numerous black and white illus.; index; 647pp; 8vo; orig. cloth gilt, dust-jacket, lightly used. £8.00
HERALDRY FOR THE LOCAL HISTORIAN AND GENEALOGIST, S. Friar, 1997; numerous illus. including 22 colour plates, xi+271pp; 8vo; orig. pictorial cloth, dust-jacket, as new. £8.00 HERALDS AND ANCESTORS, Sir A. Wagner, 1978; frequent illus. (some in multi-colour); 87pp; 8vo; orig. cloth, dust-jacket. £9.00
THE COLOUR OF HERALDRY, Heraldry Society, 1958; coloured restorations of brasses and effigies, which first appeared in The Colour of Chivalry, published by I.C.I. in 1950; 32 full-page colour plates, with accompanying text; 4to; orig. cloth, dust-jacket. £8.00
HERALDRY FOR THE LOCAL HISTORIAN AND GENEALOGIST, S. Friar, reprinted, 1997; numerous illus., a few in colour; glossary and index; xi+271pp; large 8vo; pict. card covers. £5.00
LINES OF SUCCESSION: HERALDRY OF THE ROYAL FAMILIES OF EUROPE, tables by J. Louda, text by M. Maclagan, reprinted, 1991; 150 pedigrees; numerous illus. (many in colour, including coats of arms); index; 308pp; large 4to; orig. cloth, dust-jacket, lightly used. £25.00
EARLY BLAZON, Gerard J. Brault, Oxford Univ. Press, 1972; “Heraldic Terminology in the 12th & 13th Centuries with Special Reference to Arthurian Literature”; illus. with 3 plates and numerous heraldic drawings; index of coats of arms; xxx+299pp; 8vo; orig. gilt dec. navy cloth, a very good copy except that the dust-jacket is creased and marked. £15.00HERALDIC MINIATURE KNIGHTS, P. Greenhill, 1991; numerous colour illus., index, 176pp; A4; orig. gilt dec. cloth, dust-jacket. £7.00 ARALDICA, Ugo Morini, Firenze, 1929; 219 black and white heraldic illustrations; 64pp; 8vo; orig. boards with multi-coloured paper label on upper cover, pulled at top of spine, otherwise a good copy. £10.00
THE HERALDIC IMAGINATION, R. Dennys, 1975; numerous colour and black and white plates; index; 224pp; folio; orig. cloth, dust-jacket, lightly used. £10.00 |
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