A Selection of Heraldry Books.


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ALBUM OF CRESTS, ARMS & MONOGRAMS, each page with 9 patterns to take one crest. 21 used & about 50 blanks, some have been named in ink. A few waiting to be stuck in and a series of county arms in colour on black to be cut out & stuck in. Bound half black morocco, gilt lines, backstrip & corners worn & a little dampstaining at top of a few pages otherwise good. [1818] £35.00

The ANCESTOR. A Quarterly Review of County & Family History, Heraldry & Antiquitites, edited by O. Barron, F.S.A. A very fine series including articles by J. Horace Round, W.A. Lyndsay (Windsor Herald), Sir George Sitwell, Rev. E.E. Dorling & others. Rolls of Arms , etc. 1902/5. 12 vols. Fine illustrations, some in colour. Bound orginal pink boards a little faded but very much better than usual, some foxing otherwise good. [1393] £175.00

ANGEL, Marie. BEASTS IN HERALDRY. 1974. 8" x 8". 96pp. 20 beautiful colour plates of beasts painted from life and in heraldry. Text by John Brooke-Little. Very good in original decorated box. Manuscript inscription from John Brooke-Little to Norman Mainwaring. [1394] £45.00

ARMORIAL DE LA NOBLESSE BELGE du XVe au XXe siecle. Edited by Paul Janssens & Luc Duerloo. 1992/4. 4 vols. An enormous work giving details of the Letters Patents issued by all the Kings of the Netherlands & Belgium, with a blason of arms & details of the titles. Marvellously illustrated with 3406 arms in colour on 685 plates, arranged as an Ordinary. Hardbound in dust-wrappers. New copy. [280] £375.00

ARMORIAL DE L'ORDRE ET HOSPITALIER DE ST. LAZARE de Jerusalem (Armorial of the Military & Hospitaller Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem). 500 copies only printed 1983. cccclxx + 432pp. Text in French, Spanish & English. 6 colour plates, many illustrations of Arms & other black & white plates. A fine production bound green cloth, gilt arms, letters, lines & top edges, very good. [ 3527] £95.00

ARMORIAL LUSITANO. Genealogia et Heraldica. 3rd edn. Lisbon 1987. 733pp. Many illus. of arms in black & white and plates in colour. Family arms arranged in alphabetical order with details regarding the origins of each family & a Dictionary of Terms. New copy. [458] £95.00

AVELING, S.T. HERALDRY: ANCIENT & MODERN. Including Boutell's Heraldry. 1st revised edn. 1873. xx + 430pp. 487 illustrations. Contains an extensive glossary of heraldic terms (107pp.). Bound original red cloth, gilt letters, arms & all edges, backstrip worn & front cover, contents good. [958] £28.00

BAIGENT, F.J. & RUSSELL, C.J. A PRACTICAL MANUAL OF HERALDRY & OF HERALDIC ILLUMINATION; with a Glossary of the Principal Terms used in Heraldry. 1864. vi + 65pp. 16 full page plates, 8 in full colours & gold. Also George Rowneys Catalogue 40pp. Useful advice for the heraldic artist. Bound original blue embossed cloth, gilt letters & top edges. Backstrip & corners worn otherwise good. The plates have had their joints strengthened with cellotape. [2252] £25.00

BALFOUR PAUL, Sir James. ORDINARY OF SCOTTISH ARMS. 2nd edn. 1903, Reprint 2007. xxiv + 428pp. An Ordinary of Arms contained in the Public Registers of all Arms & Bearings in Scotland down to 1901, with an Index of Names. Invaluable reference. Card covers. New copy. [15] £38.00

BALFOUR PAUL, Sir James. AN ORDINARY OF SCOTTISH ARMS.Contained in the Public Registers of all Arms & Bearings in Scotland. Vol. II 1902-73. Limited to 800 copies, compiled in Lyon Office. l977. 523pp. Index of names. Very good in dust-wrapper. [16] £32.00

BARBER, Richard & Anne RICHES. A DICTIONARY OF FABULOUS BEASTS. 1971, Reprint 1996. 168pp. 34 illustrations. Heraldic & other mythical beats. Bibliography. Card covers. New copy. [17] £16.99

BARRINGTON, A. A FAMILIAR INTRODUCTION TO HERALDRY: Explainingäthe Principles of the Science & its application to the Study of HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE. 1848. xii + 212pp. 24 plates. Bound original embossed cloth, backstrip faded & worn & cover separate. [2662] £18.00

BARRINGTON, Archibald LECTURES ON HERALDRY.... And its Application shewn to the Study of HISTORY and ARCHITECTURE. Illustrated by Numerous Drawings of Various Kinds of Armorial Bearings, Badges, and other Devices, Including those of The KINGSand QUEENS of ENGLAND. 1844. xii + 212pp. 29 plates, 18 beautifully handcoloured & mostly showing several arms or insignia. Bound original embossed cloth, rebacked & original backstrip remounted making a very sound copy. [2663] £55.00

BATY, Thomas. VITAL HERALDRY. Edited with an Introduction by Julian Franklyn. Edinburgh 1962. 8 colour plates showing 45 Arms by Norman Manwaring. Bound limp blue leather, gilt letters. [960]
(a) No. 44 of 150 special copies for presentation, gilt top edges, marbled endpapers. Very good in dust-wrapper. £35.00
(b) Very good in slightly grubby dust-wrapper. £18.00

BEAULAH'S HERALDRY. 1951. 98pp. 165 illustrations. Primarily an illustrated catalogue of the work of this Firm but includes a useful illustrated Glossary of Terms, Sections of Badges, Laws of Arms, etc. Bound original limp buckram. Tucked in at the back is a signed letter from G.K. Beaulah, 1954 and illustrated advertising leaflets from them. [1396] £18.00

BEDINGFELD, H. (Rouge Croix) & P. GWYNN-JONES (Lancaster Herald). HERALDRY. 1993. Royal 4to. 160pp. Profusely & beautifully illustrated in colour, many from the College of Arms records have not been seen before. Very good in dust-wrapper. [23] £15.00

BERRY, William. ENCYCLOPOEDIA HERALDICA, or Complete Dictionary of Heraldry. 1828. 4to. 3 vols. One of the most useful reference works on Heraldry. Vol.1 is a very detailed Dictionary of Heraldry, which refers to vol.III which has 111pp. of engravings & 25 of engraved Arms of Subscribers. Vol.I also contains Glover's Ordinary of Arms with Index & Mottoes. Vol.II is a Dictionary of Arms arranged alphabetically under surnames. Bound half red morocco, gilt letters, backstrips faded otherwise good. Engraved title-pages badly foxed & some other pages otherwise contents very good. [2253] £285.00

BLASONE BOLOGNESE (ARS HERALDICA). Stemmi delle famiglie nobili e cittadine di Bologna raccotta da Floriano Canetoli. Bologna 1791, Reprint 2006. xiv + 432pp. Reproduction of marvellous early armorials in colour showing thousands of arms & some robes. Decorated card covers. New copy. [419] £28.00

E.B.[olton]. The ELEMENTS OF ARMORIE. 1st edn. 1610. Small 4to. xvi + 201pp. + Index & Glossary 15pp. Spirited woodcuts of arms throughout (Moule 80). Arms from Mexico and "America that rude new found world" are included! Bound limp vellum, good. Title repaired, contents grubby with some dampstaining, a few arms partly handcoloured. Bookplate H.S. London (Norfolk Herald Extraordinary). Early signature ffr. Brett. [1399] £485.00

BOLTON'S AMERICAN ARMORY. A Record of Coats of Arms which have been in use within the present bounds of the United States. 1927, Reprint Baltimore 2005. xxii + 223pp. A dictionary of American Arms arranged in alphabetical order of surnames, with an Index of Mottoes & an Ordinary of Arms. Card covers. New copy. [28] £28.00

BORGHINI, V. DELL'ARME DELLE FAMIGLIE FIORENTINE. Dai Discorsi a cura di Domenico Maria Manni. Firenze 1755, Reprint 2006. 133pp. Illustrations of arms. Bound brown silk, gilt letters, very good. [420] £36.00

BRAULT, Gerard. .ASPILOGIA III. ROLLS OF ARMS OF EDWARD I (1272-1307). 1997. 2 vols. [7] + 523pp. & [5] + 552pp. & 3 colour & 9 black & white plates. Gives in detail the 17 surviving Rolls of Arms from the Reign of Edward I. This gives a total of 5,126 arms & much biographical information about the Armigers. [30] £195.00

BRAULT, Gerard. EARLY BLAZON. Heraldic Terminology in the 12th & 13th Centuries with Special Reference to Arthurian Heraldry. 2nd edn. with Appendix 1997. Frontis. xxx + 301pp. [31] £45.00

BRIGGS, G. CIVIC AND CORPORATE HERALDRY. A Dictionary of Impersonal Arms of England, Wales & N. Ireland. 1971. 4to. 432pp. Nearly 1,000 illus. of Arms, specially drawn for this work by DAN ESCOTT, VIOLETTA KEEBLE & others. The Arms of Schools, Colleges & Universities, Bishoprics & Ecclesiastical Bodies, Banks, Insurance Companies as well as Counties, Cities, Boroughs, etc. Edges foxed otherwise very good in dust-wrapper. [1822] £65.00

BRIGGS, Geoffrey. NATIONAL HERALDRY OF THE WORLD. 1973. 4to. 147pp. Over 140 illustrations in colour of the arms of all independent states of the world. Very good in dust-wrapper. [965a] £38.00

BRITISH HERALDIC ART to the End of the Tudor Period. Catalogue of A Collection. (Burlington Fine Arts Club) 1916. Royal 4to. xx + 127pp. Issued as text only. Original paper wrappers, contents very good. [1402] £30.00

BROMLEY, John. The ARMORIAL BEARINGS OF THE GUILDS OF LONDON. 1960. xxii + 282pp. Index. A Record of the Heraldry of the Surviving Companies with Historical Notes, With 40 plates in full colour & numerous line drawings by Heather Child. Bound original red cloth, gilt arms & letters. very good in dust-wrapper with faded backstrip. [1912] £45.00

BROOKE-LITTLE, J.P. An HERALDIC ALPHABET. New & revised edn. 1988. x + 226pp. 4 full page colour & many text illustrations. Original card covers. [3297] £9.00

BURKE'S AUTHORISED ARMS. A SELECTION OF ARMS AUTHORISED BY THE LAWS OF HERALDRY. Reprint 1971. 244pp. Illustrations of arms. Pedigrees & Arms of over 300 families. Very good. [35] £35.00

BURKE, John & J.B. A GENERAL ARMORY of England, Scotland & Ireland. Revised edn. 1843. Thick 8vo. Fine coloured title page. Arranged in alphabetical order of surnames, this is a huge collection of blasons of British arms. Bound later red cloth, backstrip faded otherwise good. Bookplate Grace W. Grant & colour card of her Arms tucked in. [966] £65.00

BURKE'S GENERAL ARMORY. The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland & Wales: comprising A Registry of Armorial Bearings from the Earliest to the Present Time, by Sir Bernard Burke, Ulster King of Arms. Reprint 1984 of the 1884 last & best edn. 1185pp. The greatest collection of Coats of Arms, arranged alphabetically under surnames. New copy. [37] £85.00

BURKE, J.B. The HERALDIC REGISTER 1849-1850. With an Annotated Obituary. 1850. xxviii + 104 + ix (Index) & [2] + 76pp. + ii (Index) + 15 fine engraved plates, each showing 6 to 9 coats of arms. Title in red & black. Bound original maroon cloth, gilt letters & lines, extremities of spine worn otherwise good, contents very good. Bookplates Countess of Radnor & Grace W. Grant. A scarce volume. [967] £55.00

BURNS, Lt.Cdr. K.V. BADGES & BATTLE HONOURS OF H.M. SHIPS. 1986. Folio. 208pp. Many b. & w. illus. of ships, all badges in colour. The first updated book on Naval badges since 1957. [46] £25.00

CADENAS Y VICENT, V. de. HERALDICA PATRONOMICA ESPANOLA y sus Patronimicos Compuestos. 2nd edn. Madrid 1999. 349pp. A General Armory of Spanish families arranged in alphabetical order of surnames with blazons of arms. Card covers, very good. [476] £27.00

CALENDARIO ARALDICO ILLUSTRATO. Limited to only 500 copies. On the lines of the Munchener Kalendar. 11.5" x 6.25". 40pp. containing 13 beautiful full page plates of arms in colour - a frontis. and one for each month - of the aristocracy with historical notes. Decorated card covers, very good. [422]
(a) 2004. Arms of the Italian aristocracy. £20.00
(b) 2004. REGNO LAMBARDO VENETO. £20.00
(c) 2004. STATI SABAUDI. £20.00
(d) 2004. ORDINE DI MALTA. £20.00

CAMBIN, Gastone. Le ROTELLE MILANESI, Bottino della battaglia di GIORNICO 1478 Stemmi, Imprese, Insegne Die MAILANDER RUNDSCHILDE, Beute aus der Schlacht bei Geornico 1478. Wappen, Sinnbilder, Zeichen. Lucerne 1987. Royal 4to. 526pp. Text in Italian & German. The round shields used at Giornico in 1478. Arms, seals, & insignia. 234 black & white illustrations & 38 fine colour plates. Fine condition in dust-wrapper. [1213] £75.00

CAMPBELL-KEASE, John (ed.) TRIBUTE TO AN ARMORIST. Essays for John Brooke-Little to mark the Golden Jubilee of "The Coat of Arms". 2000. xi + 254pp. Illustrations. Stall Plates, Kings of Arms, Haiti Royal Arms, A Tudor Armorial, Fabulous Creatures and Seals are among the subjects covered by wellknown persons in the heraldic world. Card covers. New copy. [52] £18.00

CAPPELEN, H. NORSKE SLEKTSVAPEN. 2nd edn. Norway 1976. 275pp. 2 colour plates and many black & white illustrations of family arms used in Norway now. Arranged in alphabetical order of surnames, with an English summary. Bound leatherette, gilt letters & shields, very good. Bookplate A.E. Tonson. Manuscript inscription from the Author. [2078] £55.00

SIR GEORGE CAREW'S SCROLL OF ARMS, 1588. With Additions from Joseph Holland's Collection of Arms, 1579. (Devon Notes & Queries) Exeter 1901. 152pp. Index. Frontis. & a few illustrations of Arms. Bound blue cloth, gilt letters & top edges, covers have a few faded spots otherwise very good. Bookplate T.J. White. [968] £55.00

CARTER, Matt. HONOR REDIVIVUS, or An Analysis of Honor & Armory. 3rd & best edn. 1673. vi + 351pp. Index. Bishops, Baronets, Orders of Knighthood, M.P.s, etc. Title and 8 engraved plates of Robes, many woodcuts of arms (Moule 253). Bound contemporary calf, nicely rebacked, red morocco label, gilt letters & lines, making a very good copy. Bookplates Peter Summers & R.G. Cave. [969] £285.00

CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS IN THE COLLEGE OF ARMS. Collections Vol. 1 by Louise Campbell & the late Francis Steer, with Index & biographical notes by Robert Yorke & Foreword by Sir Anthony Wagner. Priv. printed 1988. Limited to 1000 copies. 4to. xxvii + 614pp. Indexes. [55] £65.00

CAUTLEY, H. Munro. ROYAL ARMS & Commandments in our CHURCHES. Ipswich 1934, Reprint 1974. vii + 138pp. including 57 illustrations on 40 plates. Index. Very good. Bookplate Grace W. Grant. [1826] £14.00

CHARRIE, Pierre. DRAPEAUX ET ETENDARDS du XIXe siecle (1814-1880). Paris 1992. 4to. 207pp. Splendidly illustrated with flags, banners & standards in colour and black & white. Decorated card covers, very good. [301] £48.00

CHASSANT, A. & H. TAUSIN. DICTIONNAIRE DES DEVISES Historiques et HÈraldiques. Paris 1878. 2 vols. in 1. 754pp. Complete for the main work but without the Index & Supplement published in 1895. "Livre tres rare" (Saffroy). Bound original brown cloth, original wrappers bound in, very good. [3544] £85.00

CHASSANT, A.& H. TAUSIN. DICTIONNAIRE DES DEVISES Historiques et HÈraldiques. Paris 1878. 3 vols. 754pp. 5 plates. Complete with the Index & Introduction xii + 135pp. "Livre tres rare" (Saffroy). Attractive half calf bindings, raised bands, red & green morocco labels, gilt letters, lines & crests, marbled sides. Bookplates Orwell Park. [1648] £125.00

CHEESMAN, Clive, Rouge Dragon Pursuivant, (ed.) The ARMORIAL OF HAITI. viii + 216pp. This fascinating book, here reproduced, from the Records of the College of Arms, shows the entire volume in colour, including 92 Coats of Arms of the Nobility, the King and his Family. Henry Christophe made himself King in 1811. Hardbound in dust-wrapper. New copy. [58] £45.00

CHILD, Heather. HERALDIC DESIGN A Handbook for Students. Reprinted with corrections 1966. 180pp. 32 plates & 116 illustrations. Index. A very useful & well illustrated book. Marks of cellotape holding transparent cover in place otherwise very good in slightly worn dust-wrapper. Bookplates Kempster & Forrester. Signed by the Author. [2680a] £30.00

CHRISTIE-MURRAY, D.ARMORIAL BEARINGS OF BRITISH SCHOOLS. 1968. 4to. 42 full page colour plates of Arms by Dan Escott with a description of the blazon and meaning of each. Bound blue buckram, gilt letters, small faded patch on cover otherwise very good. [2681] £40.00

CLARK, Hugh. AN INTRODUCTION TO HERALDRY. 12th edn. 1834. viii + 292pp. Indexes of Family Arms & of Mottoes. 48 engraved plates, many showing 24 arms, crests, crowns, etc. Blazoning, Marshalling, Regalia, Orders of Knighthood, etc. Bound contemporary half calf, raised bands, black morocco label, gilt letters & lines, rebacked & original backstrip remounted making a nice copy. New endpapers, some foxing. Bookplate Grace W. Grant. [1828] £45.00

CLASSED CATALOGUE of PRINTED BOOKS ON HERALDRY. National Art Library, Victoria & Albert Museum, 1901. viii + 86pp. + 16 full page plates. A very useful Bibliography of English & Foreign books on Heraldry. Bound red cloth, gilt letters , very good. [3304] £45.00

The COAT OF ARMS. The Quarterly Journal of the Heraldry Society edited by John Brooke-Little. Volumes I-XII & N.S. I-VI, nos. 1-132. 1950/1985. Original card covers, as issued, very good. [2256] £225.00

COPINGER, W.A. HERALDRY SIMPLIFIED.  An Easy Introduction to the Science and a Complete Body of Armory. Including the Art of Blazoning and MarshallingäPedigrees and Records, etc. Manchester 1910. 379pp. Illustrated by nearly 3,000 examples drawn by Mr. W. Clafton. Glossary & Index. [2257] (a) Covers slightly faded otherwise very good. Bookplate R.J. Brocklehurst. £55.00
(b) Backstrip joints cracked & small piece missing from top, tape marks on endpapers. £28.00

CORDER, Joan. A DICTIONARY OF SUFFOLK CRESTS. 1998. 255pp. An Ordinary of Suffolk, and to some extent Norfolk, Family Crests covers 600 years, with an Index of Names, so this can be used both for identifying Crests & tracing families. Very good. [64] £30.00

CORONELLI, V.M. BLASONE VENETO, Delireato e Descritto. Venezia 1693, Reprint Milano 2003. Atlas folio. 70 folios printed on one side of the paper only, mostly with 18 arms on each of the Venetian families in alphabetical order. There are also 3 pages of Civic arms with many shields on each. An attractive reprint bound brown silk cloth, gilt letters, very good. [426] £42.00

CRAVEN, Maxwell. A DERBYSHIRE ARMORY. (Derby Rec.Soc.) 1991. xxiv + 205pp. Index. Arranged in alphabetical order of surnames. Illus. of arms. Includes the Arms given in the 4 Visitations of Derby. Fine in dust-wrapper. [66] £25.00

CROLLALANZA, G.B. di. DIZIONARIO STORICO-BLASONICO delle Famiglie Nobilie Notabili Italiane, Estinte e Fiorenti. Reprint 1966. 3 vols. 1485pp. 12pp. of Coats of Arms in colour, 4 to a page. A General Armory of Italian families with a short note regarding the origins of each & a blazon of their arms, arranged in alphabetical order under surnames. Probably the best reference for Italian Arms. Card covers. New copy. [427] £98.00

CROSLEY, R. LONDON'S COATS OF ARMS & the Stories they tell. With 30 illustrations. 1928. 254pp. Index. Council & Borough Arms. Backstrip faded & corner of front free endpaper cut off otherwise very good. Newspaper cuttings tucked in. Bookplate Grace W. Grant & another. [972] £30.00

CUSSANS, John E. HANDBOOK OF HERALDRY; with Instructions for Tracing Pedigrees & Deciphering Ancient Manuscripts, Rules for the Appointment of Liveries, etc., with over 400 illustrations. 4th edn. 1893. 353pp. Index. Coloured frontis. A good handbook which includes Chapters on French & American Heraldry, Flags, Orders of Knighthood, etc. Backstrip worn & shaky. [1411] £12.00

DAHLBY, F. SVENSK HERALDISK UPPSLAGSBOK. Lexikon over Svenska Skoldemarken. Stockholm 1964. 235pp. 16 plates in colour & hundreds of black & white shields arranged in the form of an Ordinary with Index of Names. Very good in slightly worn dust-wrapper. [2085] £65.00

DALLAWAY, James. INQUIRIES INTO THE ORIGIN & PROGRESS OF THE SCIENCE OF HERALDRY IN ENGLAND. Gloucester 1793. Royal 4to. xiii + 424pp. plus the Lives of William Dugdale & Gregory King; A Catalogue of all Officers of Arms. Bibliography of Heraldry & the Boke of St. Albans, 1486. 112pp. 27 fine engraved plates (including the extra plate of knots at p.396), some beautifully handcoloured, & vignettes. (Moule 697). Includes the folding pedigree of Verney. Bound full calf, rebacked to match, raised bands, gilt letters & decorative lines, sides worn otherwise very good, contents very good. Signature Letitia Balfour,1838. Bookplates Dawson, Bladen & another. [2686] £325.00

DANSAERT, G. NOUVEL ARMORIAL BELGE, Ancien et Moderne, Precede de l'Art Heraldique et ses Diverses Applications. 1949. Royal 8vo. 426pp. An Armory of Belgian Arms, arranged alphabetically, preceded by an illustrated explanation of the changes used in Belgian heraldry & the Right ot Bear Arms. Bound imitation leather, gilt letters, speckled edges, patterned endpapers, very good. [3538] £65.00

DAVENPORT, C. ROYAL ENGLISH BOOKBINDINGS. 1896. 95pp. Very fine plates, 8 in colour and gold & 27 in black & white. Bound full polished green calf, gilt letters, lines & centre tools & border with corner tools to front cover & top edges, very good. A very nice copy. [2687] £95.00

DEBRETT'S GUIDE TO HERALDRY & REGALIA by David Williamson. 1992. 160pp. Profusely illustrated in colour & black & white. New copy. [73] £21.00

DE COURCY, Pol Potier. NOBILIAIRE ET ARMORIAL DE BRETAGNE. 7th edition, Mayenne 1993. 3 vols. in 2. cxxxi + 515 + 677pp. & 6750 illustrations of Arms on 287 plates. A magnificent "General Armory" of Brittany arranged in alphabetical order of surnames with blasons of arms and origins of families and arms. Bound blue leather, gilt letters & lines, very good. [305] £135.00

DE MORENAS, H.J. GRAND ARMORIAL DE FRANCE. Catalogue General des Armoiries des Familles Nobles de France. Paris 1934/52. Super Royal 4to. 7 vols. A complete set (including Supplement) of this most important reference for arms & origins of thousands of families & pedigrees of the Royal Families of France. Illustrations of arms throughout, some in colour. A fine production. Bound original paper wrappers over card, a bit worn (top piece of 1 backstrip missing), contents very good, partly uncut. [1650] £700.00

DE MORENAS, H.J. GRAND ARMORIAL DE FRANCE. Catalogue General des Armoiries des Familles Nobles de France. 1934/75, Reprint 2004. Super Royal 4to. 7 vols. A complete set of this most important reference for arms & origins of thousands of families & pedigrees of the Royal Families of France & the nobility confirmed 1660 to 1830. Illustrations of arms throughout. Bound red cloth, gilt letters, lines & arms. New copy. [306] £780.00

DENHOLM-YOUNG, N. The COUNTRY GENTRY IN THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY. Special Reference to the Heraldic Rolls of Arms. Oxford 1969. xii + 175pp. Very good in dust-wrapper. [1832] £45.00

DENHOLM-YOUNG, N. HISTORY & HERALDRY 1254 to 1310. A Study of the Historical Value of the Rolls of Arms. Oxford 1965. 182pp. Bound library boards, lacks front free endpaper & half-title. Title has Corporation of London & other stamps, ex-library otherwise good. [1833] £19.00

DENISE, Jean-Paul. ARMORIAL DES COMMUNES DU DEPARTEMENT DE LA MARNE. Chalons-en-Champagne 2002. vi + 152pp. Black & white illustrations of arms of every place & 160 in colour on 8 plates. Decorated card covers. New copy. [307] £38.00

DENNYS, Rodney. The HERALDIC IMAGINATION. 1975. Imp. 8vo. 224pp. A book of heraldic beasts beautifully and profusely illustrated in colour and black & white, particularly relating to the Middle Ages. Very good in dust-wrapper. [3307] £35.00

DENNYS, Rodney. HERALDRY & THE HERALDS. 1982. xviii + 285pp. Index. 11 colour plates and 71 black & white illustrations. The varied activities of the Heralds are discussed in detail including Ceremonial duties. Very good in dust-wrapper. [3308] £35.00

D'HOZIER. ARMORIAL GENERAL DE LA FRANCE ou Registres de la Noblesse de France. 1738/68 & 1868. This is the later printing of the 1st edition by Firmon Didot, Paris, from 1865/1908 (Saffroy III 34205), Reprint 1970. The original 6 registers are bound in 10 vols. and vols. XI & XII are a later Supplement & new Index. 12 vols. 4to. Many pedigrees (& much information), some folding. Illustrations of arms & vignettes. Indexes. These are the official records of France, and of enormous importance for heraldry & genealogy. Bound original imitation leather, gilt ,very good. 12 vols. [1188] £1,200.00

[DOBSON, Mrs.] HISTORICAL ANECDOTES OF HERALDRY & CHIVALRYTending to shew the Origin of many English & Foreign Coats of Arms, circumstances and customs. Crusades, Tournaments, etc. Worcester 1795. 4to. 316pp. (Moule 702). Engraved coats of arms. New half cloth binding, marbled sides & endpapers, red morocco label, gilt letters, very good. A little foxing & offsetting otherwise contents good. [1434a] £245.00

DOW, George. RAILWAY HERALDRY & other Insignia. 1973. 269pp. Index. 88 illustrations in colour and over 200 photographs. The armorial devices used as ornamentation by the railways. Very good in faded dust-wrapper. [976] £35.00

DRAPEAUX, BANNIERES, VLAGGEN & WIMPELS. Souvenir de la "Vieille Flandre", Exposition Universelle et Internationale de Gard. 1913. Super Royal 4to. Elaboration et Execution de Rene de Cramer. 40 very fine full page colour plates of Flags, Banners & Arms. 12pp. of text. Original decorated boards, cloth spine, a very little foxing otherwise very good. [2028] £65.00

DUGDALE, Sir Wm., Kt. (Garter Principal King of Arms). The ANTIENT USAGE IN BEARING OF SUCH ENSIGNS OF HONOUR As are commonly call'd Arms. With a Catalogue of the present Nobility & Baronets of England...Scotland & Ireland, etc. Oxford, 2nd edn. corrected 1682. Small 8vo. (Moule 306). viii + 210pp. Illustrations of arms, folding list. Bound mottled calf, raised bands, copious gilt on spine, good. Bookplates Peter Summers & R.G. Cave. [978] £285.00

DUMONT, Eugene-Louis. ARMORIAL GENEVOIS. Nouvelle edn. revue et augment»e. Geneve, 300 numbered copies only printed, 1977. Royal 4to. xvi + 446pp. + Addenda, Errata & Bibliography [xvii]pp. Arranged in alphabetical order of surnames with blasons of arms & origins of families. Thousands of illus. of arms in colour (20 on a page) & black & white. Bound half red morocco, gilt letters, lines & seal. A fine production. [489] £285.00

EECKHOUT, J.-M. van den. L'ARMORIAL DE FLANDRE. LE GRAND ARMORIAL EQUESTRE DE LA TOISON D'OR. 2nd edn. privately printed St.-Niklaas, 1997. Folio. [10] + 155pp. + 22 full page colour plates & many other shields in colour. This reproduces the arms from the Flanders sections of the Armorial of the Golden Fleece & of the Bergshammarvapenboken & gives Biographies of more than 100 persons given therein. Index. Bibliography. Card covers. New copy. [284] £38.00

ELLIS, W.S. The ANTIQUITIES OF HERALDRY, Collected from the Literature, Coins, Gems, Vases & other Monuments of Pre-Christian & Medieval Times; With a Catalogue of Early Armorial Seals. 1869. xxiv + 276pp. Indexes. 20 full page plates, 2 in colour. An interesting book on early & medieval heraldry & seals. Cover faded & worn, contents good. Bookplate & signature of A.S. Scott-Gatty, York Herald (later Garter King of Arms). A few manuscript notes. [2264] £48.00

ELVIN, C.N. A DICTIONARY OF HERALDRY. With upwards of 2500 illustrations on 47 plates. 1889, reprint 1969. The best & most complete heraldic dictionary. Bound original red cloth with elaborate gilt arms, letters & flowers. [1836]
(a) Very good in dust-wrapper. £55.00
(b) 1977 printing. A new copy but pages 50-82 replaced in photostat. £15.00

ELVIN, C.N. A SYNOPSIS OF HERALDRY or, A Short & Easy Method of Acquiring the Art of Blazon. With upwards of 400 engravings illustrating the Arms of many Families. 1866. 113pp. 12 plates, 1 folding. Dictionary of Terms, Index of Arms, List of subscribers. Bookplate of wellknown heraldic author F.P. Barnard. [1837] £25.00

ELVIN'S MOTTOES REVISED. With a Supplement & Index by R. Pinches. Based on the original edn. of 1860 by C.N. Elvin. 1971, Reprint 1987. 308p. A new index of names gives this work a new dimension. New copy. [81]. £28.00

ELVINS, M.T. CARDINALS & HERALDRY. 1988. From a Manuscript at the College of Arms, illustrated by Dom Anselm Baker entitled "The Armorial Bearings of English Cardinals from Earliest Times". 163pp. Index. 24 fine colour illustrations on 8pp. & many black & white. New copy. [82] £30.00

ENCYCLOPAEDIA LONDINENSIS. Vol. IX.. c. 1812. Royal 4to. 874pp. Index. 392 pages cover heraldry & 116 fine engraved plates of arms, showing 2 to 20 arms on each, 2 plates nicely handcoloured. Recently bound half mottled morocco, raised bands, gilt letters, marbled sides, very good. Edges of first 3 pages tender, a little dampstaining on corners & some foxing otherwise contents good. Tucked in the front is an engraving of the Royal Licence by King George III to give all "due Encouragement unto this work intitled Encyclopoedia Londinensis". [1838] £125.00

EVE, G.W. DECORATIVE HERALDRY. A Practical Handbook of its Artistic Treatment. 2nd edn. 1908. xvi + 248pp. Index. 1 colour plate, 1 copper plate & 183 other illustrations. Backstrip a little rubbed otherwise very good. Bookplates Joseph King & R.E. Smith. [1840] £28.00

EVE, G.W. HERALDRY AS ART. An Account of its Development and Practice, Chiefly in England. 1907. 308pp. A very fine work on the subject, many illustrations. [981]
(a) de luxe copy bound original blue cloth, gilt letters, designs & top edges, backstrip a little worn & some foxing mainly on endpapers otherwise very good. Bookplate Vicar's Prize, High Wycombe School. £48.00
(b) Ordinary copy (no gilt), both joints cracked inside & partly outside, contents very good. £35.00

FAIRBAIRN'S BOOK OF CRESTS OF THE FAMILIES OF GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND. Reprint 1996 of the 4th & best revised & enlarged edn. 1905. 2 vols. in 1. xiv + 611pp. Index of Family Names & blazons 95pp. Index of Mottoes & translations 45pp. Key to plates 8pp. Dictionary of Heraldic Terms 314 plates, each showing about 15 illustrations of Crests. Suitable for identifying Crests or looking up Family Crests. New copy. [86]. £75.00

FAIRBAIRN'S BOOK OF CRESTS of the Families of Great Britain & Ireland. Revised by Laurence Butters (c.1860). Reprint 1986. 2 vols. in 1. ix + 644pp. + 144 plates (mostly showing 15 crests). Very good in dust-wrapper. Bookplate Joseph Barrett. [983] £38.00

FINDLATER, A.M. SCOTS ARMORIALSfrom Earliest times to the start of the 18th century or ASPILOGIA SCOTICANA. 2006. Royal 4to. 112pp. A survey of all known Scottish Rolls of Arms with 40 pages of facsimiles of arms in colour. Bound blue cloth, gilt letters. New copy. [88] £18.00

FITZSIMONS, Bernard. HERALDRY OF WAR, Medals, Badges & Uniforms. 1973. Folio. 64pp. Illustrated throughout, mostly in colour. Original card covers, good. [984] £14.00

FLAGS OF MARITIME NATIONS. United States Navy Department, printed by Authority. Washington 1899. Royal 4to. Title, 7pp. & 67 full page plates each showing 2 to 17 flags in colour, a few arms of countries of the world. Bound original cloth, gilt letters, slightly worn otherwise good, contents very good. [1236] £185.00

FOPPOLI, Marco. GLI STEMMI DEI COMUNI DE VALTELLINA E VALCHIAVENNA. Origini, storia e significato degli emblemi dei Communi della Provincia di Sondrio. Bormio 1999. 173pp. Civic heraldry from Lombardy, attractively illustrated throughout in colour with shields and a few flags. hardbound in dust-wrapper, very good. [437] £25.00

FORAS, Comte Amedee de. L'ARMORIAL ET NOBILIAIRE DE L'ANCIEN DUCHE DE SAVOIE. Grenoble 1863-1966. 6 vols. Folio. A superb reprint of this magnificent production, limited to 350 numbered copies. All pedigrees ruled in red. Many fine illustrations of arms in colour. Beautifully bound in full blue leather, inset of red & white shield, gilt letters, lines & top edges, very good. [315] £2,800.00

FOSTER, Joseph. SOME FEUDAL COATS OF ARMS, from Heraldic Rolls 1298-1418. 1902. Super Royal 4to. xxxviii + 240pp. Illustrated with 2000 zinco Etchings from Effigies, Brasses & Rolls of Arms, some in colour. Bound original blue cloth, yellow designs, gold endpapers. A lovely production. Cover a bit worn, inside front joint shaky, contents very good. Signature of Anthony R. Wagner, Portcullis 1932 (later Garter King of Arms). [985] £85.00

FOUREZ, Lucien. Le DROIT HERALDIQUE DANS LE PAYS-BAS CATHOLIQUES. 1 of only 625 copies printed Brussels 1932. 393pp. Index. Illustrations. Original decorated card covers. [2452] (a) Covers a bit dirty, contents very good. Errata tucked in. £48.00 (b) Very good, mostly unopened, a little dampstaining on corners. £55.00

FOX-DAVIES, A.C. ARMORIAL FAMILIES. A Complete Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, & a Directory of some Gentlemen of Coat-Armour & being the first attempt to show which arms in use at the moment are borne by legal authority. 1st edn. 1895. Super Royal 4to. xxxvii + 1086pp. of text, 112 engraved plates, mostly showing 9 coats of arms to a page. One of the editions indexed in the Appendix of General Armory Two. Bound original brown cloth, gilt letters & top edges, covers worn, rebacked with original backstrip remounted making a sound copy. A little foxing otherwise contents very good. [986] £95.00

FOX-DAVIES, A.C. ARMORIAL FAMILIES. A Directory of Gentlemen of Coat-Armour. 3rd edn. 1899. Super Royal 4to. xxxii + 924pp. Many black & white illustrations of arms. Biographical & genealogical details of each person. Bound original brown cloth, gilt letters & top edges, rebacked & original backstrip remounted making a very good copy. [987] £115.00

FOX-DAVIES, A.C ARMORIAL FAMILIES. A Directory of some Gentlemen of Coat-Armour. 7th & best edn. 1929/30. Super Royal 8vo. 2 vols. 22 full page plates showing 66 coats of Arms in colour & many black & white illustrations of Arms. Arranged alphabetically under surnames this work constitutes the largest collection of illus. of British Family Arms. Bound original brown buckram, gilt letters, designs & top edges, very good. Michael Maclagan's (Richmond Herald) copy with his bookplate & a few notes tucked in. [3313] £265.00

FOX-DAVIES, A.C. The ART OF HERALDRY. An Encyclopedia of Armory. 1904. Limited to only 500 copies. Super Royal 4to. viii + 504pp. Index. 153 splendid full page plates, many in colour & numerous text illustrations. This is the most sumptious work ever produced on the subject. Bound original cream cloth, red lions, gilt letters & top edges, backstrip a little worn & faded, foxing on endpapers otherwise very good. Bookplate G.M. Bayliss. [988] £265.00

FOX-DAVIES, A.C. The ART OF HERALDRY. An Encyclopaedia of Armory. 1904, Reprint 1986. Super Royal 4to. 504pp. Index. 153 splendid full page plates, mostly in colour & 1134 black & white illustrations. An enormous compendium of information on all aspects of heraldry, magnificently illustrated. Very good in dust-wrapper. [3314] £45.00

FOX-DAVIES, A.C. A COMPLETE GUIDE TO HERALDRY. With 779 illustrations & 8 full colour plates. 1909, Reprint New York 1978. 647pp. Index. Very good in dust-wrapper. [2270] £20.00

FRANKLIN, C. The BEARING OF COAT-ARMOUR BY LADIES. Reprint of 1923 edn. xvi + 144pp. xi full page plates & many other illustrations. Very good. [90] £25.00

FRANKLYN, J. SHIELD AND CREST. An Account of the Art & Science of Heraldry; Illustrated by Norman Manwaring with shields & crests current in the 20th century. 1st edn. 1960. xvii + 491pp. 445 arms illustrated, many in colour. [990]
(a) Very good in slightly worn dust-wrapper. £45.00
(b) 1964 (Readers Union). xvii + 493pp. 443 arms illustrated, many in colour. £38.00

FRIAR, S. & J. FERGUSON. BASIC HERALDRY. 2000. 200pp. Index. Over 900 splendid illustrations with 20pp. of arms in full colour, including the Arms of the English Knights at the Battle of Agincourt by John Ferguson. Very good in dust-wrapper. [2273] £21.00

FRIAR, Stephen. HERALDRY. A Companion to Heraldry. 2004. 288pp. Illustrations. An Introduction to the subject with a Bibliography & useful addresses. Card covers. New copy. [91] £14.99

FRIAR, S. A NEW DICTIONARY OF HERALDRY. 1987. 384pp. 16 fine colour plates and black & white illustrations. This is intended to act as an introduction to historians, collectors, genealogists, etc. & is full of interesting information. Very good. Typescript letter from the Author to Mrs. Grace Grant, manuscript answer from her & her bookplate. [991b] £35.00

GALBREATH, D.L. MANUEL DU BLASON. Avec 623 figures dont 229 en couleurs. Lausanne (1942). 351pp. Index.Fine illustrations in colour and black & white. Bound white cloth, original wrappers bound in, a bit grubby otherwise good. Bookplate Michael Maclagan (Richmond Herald) & letter to him from Sir Walter Verco, Surrey Herald Extraordinary (signed). [1656] £45.00

GANZ, Paul. Geschichte der HERALDISCHEN KUNST IN DER SCHWEIZ im XII und XIII Jahrrhundert. Frauenfeld 1899. Index. 10 full page plates, 1 in colour & 101 text illustrations. Heraldry in Switzerland in the middle ages. Bound half green cloth, marbled sides & patterned endpapers, original wrappers bound in. A delightful badge & OH drawn in by Otto Hupp, the wellknown heraldic artist, 1919, and 2 lengthy notes by him. Bookplate Michael Maclagan (Richmond Herald). [1691] £65.00

GARCIA CARRAFFA, A. EL SOLAR CATALAN VALENCIANO Y BALEAR. No. 974 of only 1500 copies printed, revised with additions by A. de Fluvia. 1968. 4 vols. Arranged in alphabetical order of surnames with nearly 4000 shields illustrated in full colours & origins of families, Bound original green cloth, gilt shields & letters, very good. [1223] £240.00

GARCIA CARRAFFA, A. EL SOLAR VASCO NAVARRO. 3rd edn. 1966. 6 vols. Limited to 1500 copies. Arranged in alphabetical order of surnames with nearly 6,000 shields illustrations in full colours. Bound original green cloth, red labels, gilt letters & shields, very good. [1224] £285.00

GATFIELD, George. GUIDE TO PRINTED BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS RELATING TO ENGLISH & FOREIGN HERALDRY & GENEALOGY. Being a Classified Catalogue of Works of those Branches of Literature. 1892. Limited to 300 copies only printed. 646pp. Backstrip worn, cover a bit grubby, contents very good. Bookplate Michael Maclagan (Richmond Herald). [1421] £48.00

GAUCI, C.A. AN ILLUSTRATED COLLECTION OF THE COATS OF ARMS OF MALTESE FAMILIES. 1996. xxiii + 214pp. 802 arms in colour on 201 pages. The 1st edn. in card covers. New copy. [99] £18.00

GAYRE of Gayre & Nigg, Lt.-Col. (Ed.) THE ARMORIAL WHO IS WHO. A Register of Armorial Bearings in current use with the Names & Addresses of the Bearers & the Authority for their use. Many illustrations of arms in colour and black & white. Very good. [100]
(a) 2nd edn. 1963-65. 183pp. £9.00
(b) 3rd edn. 1966-69. 248pp. £10.00
(c) 4th edn. 1970-75. 319pp. £15.00
(d) 5th edn. 1976-78. 383pp. £18.00
(e) 6th edn. 1979-80. 440pp. £25.00

GAYRE, R. of Gayre & Nigg. HERALDIC CADENCY. 1961. Crown 4to. 159pp. Index. 4 coloured plates & numerous line drawings. This book covers the practices of the whole of Europe. Unusual pale grey binding, very good in slightly torn dust-wrapper. Hundreds of black & white illustrations of arms nicely handcoloured. Bookplate Kempster. [2701a] £60.00

GAYRE of Gayre & Nigg, Robert. HERALDIC STANDARDS & Other Ensigns. Their Development & History. 1959. 4to. xix + 132pp. 16 full page colour plates, many black & white illustrations. [1852]
(a) Very good in dust-wrapper. £45.00
(b) Top of backstrip faded under slightly worn dust-wrapper. £35.00

GAYRE of Gayre & Nigg, Lt.Col.R. The NATURE OF ARMS. An exposition of the meaning & significance of Heraldry with special reference to its nobiliary aspects in Europe & the Laws of Arms in England & Scotland. 1961. 4to. 168pp. Index. 8 full page coloured plates, many black & white illustrations. Very good in dust-wrapper. [2276] £35.00

GAYRE of Gayre & Nigg, Lt.-Col. & R. (Eds.) ROLL OF SCOTTISH ARMS. Part I Vol. I A-G. 1964. 177pp. Part I Vol. II H-Z. 1969. 422pp. 2 vols. Limited to 750 copies. Some spotting otheriwse very good. [101] £45.00

GAYRE, Lt.-Col. SOME ASPECTS OF BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL HERALDRY. N.d. (c.1975) 187pp. Illustrated. Card covers, very good. [102] £10.00

GENOUILLAC, H. G. de. RECUEIL D'ARMOIRIES DES MAISONS NOBLES DE FRANCE. Paris 1860. [7] + 449pp. An Armory of France arranged in alphabetical order of surnames. Very nice red mottled calf binding, raised bands, 2 black morocco labels, gilt letters, panelled spine, corner & centre tools & borders to both covers, inside & out, marbled edges & endpapers, a little rubbed otherwise very good. End pages foxed otherwise contents very good. Bookplates Cardiff Castle & Michael Maclagan (Richmond Herald). [1657] £85.00

GEVAERT, Emile. L'HERALDIQUE, son esprit, son language et ses applications. Brussels & Paris n.d. (1924). Royal 4to. 444pp. Indexes & Bibliography. 583 fine illustrations. Titles & others in red & black. Bound half leather, gilt letters, lines & centre tools, very good. 1 gathering (pp.411-426) apparently never bound in. Photostats of these pages tucked in. Bookplate Jean Charles Bourguignon & manuscript inscription to him from Comte Philippe de Beaulieu [3552] .£65.00

GEVAERT, Emile. HERALDIQUE DES PROVINCES BELGES. Bruxelles 1918. 112pp. Index. Frontis. Many fine illustrations of Arms in colour. Printed in black & red. Bound brown cloth, gilt letters, backstrip faded otherwise very good. [2029] £48.00

GIBBON, John. INTRODUCTIO AD LATINAM BLASONIAM. An Essay to a more Correct Blason In Latine than formerly hath been used...the Arms of all the Kingdoms of Europe, and the greatest Princes and Potentates thereof: Together with many other Illustrious and Ancient Houses both of England and other Countries. 1682. [15] + 165 + 3pp. Index. Illustrations of Arms. (Moule 308). P.156 tells of the Author's stay in Virginia, U.S.A. with Col. Rich. Lee. Many family arms are given. Bound full mottled calf, rebacked, raisedbands, gilt letters, blind panels & corner tools on both covers. Some contemporary manuscript notes, endpapers a bit dirty, Arbury Library label. A nice copy. [1854] £225.00

GINANNI, M.A. L'ARTE DEL BLASONE dichiarata per Alfabeto. Venezia 1756, Reprint 1995. 392pp. Frontis. & 35 plates each showing 25 coats of arms. Arranged as an Ordinary with an Index of Names. Dictionary of terms in French/Italian/Latin. Hardbound. New copy. [439] £65.00

GRANT OF ARMS. ROYAL LICENCE for Change of Name and Grant of Quartered Arms of CHOLMLEY & WENTWORTH to ROBERT GRIMES, Esq. of Pulteney Street, Bath, 2nd March, 1858, in compliance with the Will of Nathaniel Cholmley, Esq. of York, dated 1796. Beautifully written on vellum 20" x 25". Large painting of coat of arms & aigned Charles Young, Garter, J. Pulman, Clarenceaux & Robert Laurie, Norroy. No seals (so easier to frame). A little grubby otherwise very good. [994A] £285.00

GREENHILL, Peter & Mario VENTURI. CREATING MINIATURE KNIGHTS. (Cavalieri in Miniatura). 2005. Royal 4to. 182pp. Profusely illustrated in colour. Text in English & Italian. Hardbound in dust-wrapper. New copy. [107] £24.00

GREENHILL, Peter. HERALDIC MINIATURE KNIGHTS.1991. Royal 4to. [xi] + 176pp. Index. Marvellously illustrated with 270 colour illustrations of these delightful heraldic figures, new & old. Some are collectors' pieces & others are being made today. Hardbound in dust-wrapper. New copy. [108] £19.95

GUILLIM, John. A DISPLAY OF HERALDRY. 6th edn. 1724. Large folio. Improv'd with large Additions of many hundred Coats of Arms...To which is added A Treatise of Honour, Military & Civil by Capt. J. Logan. The Arms...Habits of the Nobility of England & the Emblems of Knighthood in Europe; all fairly engraven on Copper Plates. Also...the Baronets..., etc. [12] + 460 + 275 + 58 + 24pp. + Index 22pp. (Moule 475) The last & best edn. with hundreds of illustrations of arms, engraved portraits, robes, etc. The many additions to this edition include Sir George Mackenzie's "Observations on Precedency". Front cover separate & worn, title foxed, last page of Index separate & pasted in, some pages browned otherwise contents very good. [2278b] £350.00

GUILLIM, John.GUILLIM, John.A DISPLAY OF HERALDRIE: Manifesting A more easie accesse to the knowledge thereof. 3rd edn. 1638. Folio. Corrected & much enlarged by the Author himselfe in his life time: Together with his owne Addition of explaining the Termes of Hawking & Hunting for the Use & Delight of Gentlemen. viii + 433pp. including 3pp. of amendments. (Moule 144) Many illustrations of arms. Manuscript Index. The best known of the early works on heraldry, "a classic". Recent full calf binding, raised bands, old label remounted, gilt letters, very good. Title pages a bit browned & spill on one double page otherwise very good. A couple of neat manuscript notes "Given to me W.L. White by my Bror. Fred.White June 1844" and "Left to me by my Uncle W.L. White son of the above". Manuscript letter tucked in giving the book to Ambrose Heal, Furniture designer & author. Signature of Gerald Cobb, 1940, chief artist at the College of Arms. [1426] £485.00

HASLER, C. The ROYAL ARMS. Its Graphic & Decorative Development. 1980. 4to. 387pp. Index. 722 illustrations showing different artistic treatments of the Royal Arms from the 12th century to today. Very good in dust-wrapper. [2279] £30.00

HEIM, Archbishop Bruno B. ARMORIAL. 1981. Taken from the Archbishop's Liber Amicorum he hinwhichimself has drawn & painted arms for his visitors, mostly famous in politics, arts, etc. 224pp. 143 fine black & white plates of arms, some in colour. Very good in dust-wrapper. [114] £30.00

HEIM, [Archbishop] Bruno B. HERALDRY IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. Its Origin, Customs & laws. 1st edn. 1978. 176pp. 8 colour plates and many black & white illustrations. Very good in dust-wrapper. [1858] £55.00

HEIM, [Archbishop] Bruno B. OR AND ARGENT. 1994. 128pp. 360 coats of arms in colour on 24 plates. The heraldic laws of not putting metal on metal or colour on colour are here queried, with examples shown. [115] £40.00

HENNIKER'S LETTER [NORMAN ARMORIAL TILES]. A Letter to George, EARL OF LEICESTER, President of the Society of Antiquaries...from JOHN HENNIKER, Esq. Printed by John Bell 1788. Small 8vo. 16 shields in sepia on 2 plates of Norman armorial tiles. A very interesting tract, a very scarce forerunner of his son's publication "Two Letters" 1794, again on Norman armorial tiles. Not in Moule. Bound tree calf, gilt borders inside & out, rebacked, marbled endpapers, very good. Manuscript presentation inscription to Lord Henniker from Charles Ross. Bookplates A.T. Copsey & R.G. Cave. [996] £185.00

HERALDIC SCROLLS. 33" x 23" on laminated paper showing a central coloured map and 496 Arms in colour, with surnames in alphabetical order. Very colourful. Both useful and attractive. New copy. [118]
(a) ENGLAND & WALES. £12.00
(b) GERMANY. £12.00
(c) HISPANIC (Spain, Mexico & South America). £12.00
(d) IRELAND. £12.00
(e) ITALY. £12.00
(f) SCOTLAND. £12.00

HERALDIC SCULPTURE. Illustrated by the work of JAMES WOODFORD, with an Essay on Heraldry in English Sculpture by Harold Priestley. 1972. 81pp. 62 black & white illustrations, 1 colour plate. Includes the series of the Queen's Beasts. Very good. [119] £19.00
(b) De luxe edn. bound 1/2 red morocco, gilt letters, monogrammed by James Woodford. Very good. £30.00

HERALDS' COMMEMORATIVE EXHIBITION 1484-1934, held at the College of Arms, enlarged & illustrated Catalogue. 300 copies privately printed 1936, Reprint 1970. Super Royal 4to. 125pp. 55 fine plates, some in colour, from Rolls of Arms & other Manuscripts. [997]
(a) De luxe edn. bound blue cloth, gilt letters & top edges, very good. £45.00
(b) Ordinary edn. bound red cloth, no gilt top edges, very good in slightly worn dust-wrapper. £38.00

HERBY RODOW POLSKICH, 1908. POLISH COATS OF ARMS; Special enlarged edn. by M. PASZKIEWICZ & J. KULCZYCKI, 1990. xv + 480pp. 88 full page plates each showing 5 coats of arms in colour. An index of 20,000 Polish surnames in the largest ever published & each refers to a coat of arms. Hardbound. New copy. [456] £50.00

HESSISCHES WAPPENBUCH I & II. ORTSWAPPEN. Glucksburg 1956. Royal 4to. 297pp. 1063 beautiful shields in colour, mostly 12 on a page. A marvellous book of Civic heraldry with the history and origins of each arms. Bound quarter red cloth, vellum paper over boards, gilt, very good. [377] £45.00

HESSISCHES WAPPENBUCH III. Edited by Dieter Krieger. FAMILIENWAPPEN Band 1. 1999. 199pp. 6 colour plates & 44 plates mostly showing 16 coats of arms on each. Arranged in alphabetical order of surnames with a short explanation for each. Hardbound. New copy. [378] £35.00

HIRST, J.H. The ARMORIAL BEARINGS OF KINGSTON-UPON-HULL. Hull 1916. xii + 94pp. 4 fine colour plates & many black & white illustrations. A lot of correspondence went on with the College of Arms about the type of coronets to be used. Bound original blue cloth, 3 gilt coronets on front cover, good. [1430]
(a) Very good. Bookplate Michael Maclagan (Richmond Herald). £55.00
(b) Backstrip worn, endpapers browned otherwise good. £38.00

HODGSON, L. The DUBLIN ARMORIAL OF SCOTTISH NOBILITY. 500 copies only printed 2006. Royal 4to.184pp. A facsimile with 55 full page plates of Achievements in colour of a Roll of Scottish Arms c.1592/3. The origins of each arms is given, & biographical details of the contemporary holders. Index. Bibliography. Bound imitation blue leather, gilt arms on both covers & letters on front cover & spine. New copy. [122] £35.00

HOLLISS, B.R. KNIGHTS OF THE SKY. Parts 1-5. The link between the heraldry & history of the Royal Air Force. Privately printed Newport Pagnell 1985/92. Many illustrations of RAF Badges with descriptions & reasons for adoption. Original card covers, very good. [2281] £55.00

HOPE, W.H. St. John. HERALDRY FOR CRAFTSMEN & DESIGNERS, with diagrams by the Author & numerous illustrations, coloured lithographs & collotype reproductions from Ancient Examples. 1913. 425pp. Index. xxxi plates, 9 in colour. Many text illustrations. Cover faded under dust-wrapper otherwise a very good copy. [998a] £30.00

HOUWEN, L.A.J.R. (ed.) The DEIDIS OF ARMORIE. A Heraldic Treatise & Bestiary. Edinburgh 1994. 2 vols. ccxx + 285pp. Glossary, Bibliography. Index. 4 plates in colour and 1 black & white. A Study in depth of a late 15th century heraldic manuscript & its sources. It was translated from French into Scots & copied c.1494 by Kintyre Pursuivant. Very good. [1860] £28.00

HOWARD, David. CHINESE ARMORIAL PORCELAIN. 55pp. 7 plates. Original card covers, very good. [1431] £9.00

HOWARD David S. CHINESE ARMORIAL PORCELAIN. Vol. II. 2003. 904pp. 1880 colour illustrations and 100 in black & white. Almost entirely additional material to volume I, with Indexes of mottoes & armorial services in both volumes. A magnificent volume. In slipcase. New copy. [128]
(a) Buckram bound. £480.00
(b) Leather bound. £680.00

HUDLESTON, C.R. & R.S. BOUMPHREY. CUMBERLAND FAMILIES & HERALDRY with A Supplement to An Armorial for Westmorland & Lonsdale. 1978. xvi + 429pp. Illustrations by J. Hughes & others. List of Subscribers. Very good. [3329] £35.00

HULME, F. Edward. The HISTORY, PRINCIPLES & PRACTICE OF HERALDRY. 1st edn. 1892. [5] + 281pp. Index. 194 illustrations include Early Heraldry, Bayeux Tapestry, etc., Origins, Charges, Cadency, Allusive Arms, Flags, etc. A bit worn. A few shields nicely handcoloured. Bookplate Kempster. [1000] £25.00

HUMPHERY-SMITH, C.R. ANGLO-NORMAN ARMORY, incorporating an edition of HERALDS' ROLL from Fitzwilliam Museum. 1978. 207pp. Facsimile illustration of the Roll. New copy. [132] £19.50

HUMPHERY-SMITH, C. ARMIGEROUS ANCESTORS. A Catalogue of sources for the study of the Visitations of the Heralds in the 16th & 17th centuries with referenced lists of names. 1997. xiv + 547 + 56 + 330 + 67 + 17pp. Section I is a lengthy Index of Names with reference to the Visitation in which they may be found. Section II is a Catalogue of Manuscript & printed Visitations. Section III is a reprint of Sims Index under counties. Section IV is Disclaimers (from Dale's MS) & Section V Examples. 1 colour plate & a few black & white illustrations A very useful reference book. New copy. [133] £55.00

HUXFORD, J.F. ARMS OF SUSSEX FAMILIES. 1982. xvi + 447pp. Index. List of Subscribers. Colour frontis. & black & white illustrations of all shields & details of the families. Very good in dust-wrapper. [3331] £35.00

HUXFORD, J.F HONOUR AND ARMS. The Story of Some Augmentations of Honour. 1985. 4to. 184pp. 179 illustrations in colour. Very good in dust-wrapper. [3332] £35.00

IBBETT, V. FLOWERS IN HERALDRY. British Columbia 1977. Folio. 24 beautifully, coloured pages, a combination of botanical painting & heraldry. Original stiff card covers, very good. [1001] £35.00

ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF THE HERALDIC EXHIBITION, BURLINGTON HOUSE, 1894. 250 copies only printed for the Committee 1896. 4to. xx + 116pp. Index. 51 very fine full page plates, 20 of which are in colour & 50 text illustrations. List of Subscribers. Bound quarter maroon morocco, gilt letters & top edges, backstrip worn & frayed at top otherwise very good. Book labels of 2 Comtes Chandon de Briailles. [1433] £145.00

INNES, Thomas of Learney. SCOTS HERALDRY. A Practical Handbook. The Historical Principles & Modern Application of the Art & Science. 2nd edn. revised & enlarged 1956. xxiv + 258pp. 45 very fine full-page plates, some in colour & over 100 other illustrations. Bound original blue cloth, gilt letters, very good. Bookplate Grace W. Grant. [1434] £42.00

INNES of Learney, Sir Thomas (Lord Lyon King of Arms). The TARTANS OF THE CLANS & FAMILIES OF SCOTLAND. 8th edn. 1975. v + 300pp. Index. 116 tartans in colour & Arms in black & white. Very good in slightly worn dust-wrapper. Bookplate Kempster. [1246] £21.00

JENKINS, Canon. HERALDRY, ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. 1886. vii + 111pp. Illustrations. Includes a short Dictionary of English & French heraldic terms. One of the very few books on foreign heraldry. [2284] £12.00

JOHNSTON, G. Harvey. The HERALDRY OF THE CAMPBELLS with Notes on all the Males of the Family, Descriptions of Arms, Plates & Pedigrees. Second printing 1920/1, Reprint 1977. 2 vols. in 1. 186pp. Index. 8 plates of arms in colour. Hardbound quarter brown /black cloth, gilt letters on spine & front cover, & shield, very good. [1436] £45.00

JONES, E.J. MEDIEVAL HERALDRY. Some Fourteenth Century Heraldic Works. Edited with Introduction, English translation of the Welsh Text, Arms in colour, and Notes. Foreword by A.R. Wagner, Richmond Herald. No. 258 of a Limited Edition of 350 copies, Cardiff 1943. lxvi + 260pp. 32 plates in colour & 1 black & white. Bound original half brown morocco, gilt letters & lines, a little foxing on top edges otherwise very good. [1437] £185.00

KAFFE HAG. DEUTSCHE ORTSWAPPEN: BAYERN, Unterfranken, Schwaben, Pfalz, Rhein pfalz, Oberpflaz. 4to. 336 fine colour illustrations of civic arms by Otto Hupp on stamps, stuck into a special album with printed text. Original card covers, very good. In slipcase. [2473] £48.00

KAFFE HAG. DEUTSCHE ORTSWAPPEN: WURTTEMBERG, BADEN, THURINGEN, STARKENBURG, HESSE, OBER HESSEIN, MECKLENBURG, BRAUNSCHWEIG & LIPPE. 4to. 618 fine colour illustrations of civic heraldry by Otto Hupp on stamps, stuck into a special album with printed text. Cloth bound, very good. [2474] £125.00

KAFFE HAG. SVERIGES RIKSVAPEN LANDSKAPS- OCH STADSVAPEN. Special Album with 138 stickers of Civic Heraldry arms in colour (a full set) pasted in. Original card covers marked, contents very good. [2086] £40.00

KENT, Samuel. The BANNER DISPLAYED: Or, An Abridgement of GUILLIM. 2nd edn. 1755. 2 vols. 894pp. Engraved plates & woodcuts of over 1,000 arms. Dictionary of Terms & Index of Families, Places & Societies. Bound full contemporary calf, raised bands, red morocco label, gilt letters & lines, joints cracked, backstrips worn & vol.1 cracked down centre, making volume shaky, contents very good. [2285] £245.00

KING, Rev. James. The NATIONAL ARMS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. Containing an Account of the Charges on the Royal Shields of England, Scotland & Ireland. (Hatchards) n.d. (c.1887) 12mo. vi + 85pp. Index. 23 full page colour plates. Bound original cloth, 4 gilt shields, letters & designs. [2286] £21.00

LAMBORN, E.A. Greening.THE ARMORIAL GLASS OF THE OXFORD DIOCESE 1250-1850. 1949. xxxi + 178pp. Index. 65 full page plates. Folding pedigrees. Bookplate Michael Maclagan (Richmond Herald), his manuscript Review of the book & a letter to him tucked in. [1438] £45.00

LANOE-VILLENE, Georges. SYMBOLIQUE DE LA FLEUR DE LYS DES ARMOIRIES. 96pp. Ilustrated. New copy. [320] £18.00

LAUTTE, Jean. LE JARDIN D'ARMOIRES CONTENANT LES ARMES DE PLUSIEURS NOBLES ROYAUMES & MAISONS DE GERMANIE INFERIEURE. Gard 1567, Reprint Milano, n.d. 12mo. 400pp. More than 1000 illustrations of coats of arms with blasons in French, mostly 3 to a page, of families in alphabetical order, of the Nederlands & surrounding countries. Introduction in French & Dutch. Bound brown silk cloth, gilt letters. New copy. [323] £60.00

LAW, Edward J . COLLECTING ARMS, CRESTS & MONOGRAMS: A FORGOTTEN PASTIME, With an Appendix on Anastatic Printing. Only 500 copies printed Kilkenny, 2003. Folio. 48pp. Many illustrations, some in colour, of crests & monograms, albums & decorated pages, Albums, Samples, Designers, Publishers & Collectors. Very interesting & unusual. Card covers, new copy. [148] £13.50

LEAF, W. & PURCELL, S. HERALDIC SYMBOLS, ISLAMIC INSIGNIA AND WESTERN HERALDRY. 1986. 126pp. Profusely & splendidly illustrated in colour and black & white. New copy. [149] £30.00

LEWIS, R.J.C.K. WELSH FAMILY COATS OF ARMS. Bowie 1995. 96pp. 160 shields in colour. Card covers. New copy. [152] £21.00

LONDON, H.S. The QUEEN'S BEASTS. With a Foreword by The Hon. Sir George Bellew, Garter King of Arms. Illustrated in colour by Edward Bawden & Cecil Keeling. 1953. 4to. 56pp. Full page colour plates & half tone illustrations. [3339]
(a) No. 39 of the few de luxe edn. bound quarter red morocco, gilt letters, insignia & beasts, backstrip badly worn (silver fish?), contents very good. £12.00
(b) Bound red cloth, very good in dust-wrapper. £12.00

LOUDA, Jiri & Michael MACLAGAN. LINES OF SUCCESSION. HERALDRY OF THE ROYAL FAMILIES OF EUROPE. 1981, Reprint 2002. 308pp. Index. 150 pedigrees with coloured shields and many black & white illustrations. Card covers. New copy. [154] £14.99

LOW, Charles. A ROLL OF AUSTRALIAN ARMS, Corporate & Personal Borne by Lawful Authority. An illustrated Armory. 1971. xxxii + 184pp. 32 full page colour plates & many black & white illustrations of arms. Very good in dust-wrapper. Bookplate B.P. Harper & inscription to him. [1441] £65.00

LOWER, Mark A. The CURIOSITIES OF HERALDRY, With Illustrations from Old English Writers. 1845. xvi + 319pp. Fine chromo-lithographic coloured frontis. & numerous wood engravings. Includes Armes Parlantes, College of Arms, Distinguished Heralds & Heraldic Writers, Badges, Mottoes, etc. Bound original red cloth, marvellous gold dragon on spine, top of backstrip & corners worn otherwise good. Inside back joint cracked otherwise very good. Bookplate Ivor A.B. Ferguson. [3344] £55.00

LUGG, Vicky & John WILLCOCKS. HERALDRY FOR EMBROIDERERS. 1990. 128pp. Index. 228 illustrations, 8 pages in colour. Some interesting and unusual illustrations. Very good in dust-wrapper. [2287] £21.00

LYNCH-ROBINSON, Sir Christopher, Bt. & Adrian. INTELLIGIBLE HERALDRY. The application of a MediÊval System of Record & Identification to Modern Needs. 1948. 205pp. Index. 7 colour plates, 8 black & white and many text illustrations. A readable entertaining & interesting book with good illustrations. Very good in slightly torn dust-wrapper. [1442] £12.00

McANDREW, Bruce A. (ed.) The BALLIOL ROLL. 600 copies only printed, Boston 2002. x + 81pp. Coloured frontis. and 8 black & white plates. Pedigrees. The earliest known collection of Scottish coats of arms (c.1332). Card covers. Fine. [156] £15.00

McANDREW, Bruce A. SCOTLAND'S HISTORIC HERALDRY. 2006. xxx + 632pp. Index. 22 colour plates, 200 pedigrees with Arms in colour & 189 line illustrations. An explanation of Scottish medieval heraldry with special reference to Rolls of Arms & Scottish history. New copy. [157] £90.00

MACLAGAN, M., HUMPHERY-SMITH, C. & PEREIRA, H.B. The COLOUR OF HERALDRY. 1958. 4to. 32 full page plates in colour of mediaeval effigies by Gerald Cobb.Very good in torn dust-wrapper. [1003] £18.00

MALDEN, J. & E. The DUNVEGAN ARMORIAL. 500 copies only printed, 2006. Royal 4to. 256pp. Approx. 190 full page colour facsimile plates of arms. Index. This Armorial (c.1580) has been kept at Dunvegan Castle on the Isle of Skye for 250 years. Bound imitation maroon leather, gilt arms on both covers & letters on front cover and spine. New copy. [161] £50.00

MANDICH, D.R. & J.A. Placek. RUSSIAN HERALDRY & NOBILITY. 1992. Limited edn. of 1000 copies. iv + 700pp. All Arms illustrated on 260 plates. Index of names in English & in the Russian Cyrillic alphabet. Biographical & genealogical notes on the families. New copy. [163] £75.00

MANUSCRIPT. ARMS OF FAMILIES OF THE U.K. Hand drawn and painted in colour, mostly 2 on a page (each shield is 3.5" high) bound in 2 volumes. Vol. 1 ABDY-AYLMER, 96pp. Vol. 2 BABBS-BERREWYK, 96pp. Bound imitation blue leather. Bookplate The Rev. Alfred Pryse Hawkins. Typecript list of shields pasted in. 2 vols. [3346] £95.00

MANUSCRIPT. ARMS OF KAISERS-LAUTERN A-J. 107pp. Mostly one full achievement on each page abount 8" high. Matching the above item. [3346A] £65.00

MANUSCRIPT. HERALDIC PLATES POETS & GOODSIR. 130 shields hand drawn & painted in colours and silver, one on a sheet. Bound original cloth, gilt letters, marbled boards 6.5" x 8". Pencil note on front endpaper says "24.4.1917". Fron the Library of the late Matthew Montgomery Bell Esq. An interesting collection of hand drawn & hand coloured Heraldic plates. The pages are not cut to the same size & some pieces of paper are re-used. Dates & some other information are written on most pages. Interleaved throughout. [3347] £185.00

MANUSCRIPT. MORANT, Alfred W. ARMS OF THE KNIGHTS OF THE ORDER OF THE GARTER from Edward III to Victoria. (N.d. c.1868/78). 80 folios written or drawn on one side only. Nearly 700 illustrations of Knights' arms, mostly 12 on a page, nicely tricked in pen & ink & a few details of each Knight. The last few pages have not been completed. There are 8 pages written by Morant on the Robes & Insignia of the order. Many drawings, photographs & engravings have been pasted or tucked in of arms, badges, St. George's Chapel, portraits, rubbings of arms, etc. Manuscript letter of 3 pages dated 21 Sept. 1862 regarding the arms of the Garter Plates of Ratcliffe from Thos. Wm. King, York Herald, College of Arms. A marvellous collection of drawings & items on the Order of the Garter by the wellknown heraldic Author. Bound half red morocco, gilt letters, marbled sides, red endpapers, a little worn otherwise very good. Bookplates of Alfred William Morant, Stansfeld & Henry J.R. Clements & letter from the Antiquarian bookshop Bernard Quaritch to Stansfeld dated 25 May 1882. [3347A] £1,800.00

MARCHES D'ARMES. [334]
(a) II NORMANDIE. Paris 1985. xii + 196pp. Arms of Normandy from 12 Medieval Rolls of Arms & an Ordinary of these. Wrappers, very good. £39.00
(b) III BERRY (Touraine, Berry, Bourbonnais, Auvergne) pas E. de Boos. 1988. 216pp. Wrappers, very good. £35.00
(c) IV L'HERALDIQUE MEDIEVALE EN TOURAINE par Robert NUSSARD. Paris 1989. 155pp. + 9 plates of arms, map & tables. Decorated card covers, very good. . £35.00

MARILLIER, Bernad. ARMORIAL DES MAITRES DE L'ORDRE DU TEMPLIER, suivi de Essai sur La Symbolique Templiere. Puiseaux 2000. 160pp. Illustrations. Card covers. New copy. [335] £22.00

MARKS, R. & A. PAYNE. BRITISH HERALDRY, From its Origins to c.1800. 1978. 4to. 136pp. Index. 8 colour plates and many black & white. Published in conjunction with an Exhibition held at the British Museum. Hardbound, gilt letters, very good in dust-wrapper. Bookplate Kempster. Original leaflet pasted in. [1444] £15.00

MARTIN, J. HERALDRY IN THE VATICAN. (L'ARALDICA IN VATICANO, HERALDIK IM VATIKAN). Gerrards Cross 1987. 285pp. Index. 24 plates in colour & many black & white illustrations. New copy. [166] £45.00

MATTHEWS, J. COMPLETE AMERICAN ARMOURY & BLUE BOOK. Containing the 1903, 1907 and 1911-23 Editions. 2005. 544pp. Illustrations of arms. A marvellous reference for American arms and short pedigrees. Card covers. New copy. [167] £45.00

MATTOS, Armando de. MANUAL DE HERALDICA PORTUGESA. 1941, numbered & signed Edicao Especial of 250 copies 1999. 264pp. + Contents. Illustrations. Bound decorated boards, gold endpapers. New copy. [462] £36.00

MAYER, L.A. SARACENIC HERALDRY. A Survey. Oxford 1933, Reprint 1999. 4to. xvi + 302pp. + 71 plates & many text illustrations. Index. Bibliography. The object of this book was to provide a fully documented armorial roll of Saracenic Sultans, Princes & Knights. Very good in dust-wrapper. [2297] £21.00

MENENDEZ PIDAL, F. EL ESCUDO DE ESPANA. Madrid 2004. 267pp. Illustrated. The evolution of the Arms of the Kings of Castilla Leon, Aragon & Navarra in the Middle Ages & their transmission to the Royal Houses of Portugal, France & England and the Modern Arms of the Kings of Spain. Card covers, very good. [484] £28.00

MENESTRIER, C.F.LA METHODE DU BLASON. 1688, Reprint 1976. Ltd. to 1,200 copies. xl + 336pp. + Index. Illustrations. Decorated card covers, very good. A reprint of one of the classics. [337] £21.00

MESSENGER, Cdr. A.W.B. The HERALDRY OF CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL. Canterbury 1947. 148pp. & 62 full page plates, 1 in colour. Folding plan & pedigrees. Bound original blue cloth. A previous owner V.L. Honeyball has written notes on the Courtenays on the front endpapers & a few marks in the book otherwise very good. [1006] £28.00

METZIG, Wm. HERALDRY FOR THE DESIGNER. New York. 137pp. 329 attractive illustrated in a bold, modern style. A book for contemporary graphic designers. Very good in dust-wrapper. [1007] £28.00

METZIG, Wm. HERALDRY FOR THE DESIGNER. New York 1983. 137pp. 329 attractive illustrations in a bold, modern style. A book for contemporary graphic designers. Original card covers, very good. [2298] £18.00

MEURGEY DE TUPIGNY, J. ARMORIAL DE LA GENERALITE DE PARIS, dresse par Charles D'Hozier, 1696. Macon 1965/7. Royal 4to. 4 vols. xlviii + 631 + 235pp. 4 frontis. Arranged in alphabetical order of surnames with blasons. Bound original card covers, very good, partly unopened. Bookplate Michael Maclagan (Richmond Herald). [1661] £120.00

MILBOURNE, J.S. HERALDRY FOR AMATEURS. A Handbook for Beginners. Including Concise Instructions regarding the Tracing of Pedigrees. 2nd edn. 1909. 232pp. Profusely illustrated. Includes a lengthy Dictionary of Terms. Bound blue cloth, gilt letters, very good. 3 pinprick New York library stamps otherwise contents good. [2299] £12.00

MILLET, Patrick. LE CHIEN HERALDIQUE DANS L'ARMORIAL EUROPEEN. 1994. 192pp. Illus. The first book on the dog in heraldry. Card covers. New copy. [338] £22.00

MILTON, Roger. HERALDS & HISTORY. 1978. 144pp. Index. 274 illustrations. Very good in dust-wrapper. Bookplate B.P. Harper. [1447] £18.00

MITCHELL, R.W. ROLLS OF ARMS. Smallpece's Roll, temp. Edward I. Limited edn. of 100 copies, cyclostyled, 1982. Folio. 11 folios printed on one side of the paper only. Original yellow covers stapled, very good. [1008] £12.00

MONCREIFFE, Iain. SIMPLE CUSTOM. Illustrated by Don Pottinger. 1954. 64pp. Profusely illustrated in colour. Very good, dust-wrapper tucked in. [2301] £15.00

MONCREIFFE, Iain & Don Pottinger. SIMPLE HERALDRY, 1963.Cheerfully Ilustrated. 4to. 63pp. Coloured illustrations on every page. Very good. [1009b] £12.00

MONTAGU, J.A. A GUIDE TO THE STUDY OF HERALDRY. (Wm. Pickering). 1840. 4to. Title in red & black & 75pp. Illustrations. [1867]
(a) Backstrip faded, inside front joint cracked otherwise good. Bookplate Michael Maclagan (Richmond Herald). £35.00
(b) Bound original embossed cloth, slightly marked at foot otherwise good. £38.00

MORAN, James. HERALDIC INFLUENCE ON EARLY PRINTERS' DEVICES. (The Elmete Press) Limited edn. of only 475 copies printed, 1978. 4to. xv + 104pp. Printed in red & black on handmade paper, uncut. 63 illustrations. Bound original brown cloth, dark brown morocco label, gilt letters & top edges & elaborate gilt design on front cover, very good. A beautiful production. [1448] £45.00

MORAN, James. PRINTERS AND HERALDRY. A Keepsake produced for the occasion of his lecture at Gallery 303 of The Company Room, Inc. on Wednesday 14 May, 1969. 4pp. + 11 armorial illustrations on 5 pages. Original card covers, good. [2303] £15.00

MORANT, A. GENERAL ARMORY TWO. With an introduction to & edited by C. Humphery-Smith. 1973. vii + 230pp. This is a supplement to Burke's General Armory & essential reference for British family arms. An Appendix indexes by name later sources of arms. Very good in dust-wrapper. [3350] £45.00

MOULE, Thomas. BIBLIOTHECA HERALDICA Magnae Britanniae. An Analytical Catalogue of Books on Genealogy, Heraldry, Nobility, Knighthood & Ceremonies, also details of the Visitations, Pedigrees, Collections of Arms under Counties & other Manuscripts including Foreign Works. Privately printed 1822. xxiii + 668pp. The best Bibliography of Heraldry. Bound half calf, raised bands, marbled sides, gilt letters & fleur de lys, a little worn otherwise very good. marbled endpapers. Foxing on frontis. & title otherwise contents very good. Bookplate Sir George Armytage, Bt. [1450] £145.00

MOULE, T. BIBLIOTHECA HERALDICA Magnae Brittaniae. A Bibliography of Heraldry, Genealogy, Nobility, Knighthood & Ceremonies from 15th C. to 19th C. Reprint 1966. 692pp. The best bibliography on the subject. Bound stone buckram, gilt letters, very good. [174] £48.00

MOULE, Thomas. HERALDRY OF FISH. Notices of the Principal Families bearing Fish in their Arms. 1842. xv + 250pp. Index. 205 engravings on wood. Many arms here, from all over the world, are found in no other reference book. [1010]
(a) Bound original green cloth, gilt letters, bottom of backstrip & bottom corners a bit worn, inside joints slightly cracked otherwise very good. Bookplate Grace W. Grant. £65.00
(b) Cover a bit worn, foxing on endpapers otherwise a good copy. £65.00

MUNCHENER KALENDER. Delightful full page designs of arms in colour by OTTO HUPP. Decorated card covers, slim folio. 1896-1932, complete run of 37 numbers. [2058] £555.00

MUNCHENER KALENDER. Delightful designs of arms in colour by OTTO HUPP. Decorated card covers, very good. 1904, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1926. Very good. [2477] Each £21.00

[NARES, Ed.] HERALDIC ANOMALIES; or, Rank Confusion in our Orders of Precedenceäall the existing Orders of Society by It Matters Not Who. 1st edn. 1823. 2 vols. xxiii + 334 + 372pp. Titles in red & black. Titles, Nobility, Baronets, Bishops, Names, Ladies, etc. Bound full straight grained morocco, gilt borders & panels, backstrips worn & top inch missing of one, covers rubbed, contents very good. [2308] £55.00

NEUBECKER, O. & J.P. BROOKE-LITTLE. HERALDRY, SOURCES, SYMBOLS & MEANING. 1997. Royal 4to. 288pp. Index. Over 1700 magnificent illustrations, manyin colour. This covers the Heraldry of all the World through the ages. [177] £35.00

NEUFFORGE, Jacques de. ARMORIAL DE ROYAUME DES PAYS-BAS. Bruxelles 1827, Reprint 2004. Folio. Les armes des familles aux quelles S.M. Guillaume I a accorde des titres ou reconnaissances de Noblesse. 2 title-pages, 77 plates each showing 9 coats of arms in colour. Index of names of 8pp. All printed on vellum paper. A very nice production. Bound brown silk, gilt letters, fine. [415] £100.00

NEVEUS, Clare. NY SVENSK VAPENBOK(New Swedish Armorial). 1992. 4to. 191pp. Index. 176 colour plates, each showing 3 shields & 250 b. & w. illus. Maps. Shows Civic Arms of today & yesterday. Written by the Swedish State Heraldic Executive. Summary (2pp.) in English. Very good in dust-wrapper. [485] £40.00

NICOLAS, N.H. The SIEGE OF CARLAVEROCK in the XXVIII Edward I A.D. MCCC; with The Arms of the Earls, Barons and Knights, who were present; with a Translation, A History of the Castle, and Memoirs of the Personages. 1828. Royal 4to. xxxii + 380pp. Index. Many illustrations of arms & banners. Title page in red & black. Recently rebacked brown cloth, black morocco label, gilt letters, marbled sides, a little foxing otherwise very good. [3353] £285.00

NIESIECKI, K. HERBARZ POLSKI. 1839/46, Reprint Warsaw 1979. 10 vols. A huge collection of family & civic arms with illustrations & details in Polish. Considered one of the best Polish reference works. [3568]
(a) Bound imitation red leather, gilt letters, vol.1 front joint breaking & 2 joints cracked inside otherwise a very good set. £350.00
(b) Reprint Warsaw 1988. Bound imitation brown leather, gilt letters & designs, an extremely good set. £450.00

NISBET, Alex.An Essay on the ANCIENT & MODERN USE OF ARMORIES; Shewing Their Origin, Definition, and Division of them into several Species. Marshalling. Illustrated by many Examples & Sculptures of the Armorial Ensigns of Noble Families in this & other Nations. Edinburgh 1718. Small 4to. xiv + 224 + 16 + 7 full page plates each showing 14/16 arms (Moule 436). Recent brown cloth binding, 2 red morocco labels, gilt letters, very good. Contents a bit browned otherwise good. Bookplate Alexander Stuart of Inchbreck. [1869] £165.00

NISBET, A. HERALDIC PLATES. Originally intended for his "System of Heraldry". Now reproduced with introduction & notes, genealogical & heraldic by Andrew Ross, Marchmont Herald & F.J. Grant, Carrick Pursuivant. 1892. Super Royal 4to. Only 200 copies printed for sale. lx + 192pp. Index of names. Many fine plates. [1870]
(a) Bound original maroon cloth, gilt letters, boar's head & top edges, carefully rebacked & original backstrip remounted, partially faded but a good copy. Bookplates J. Guthrie Snr. & John Alex Stewart & Memorial to the Author. £195.00
(b) Rebound maroon cloth, gilt letters, top edges and boar's head remounted making a very good copy. £225.00

NISBET, Alexander. A SYSTEM OF HERALDRY....with the True Art of Blazon according to the most Approved Heralds in Europe...achievements of the most considerable surnames & families in Scotland & Ragman's Roll. 2nd edn. Edinburgh 1804. Folio. 2 vols. viii + 440 + iii + 23 numbered plates & 1 extra + xxii: [6] + 300pp. + Ragman's Roll 49pp. + 11 plates + xvi. Indexes. Frontis. & many fine engraved plates of arms. Bound contemporary full tree calf, gilt letters & lines, spines darkened & a bit worn, some lettering rubbed off otherwise good. 1 joint cracking in vol.1 but completely cound otherwise contents very good. Bookplate Thomas Easton. [2310] £285.00

NOBLE, Rev. Mark. A HISTORY OF THE COLLEGE OF ARMS. And the Lives of all the Kings, Heralds & Pursuivants from the Reign of Richard IIIä Printed for J. Debrett, 1804. 4to. [10] + 449 + lxiipp. Index. 4 engraved plates. Bound mottled calf, rebacked, the backstrip very dried out & the top torn. Some foxing otherwise contents very good. Bookplate Victor Hilton, Pencombe Hall. [1871] £65.00

OLIVER, Stefan. AN INTRODUCTION TO HERALDRY. 1987. Royal 4to. 72pp. Many fine colour plates of an unusual quality. Very good in dust-wrapper. [2722] £14.00

ORSINI DE MARZO, N. STEMMARIO FIORENTINO ORSINI DE MARZO. Milano 2005. 2nd volume in the European Edition of the Sources for Heraldry & Genealogy conserved in Private Collections. Folio. xcvi + 926pp. Index. A facsimile reproduction of an early Armorial of 869 pages in colour. Some of the text is in English as well as Italian. New copy. [445] £200.00

ORTICONI, J-C. NOUVEL ARMORIAL CORSE. LIVRE D'OR DE LA NOBLESSE. 1992. 256pp. 78 arms in colour. An Armorial of Corsica, with pedigrees. Card covers, very good. [343] £30.00

O'SHEA, Michael J. JAMES JOYCE & HEALDRY. State University of New York Press 1985. xiv + 196pp. Index. Bibliography. Illustrations. Very good. [1014] £15.00

PADIGLIONE, Carlo. I MOTTI DELLE FAMIGLIE ITALIANE. Napoli 1910, Reprint 1984. xii + 141pp. Mottoes arranged in alphabetical order of surnames. Card covers, very good. [446] £25.00

PALASI, Philippe.ARMORIAL HISTORIQUE ET MONUMENTAL DE LA HAUTE-MARNE XIIIe-XIXe siecle. 2004. Super Royal 4to. 374pp. Index. 1086 familie with their arms reproduced in marvellous colour plates from stained glass, leather bindings, manuscripts, stone & metal work. Also arms in black & white. New copy. [344] £55.00

PALLISER, Mrs. Bury. HISTORIC DEVICES, BADGES & WAR-CRIES. 1870. 435pp. Index. 293 illustrations. Bound original cloth, gilt letters, designs & all edges, small stain & slight ring on front cover otherwise good, contents very good. Bookplate Borough of Chelsea. [1455b] £65.00

PAMA, C. HERALDRY OF SOUTH AFRICAN FAMILIES. Coats of Arms, Crests, Ancestry. 1972. 4to. x + 365pp. Coloured frontis. & 40 full page plates & over a thousand illustrations of arms. Index of names, bibliography. An illustrated armorial. [1872]
(a) Very good in slightly worn dust-wrapper. £55.00
(b) Very good, no dust-wrapper. Bookplate Grace W. Grant. A few arms nicely handcoloured & a few pencil notes. £50.00

PAPWORTH'S ORDINARY OF BRITISH ARMORIALS. An Alphabetical Dictionary of Coats of Arms belonging to Families in Great Britain & Ireland, upon an entirely new plan by J.W. Papworth & A.W. Morant. 1874, Reprint 1985 with a new introduction by J. Brooke-Little, Richmond Herald. xxii + 1125pp. The only work which enables coats of arms to be identified from a description or picture. New copy. [184] £85.00

PASTOUREAU, M. & M. POPOFF. L'ARMORIAL BELLENVILLE. 1000 copies only printed 2004. 2 vols. in slipcase. Vol. 1 is a facsimile of this beautiful Roll of Arms 1380/90 in colour on vellum paper. Vol.2 text of 368pp. A study & analysis of this medieval roll. New copy. [347] £245.00

PASTOUREAU, M. (& others) (ed.) Les ARMORIAUX MEDIEVAUX. (Cahiers du Leopard d'Or 8) Paris 1997. 422pp. Illustrated. Articles in French, 2 in German & 1 in English. Card covers. New copy. [348] £38.00

PASTOUREAU, M. & M. POPOFF. GRAND ARMORIAL EQUESTRE DE LA TOISON D'OR. Only 1000 numbered copies published 2001. 2 vols. in slipcase. 11.5" x 8.5". Volume 1 is a facsimile of the original beautiful 15th century manuscript in colour, 208pp. Vol. 2 is a text and explanation of 304pp. New copy. [349] £260.00

PASTOUREAU, Michel. TRAITE D'HERALDIQUE. 3rd edn. revue et augmentee Paris 1997. 4to. 407pp. 342 illustrations & Pedigrees & maps. Index & Bibliography. Particularly good on the origins of, & medieval heraldry. Decorated card covers, fine. [350] £55.00

PEDRICK, Gale. A MANUAL OF HERALDRY. Being a Popular Introduction to the Origin, Significance & Uses of Armorial Bearings...& a Prelude to the Influence of Heraldry upon Poetry, Art, Architecture & Literature. N.d. c.1905. ix + 291pp. Illustrations. The origins & meaning of many arms & charges are here given. [1016]
(a) Cover slightly marked otherwise good. Bookplate Byard. £25.00
(b) Backstrip worn, endpapers foxed, blank paper cut from 2 pages. £12.00

PEREIRA, Harold B. The COLOUR OF CHIVALRY. With 30 illustrations by Gerald Cobb in colour of Knights in armour from their Tombs, mounted on card. 1950. 4to. A very fine production. Pedigree endpapers. Gold covers, black letters & knight, very good. Bookplate Michael Maclagan (Richmond Herald) & letter presenting the book to him from I.C.I., the publishers. [1458] £55.00

PERRIN, W.G. BRITISH FLAGS. Their Early History & their Development at Sea; with an Account of the Origin of the Flag as a National Device. Cambridge 1922. xii + 207pp. Index. 14 colour plates. A major work on the subject. Cover unevenly faded, 3 cigarette cards of flags pasted inside front cover, contents very good. [1240] £42.00

PINCHES, J.H. EUROPEAN NOBILITY & HERALDRY. A comparative study of the Titles of Nobility & their Heraldic Exterior Ornaments for each Country with Historical Notes. Limited edition of 500 copies, 1994. xii + 336pp. Profusely illustrated with examples of coronets, helmets, arms & supporters, this is the first book to attempt to trace the development of the titles themselves from medieval times. An important reference work. New copy. [187] £55.00

PINCHES, J.H. & R.V. THE ROYAL HERALDRY OF ENGLAND. With 35 Genealogical Tables & Historical Notes. 4to. xviii + 334pp. 9 superb full page colour plates & hundreds of beautiful b. & w. illus., many from contemporary sources & some additional drawings by Dan Escott. The first complete reference book on Royal Heraldry. New copy. [190] £55.00

PINCHES, R.V. & WOOD, A. A EUROPEAN ARMORIAL. An Armorial of Knights of the Golden Fleece & 15th century Europe, from a Contemporary Manuscript. 1971. 4to. 11 colour plates & 75 full page b. & w. illus. 222pp. Genealogies & a map. Full index of names. New copy. [191] £48.00

PINE, L.G. INTERNATIONAL HERALDRY. 1970. 244pp. Illustrations. Heraldry of England, Scotland, America; Continental & Oriental Heraldry. Very good in dust-wrapper. [2727a] £21.00

PINE, L.G. The STORY OF HERALDRY. With wood engravings by K.F. Rowland. 1st edn. 1952. 160pp. Index. Bound blue cloth, gilt letters & arms, almost very good. Bookplate Michael Maclagan (Richmond Herald). [1019] £16.00

PINOTEAU, Herve. CINQ ETUDES D'HERALDIQUE ET DE SYMBOLIQUE ETATIQUE. Paris 2006. Folio. 188pp. 4 colour plates & many black & white illustrations. Pedigrees. Includes Armes d'Alphonse de Portugal, Les premiers Valois, la cassette de St. Louis. Card covers. New copy. [352] £38.00

PLANCHE, J.R. The PURSUIVANT OF ARMS; or Heraldry Founded upon Facts. New edn. with Additions & Corrections 1859. xii + 220pp. Indexes. Coloured frontis. and 209 woodcut illustrations. Bound original red cloth, gilt letters, insignia & all edges, cover spotted but very good. Frontis. foxed & offset on title otherwise very good. Bookplate Grace W. Grant. [1020] £35.00

PLATTS, B. ORIGINS OF HERALDRY.. 1980. 112pp. Illustrated. "A major discovery" on the beginnings of heraldry. New copy. [195] £7.50

PLATTS, B. SCOTTISH HAZARD..
New copy. [196] (a) Vol. 1 The Flemish Nobility & their Impact on Scotland. 1985. The origins of 29 Scottish families are traced from Flanders in the 11th & 12th centuries, & their arms are illustrated. £14.00
(b) Vol. 2 The Flemish Heritage. 1990. 155pp. Index. Further evidence that it was the noble families of Flanders who participated in William of Normandy's conquest of England in 1066 & pushed north to Scotland. The origins of many Scottish families & their arms are here explained. £16.00

POOLE, K.B. HISTORIC HERALDIC FAMILIES. 1975. 168pp. Includes Berkeley, Brocas, Courtenay, Disney, Dymoke, Fettiplace, Nevill, etc. Illustrations of arms. Very good in dust-wrapper. [2728a] £16.00

POPOFF, Michel. ARMORIAL DE L'ORDRE DU SAINT-ESPRIT. Paris 1996. ix + 204pp. + 40 pages of illus. showing about 400 shields, Catalogue and Armorial of the 1036 Knight, Commaders and Officers of the Order, 1578-1790. Card covers. New copy. [356] £35.00

PORNY, M.A. The ELEMENTS OF HERALDRY. Origin and Historical Account, Distinguishing Marks. Law of Heraldry. Marshalling. Hatchments, etc. 1st edn. 1765. This is earlier than the first edition known to Moule (DCXXVI). xx + 200pp. + Dictionary [40pp.] + 24 copperplate engravings. Bound contemporary calf, rebacked, raised bands, red leather label, gilt letters, inside front joint cracked otherwise very good. Book label Richard Morson. [1021] £85.00

PROCEEDINGS VIII COLLOQUIUM CANTERBURY, 1993. Academie Internationale d'Heraldique. 1995. 178pp. Illustrated Articles in French, English & German covering particularly illegitimacy & heraldry in different countries. Original card covers, very good. [197] £24.00

PROCEEDINGS XIII INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF GENEALOGICAL & HERALDIC SCIENCES, London 1976. 111pp. A few illustrations. These are very short resumes of the lectures, mainly in English. Original card covers, very good. [198] £12.00.

PROCEEDINGS OF 22nd INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF GENEALOGICAL & HERALDIC SCIENCES IN OTTAWA 1996. Genealogica & Heraldica. Ottawa 1998. 508pp. Many illustrations in colour & black & white. Very good. [199] £30.00

PUTTOCK, Col. A.G. A DICTIONARY OF HERALDRY & RELATED SUBJECTS.1970. 256pp. Colour plates and black & white illustrations. Also sections on Genealogy with useful overseas Addresses, and Arms & Armour. Very good in slightly worn dust-wrapper. [1875] £12.00

PUTTOCK, Col. A.G. HERALDRY IN AUSTRALIA. Frenchs Forest 1988, Imp. 8vo. 158pp. Index. 20 colour plates & 445 black & white illustrations. Very good in dust-wrapper. [1022] £55.00

RAPPARD, F.J. ARMORIAL VAUDOIS (1936-1996). Blasonnements et illustrations des armoiries de familles vaudoises qui one ete completees, modifiees ou creees depuis 1936. Geneve 1996. Royal 4to. [9] + 106pp. + 132 plates each showing 25 shields in colour. Bound imitation green leather, gilt letters & lines, fine. [492] £135.00

RAUZI, G.M. ARALDICA TRIDENTINA. Trento 1987. Folio. xi + 385pp. Index. Bibliography. A beautifully illustrated Armorial (in colour and black & white) of the families of Trento, arranged in alphabetical order, with details about each. New copy. [447] £80.00

RENESSE, Cte. T. de. DICTIONNAIRE. Vol. 2 Lexique Heraldique Illustre edited by J. Van Helmont. Louvain 1994. 405pp. An illustrated dictionary of terms under the same headings as Renesse's Ordinary to make use of the latter easier. Also 1,200 shields illustrated from De Raadt's "Sceaux Armories des Pays-Bas". Bound blue leathercloth, gilt letters, shields & lines. New copy. [277] £125.00

REYNOLDS, G.D. & P. MacLACHLAN. GUIDE TO HERALDRY IN SUFFOLK CHURCHES. Yarmouth 1990. 56 + clxixpp. 29 fine colour illustrations on 16 pages and black & white illustrations. Very good. [2316] £25.00

REYNOLDS, J.A. HERALDRY AND YOU. MODERN HERALDIC USAGE IN AMERICA. New York 1961. 182pp. 218 illustrations of arms, mostly in colour. Very good in dust-wrapper. [2317] £21.00

RIETSTAP, J.B. ARMORIAL GENERAL. Precede d'un Dictionnaire des Termes de Blason. 2nd edn. 1887, Reprint 1990. 2 vols. Ltd. edn. 1200 + 1328pp. This most important reference work contains the blazons of thousands of Coats of Arms covering the whole world, arranged alphabetically under surnames. New copy. [278] £185.00

RIETSTAP, J.B. ARMORIAL GENERAL. Precede d'un Dictionnaire des Termes du Blason. 2nd edn. 1884, Reprint 1972. 2 vols. xlii + 1149 & vi + 1316pp. An enormous alphabetical Dictionary of Arms of the whole of Europe. Covers slightly faded & marked otherwise very good. [2138] £115.00

RIPPIN, Joanne. HERALDRY. 20 PRACTICAL INSPIRATIONS. 1997. 4to. 64pp. Many illustrations in colour. How to make many heraldic items, including cushion, candle jar, tiles, pennant, whisky glass, tablemat, etc. Very good in dust-wrapper. [2318] £21.00

ROBSON, Thomas. The BRITISH HERALD, 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. Sunderland 1830. 4to. 3 vols. 15 + 53 engraved plates. viii + 196pp. History of Heraldry, Orders of Knighthood, Civic Arms. 2 vols. give thousands of family arms in alphabetical order (also Appendix) & Glossary of Terms & Mottoes with Translations. Bound maroon cloth, gilt letters & marbled edges, backstrips faded & a little worn, a few white paint spots, inside joints cracked. some foxing otherwise contents very good. [1876] £195.00

ROBSON, Thomas. The HISTORY OF HERALDRY,....its Origins....its Rise & Progress in England, & the Various Institutions connected therewith. A Complete Glossary of Terms, with Explanatory Engravings. Sunderland 1830. Royal 4to. Frontis. & 31 full page engraved plates, each showing up to 72 Arms or devices. Rebound brown cloth, gilt letters, blind stamp Chelsea Public Libraries but no other marks. Frontis. repaired at foot & dampstaining at bottom corner of plates otherwise very good. [1463] £45.00

ROGERS, Col. H.C.B. The PAGEANT OF HERALDRY. An explanation of its Principles & its Uses To-day. With an introduction by Col. H.A.B. Lawson, Rothesay Herald. 1957. 205pp. Index. 29 full page plates, some in colour, including 3pp. of Scottish Arms from the Armorial de Gelre, Bookplates & Regimental colours. [1877]
(a) Very good in dust-wrapper. £18.00
(b) Good but no dust-wrapper. £13.00

ROLLAND, V. & H.V. ILLUSTRATIONS TO THE ARMORIAL GENERAL by J.-B. Rietstap. Reprint 1991. 6 vols. bound in 3. 4to. 2029pp. of illustrations showing approx.85,000 shields of Arms arranged in alphabetical order of surnames & hatched for colours. New copy. [279] £385.00

ROTHERY, G.C. ABC OF HERALDRY.1915. 359pp. Index. 13 colour illustrations & 314 half-tone. Bound original green buckram, black letters & arms, very good. [1878] £15.00

ROTHERY, G.C. CONCISE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HERALDRY. Reprint 1985. xx + 359pp. Index. 3 colour plates and many black & white illustrations. This was originally published in 1915 as "The ABC of Heraldry". Very good in dust-wrapper. Bookplate Michael I. Byard & Menu of Chiltern Heraldry Group Dinner, 1985, tucked in. [1023] £14.00

ROYAL NAVAL BADGES. Photographs of 6 badges 3.75" high each with a written blazon. 2 mounted on card & 3 working tracings, 2 with some colour. Apparently a working collection of an Artist. [1024] £9.00

RUDOLPH, J. A. HERALDICA CURIOSA, welche der Wappen Ursprung...Wappen-Briefen, Alten Documenten Fahnen, Sigillen, etc. Nurnberg 1698. Folio. Fine engraved frontis. [18pp.] + 226pp. + 18 pages of Index & 15 plates showing 1200 arms. Bound half calf, raised bands, red morocco label, gilt letters & lines, marbled sides, very good. Top strip out from 2nd (blank) endpaper & a little browning otherwise contents very good. [2062] £425.00

SAFFROY, G. BIBLIOGRAPHIE GENEALOGIQUE, HERALDIQUE ET NOBILIAIRE DE LA FRANCE, Des Origines a nos jours, Imprimes et Manuscrits. [2051]
(a) 1968/88. 5 vols. 734, 872, 831, 537 & 300pp. A marvellous & detailed Bibliography with comments & 52,222 entries & a very detailed Index of Authors, Titles & Matters. All bound original blue cloth, gilt letters. Vols. 1 & 2 a bit faded and containing bookplates of Michael Maclagan (Richmond Herald). £450.00
(b) Tome V Supplement 1969-1983 par Genevieve Saffroy. 1988. xiv + 286pp. Index. Frontis. Very good. £65.00

SAYER, F.G. HERALDRY FOR THE CRAFTSMAN. N.d. (c. 1930). 120pp. Over 200 illustrations. Bound original blue cloth, gilt letters, covers faded otherwise good. Prize booklabel to David Balmer. [2320] £21.00

SCARLETT, James D. The TARTANS OF THE SCOTTISH CLANS, with an Introduction by Sir Iain Moncreiffe of that Ilk. 1975. 4to. 176pp. Illustrations of Tartans in colour & Clan Badges in black & white. Very good in dust-wrapper. [1249] £25.00

SCHERMERHORN, F.E. AMERICAN & FRENCH FLAGS OF THE REVOLUTION 1775-1783. Philadelphia 1948. 148pp. Index. 10 colour plates, mostly showing 6 flags on each. Bound original blue cloth, gilt letters & design. A few neat pencil notes, mostly giving dimensions, otherwise very good. [1241] £48.00

SCOTT-GILES, C.W. MOTLEY HERALDRY by the Fool of Arms. 1962. Royal 8vo. 44pp. Printed in 2 colours. Liberally illustrated. One of the de luxe edn. bound black cloth, gilt letters & arms in slipcase, very good. [1465] £12.00

SCOTT-GILES, C.W. The ROMANCE OF HERALDRY. Revised edn. London & New York, 1965. Many illustrations by the Author. Arms of many historic persons, profusely illustrated. 4to. xiii + 234pp. Index.Covers very good. Small split on first few pages, some pencil notes & many arms nicely handcoloured. Bookplate Grace W. Grant. [1466b] £28.00

SCOTT-GILES, C.W. SHAKESPEARE'S HERALDRY. 1950, Reprint 1971. x + 237pp. Index. 4 colour plates and many black & white illustrations. Very good. Bookplate Grace W. Grant. 2 arms handcoloured. [2733] £45.00

SEGOING, Charles. ARMORIAL UNIVERSEL contenant Les Armes des principales Maisons Estatz et Dignitez de plus considerables Royaume de l'Europe. Paris 1660, Reprint Milano n.d. Folio. 197 full page plates of arms (from 1 to 16 on a page), printed on one side only. Index of names. Over 1000 coats of arms. A very good reprint of this marvellous work. Bound brown silk cloth, gilt letters, fine. [360] £85.00

SIDDONS, M.P. The DEVELOPMENT OF WELSH HERALDRY. Aberystwyth. New copy. [223] .
(a) Vol. 1. 1991. xxvi + 433pp. Index. 25 fine colour plates & 101 black & white illustrations. This traces the development. £55.00
(b) Vol. 2. 1993. xlvi + 626pp. Frontis. & 3 maps. A Welsh Armorial in alphabetical order of surnames with blazons, variants & some information about each family.£55.00
(c) Vol. 3. 1993. xxiii + 205pp. 4 colour plates. An Ordinary of Welsh Arms, Crests, Badges & Supporters; also a Dictionary of Mottoes, Index of Place-names in vol.2 & Corrections & Additions to vols.1 & 2. £55.00
(d) Vol. 4. 2006. xxii + 395pp. Illus. 4 in colour. Supplementary Volume containing Continuation down to 1700 together with additional material. £60.00

SIEBMACHER'S GROSSES UND ALLGEMEINES WAPPENBUCH IV Bd, 6 Abt. M. M. VON WEITTENHILLER. DER SALZBURGISCHE ADEL. Nurnberg 1883. Finely handcoloured title page & map, iv + 83pp. + 31 plates each showing 12 coats of arms. Bound black cloth, gilt letters, very good. Contents dampstained otherwise good. Bookplate Leeds Public Libraries. [1681] £85.00

SIEBMACHER'S GROSSES UND ALLGEMEINES WAPPENBUCH IV Bd, 8 Abt. A.M. HILDEBRANDT. DER KARNTNER ADEL. Nurnberg 1879. Fine coloured title page, 228 (+ 2)pp. Folding pedigree & 29 plates each showing 3 to 9 coats of arms. Bound black cloth, gilt letters, very good. Contents dampstained otherwise good. Bookplate Leeds Public Libraries. [1682] £95.00

SIEBMACHER'S WAPPENBUCH BAND D. BERCHEM, E. Frhr. v., GALBREATH, D.L., HUPP. O. & MAYER, K. BEITRAGE ZUR GESCHICHTE DER HERALDIK. Wappenbucher des deutschen Mittelalters, & others. Reprint 1972. 222pp. Coloured frontis. & many fine black & white plates. Very good. [1683] £28.00

SIEBMACHER'S GROSSES WAPPENBUCH N.F. (New Series). Die FAMILIENWAPPEN DEUTSCHER LANDSCHAFTEN UND REGIONEN. Band 1. Neues Bergisches Wappenbuch Burgerlichen Familien. Edited by E. Pies. 1998. Folio. xxiv + 350pp. + 133plates, each showing 6 coats of arms & 24 plates in colour each showing 4 coats of arms. Families in alphabetical order. The first volume in a new series of Siebmacher. New copy. [384] £103.00

SIEBMACHER'S GROSSES WAPPENBUCH N.F. (New Series). Die FAMILIENWAPPEN DEUTSCHER LANDSCHAFTEN UND REGIONEN. Band 2. Reichsnitter in Mainfranken. Zu Wappen und Geschichte frankischer Adelsfamilien. Edited by A.P. Rahrbach. 2003. Folio. xxvi + 322pp. Illustrations of arms in black & white + 48 plates showing 291 arms & monuments in colour & 27 castles & churches. Families in alphabetical order. New copy. [385] £80.00

SIEBMACHER, Johann. WAPPENBUCH DES HEILIGEN ROMISCHEN REICHS. Nuremberg 1605, Reprint Milan, c.2005. Atlas 8vo. Text & 225 plates, each showing 6 to 45 arms. Index. A good reprint of this important early edn. of Siebmacher. Bound brown silk, gilt letters, fine. [383] £80.00

SLATER, Stephen. LIVING HERALDRY. The Ancient Art & its Modern Applications. 2004. Royal 4to. 160pp. Index. Many illustrations in colour. An adaptation of parts of the Author's "Complete Book of Heraldry". Card covers. New copy. [226] £9.99

SLOANE-EVANS, W.S. A GRAMMAR OF BRITISH HERALDRY; consisting of The ART OF HERALDRY, Blazon & Marshalling; with an Introduction on the Rise, Origin & Progress of Symbols & Ensigns. 1st edn. 1847. 188pp. 24 plates & decorative sub-title in red & black. Bound original red cloth, gilt letters & designs, rebacked. Front fly-leaf separate otherwise good. [3368] £45.00

SMITH, Peter C. ROYAL NAVY SHIPS' BADGES. 1974. 4to. 96pp. Index. Illustrations in colour. Very good in dust-wrapper. [1469] £21.00

SMITH, Peter C. ROYAL AIR FORCE SQUADRON BADGES. 1974. 4to. 96pp. Index. 47 illustrations in colour. Very good in dust-wrapper. [1027] £21.00

SPERANSOV, N.N. COATS OF ARMS OF RUSSIAN PRINCIPALITIES in XII-XIX Centuries. Moscow 1974. 4to. 200pp. 484 illustrations of arms in full colours. Bibliography & Index. Introduction & descriptions in Russian with English, French & German summaries. Very good in slightly worn dust-wrapper. [2081] £65.00

SPRETI, Marchese V. ENCICLOPEDIA STORICO-NOBILIAIRE ITALIANA. Famiglie Nobili e Titolate Viventi. Civic & Family Arms. Milan 1928/35, Reprint 1970. 9 vols. Portraits & many illus. of arms, some in colour. The most complete reference work for Italian arms. New copy. [451] £940.00

SPURRIER, P. THE HERALDIC ART SOURCE BOOK.. 1997. 128pp. Index. 16 pages of colour illustrations & 138 black & white. [231] £25.00

SQUIBB, G.D. The HIGH COURT OF CHIVALRY: A Study of the Civil Law in England. With a Foreword by A.R. Wagner. Oxford 1959. 301pp. Index. Bibliography. [1882]
(a) Very good in dust-wrapper. Bookplate D. Williamson. £25.00
(b) No dust-wrapper. Bookplate Michael Maclagan (Richmond Herald). The typescript & printed copy of his Review tucked & pasted in. £25.00

SQUIBB, G.D. (Norfolk Herald Extraordinary). MUNIMENTA HERALDICA 1484 to 1984. Harleian Soc. New Series Vol. 4. 1985. xi + 153pp. Frontis. Index. An anthology of the texts of Royal Letters Patent granted to the College of Arms during 500 years illustrating much of the work, fees, dress, appointments, Visitations, etc. of the Heralds and the College as a whole. Very good. [2736] £18.00

STADLER, K. DEUTSCHE WAPPEN Bundesrepiblik Deutschland. Bremen 1964/71. 8 vols. Civic arms of Germany with hundreds of arms illustrated in colour in each volume. Original decorated card covers, mostly very good. [2063] £150.00

STALINS, Baron (& others). VOCABULAIRE-ATLAS HERALDIQUE EN SIX LANGUES, Francais, English, Deutsch, Espanol, Italiano, Nederlandsch. An illustrated Dictionary of Heraldic Terms in 6 languages containing 530 drawings & a separate index in each language. Bound shiny card covers, very good. [2022] £35.00

STALL PLATES of the Most Ancient & Most Noble ORDER OF THE THISTLE in the Chapel of the Order within St. Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh by C.J. Burnett & L. Hodgson. 2001. 248pp. Full page colour plates of the heraldic stall plates with biographical & heraldic notes and a brief history of the Order. New copy. [233] £40.00

STEER, F.W. A CATALOGUE OF THE EARL MARSHAL'S PAPERS AT ARUNDEL CASTLE With a Foreword by Sir Anthony Wagner, Garter King of Arms. 1964. xiv + 151pp. Index. (Harleian Soc. Vols. 115 & 116). Includes Records of the Court of Chivalry, Appointments & behaviour of Heralds, Coronations, Ceremonials, etc. Bound original maroon cloth, gilt. Very good. [1883] £28.00

STEER, F.W. JOHN PHILIPOT¹S ROLL OF THE CONSTABLES OF DOVER CASTLE & Lord Wardens of the Cinque Ports, 1627. With a Forword by Sir Winston Churchill. Introduction & Notes by F.W. Steer. 1956. 31pp. An illustrated Roll of Arms with 8 full page colour plates, mostly showing 75 Arms in colour & a facsimile page of the original manuscript & portrait. Very good in slightly torn & marked dust-wrapper. [2324] £25.00

STEMMARIO BOSISIO. A marvellous reproduction of an 18th century Manuscript with 972 arms reproduced in colour on 108 plates of families of Lombardy. Milan 2002. Folio. 474pp. Index of names. Bound red cloth, gilt letters. New copy. [452] £130.00

STEMMARIO TRIVULZIANO. A marvellous reproduction of a 15th century heraldic Manuscript showing over 2000 coats of arms in colour, mostly 9 to a page on 250 plates, of the families of the ancient Duchy of Milan. Milano 2000. Folio. 564pp. Index. Bound blue cloth, gilt letters. New copy. [453] £135.00

STEWART, Donald C. The SETTS OF THE SCOTTISH TARTANS with Descriptive & Historical Notes. 2nd revised edn. 1974. 4to. xiii + 154pp. Index. 36 colour plates and 1 black & white. Bibliography. With a History of the use of tartans. Very good in dust-wrapper. [1252] £25.00

STIRLING-MAXWELL, Sir William (ed.)EXAMPLES OF THE ORNAMENTAL HERALDRY OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY. London 1867 & second series 1868. 2 vols. bound in 1. Large Folio. 106pp. of very fine plates with Contents & Index. 2 Titles in red & black. Bound original patterned cloth, gilt top edges, a bit grubby, contents very good. [3375] £95.00

STROHL, H.G. DEUTSCHE WAPPENROLLE enthaltend alle Wappen Standarten, Flaggen, Landesfarben und Kokarden des Deutschen Reiches. Stuttgart 1897, Reprint 2006. Folio. 172 illustrations, 22 in colour & 134 text illustrations. Index. A beautiful book with marvellous illustrations. Decorated boards, arms in colour & gilt letters, in dust-wrapper. New copy. [410] £45.00

STROHL, H.G. HERALDISCHER ATLAS. Eine Sammlung von heraldischen Musterblattern fur Kunstler, Gewerbetreibende, sowie fur Freunde der Wappenkunde. Stuttgart 1899. Super Royal 4to. 76 superb full page plates, many in colour & numerous text illustrations. Bound original cream cloth, red letters & edges, gilt lion on blue roundel, elaborate gold & blue endpapers. Covers dirty, contents good. [1206] £245.00

SUMMERS, P. (Ed.) HATCHMENTS IN BRITAIN. New copy. [238]
(a) Vol. 1 Northamptonshire, Warwickshire & Worcestershire. 1974. 128pp. 4 plates & 2 line drawings. £18.00
(b) Vol. II Norfolk & Suffolk. 1976. [11] +157pp. £14.99
(c) Vol. III Northern Counties. 1980. 198pp. £14.99
(d) Vol. IV Oxon., Bucks., Beds., Berks., Wilts. 1983. 167pp. £14.99
(e) Vol. V Kent, Surrey, Sussex. 174pp. 5 illustrations. £14.99
(f) Vol. VI Cambs., Essex, Herts., Huntingdon-shire & Middlesex. 166pp. 7 illustrations. £14.99
(g) Vol. VII Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Glos., Hants., Isle of Wight & Somerset. 187pp. 7 illustrations. £14.99
(h) Vol. VIII Cheshire, Derbys., Leics., Lincs., Notts. & Staffs. 175pp. 6 illustrations. £14.99
(j) Vol. X The Development & Use of Hatchments & the Hatchments of Ireland & former British Colonies. Additions & Corrections to Vols. 1-8. 1994. xiii + 160pp. Colour frontis. & 11 black & white illustrations. £14.99

SVEA RIKES RIDDERSKAPS OCH ADELS WAPN-BOK. Stockholm 1781. Folio. Engraved frontis., title, 12 pages of Foreword in Swedish & French, & 93 beautiful plates showing 2,641 engraved coats of arms. Index of names. These are officially recognised arms arranged in chronological order. A beautiful work of official reference. Bound half calf, gilt letters & lines, marbled sides, good condition. A little foxing & first page creased otherwise a very nice copy. Bookplate. [2494] £385.00

SVERIGES RIDDERSKAPS OCH ADELS KALENDER. Stockholm 1906/1918. 12mo. 13 vols. Each vol. over 1,000 pages. Pedigrees & illustrations of arms of Swedish families. Portraits. Bound original cloth, gilt letters, arms, etc. 1st vol. is rather worn otherwise very good. [2495] £360.00

SWAN, Conrad (York Herald). CANADA: SYMBOLS OF SOVEREIGNTY. The arms & seals borne & used from the earliest times to the present in Canada, alongäwith consideraton of some connected FLAGS. 1977. xvi + 272pp. 24 colour plates and 189 black & white illustrations of flags, seals & arms. Very good in dust-wrapper. [2738] £40.00

TOURNAMENT BOOK. LIVRE DE TOURNOIS by George Rixner, 1615. A magnificent reproduction of a splendid 17th century manuscript in the Vatican Library chronicling 15 medieval tournaments from 938 to 1481 in Germany with 67 magnificent full colour reproductions of jousting, knights, coats of arms, Peers & Kings. Folio. 80pp. printed on imitation vellum. Bound full pigskin embossed with arms in red & gold. Together with explanatory volume by Lotte Kurras in french, 1984, Limited to 500 copies only. 75pp. Bound quarter pigskin and green suede, fine. The 2 volumes in green suede slipcase. Book plate Michael Maclgan (Richmond Herald). A really beautiful item. [2933] £345.00

TUDOR-CRAIG, Sir Algernon. ARMORIAL PORCELAIN OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY. 1925. 4to. No. 253 of a limited edn. of 1000 copies signed by the Author. vi + 135pp. Index. 3 colour plates & 105 black & white. Foreword by Sir Henry Farnham Burke, Garter King of Arms. Printed on handmade paper, uncut. Bound original blue cloth, gilt letters, arms & top edges, backstrip faded otherwise good, contents very good. Manuscript presentation inscription from the Author to Clare College, Cambridge. [1031] £185.00

TURNER, J. Horsfall. The COATS OF ARMS OF THE NOBILITY & GENTRY OF YORKSHIRE. Very limited edn. privately printed for the Author. Idle 1911. 288pp. including 170 pages of illustrations of Arms and Seals. Marked Part I, but all published. Photostat copy, 2 pages on 1. Card covers in ring binder, very good. [2328] £35.00

URQUHART, R.M. SCOTTISH BURGH & COUNTY HERALDRY. 1973. xii + 274pp. & 220 illus. of arms. The first new work on Scottish Civic heraldry for 70 years, all the Burgh & County arms are here illustrated & blazoned & the reasons for their adoption given. New copy. [244] £35.00

URQUHART, R.M. SCOTTISH CIVIC HERALDRY. Regional, Islands & District. 1979. 112pp. Illustrations of all arms. New copy. [245] £25.00

URQUHART, R.M. SCOTTISH CIVIC HERALDRY 2. Hamilton 2001. 4to. 155pp. Illustrations of arms. An up-dating of the Author's book of the same name of 1979. Card covers. Fine [246] £16.50

UPTON, Nicholas. DE STUDIO MILITARI, Libri Quator. With Tractatus de Armis by John de Bado Aureo, & Aspilogia by Sir Henry Spelman. The whole brought together with Notes by Sir Edward Bysshe, Garter King of Arms. 1654. Folio. xii + 259 + i + 45 + v + 142 + 106pp. Engraved plates, including 2 double-page, vignettes by Fra. Cleyn, engraved by Hollar. Nicholas Upton is the earliest author of this country whose works on Heraldry are extant, a translation was first published in 1486. (Moule 180). A fine copy of this scarce book bound recent full calf, raised bands, red morocco label, gilt letters, sides blind tooled in panels. Arms very nicely handcoloured. 1st few pages dampstained otherwise very good. [1031A] £885.00

VERMONT, E. de V. (Ed.) AMERICA HERALDICA. A Compilation of Coats of Arms, Crests & Mottoes of Prominent American Families settled there before 1800. Illustrated by Auguste Leroy. 1886, Reprint 1965. 4to. 224pp. 400 illustrations. Also includes Gore's Roll of Arms, Prince's List of Esquires, Passengers on the Mayflower, etc. Very good. [258] £35.00

VERTOVA, C. de Gherardi Canuozzi Vertova. STEMMI DELLE FAMIGLIE BERGAMASCHE E ORIUNDE DELLA PROVINCIA DI BERGAMO. 1888, Reprint Bergamo 1994. Folio. 247pp. (55pp. + Index of names 31pp. & 15 colour plates + 154pp. of reproduction of a Manuscript in colour, each page showing 25 arms & 2 full page plates. Very good in slipcase. [1216] £55.00

VOLBORTH, Carl-Alexander von. The ART OF HERALDRY. 1987. 4to. 224pp. Over 350 colour & 230 black & white illustrations. Index. The development and use of heraldry in Europe, United States, Australia, Canada, etc. Examples of the work of many different heraldic artists. Very good in dust-wrapper. [1474] £28.00

VOLBORTH, C.A. von. HERALDRY, CUSTOMS, RULES & STYLES. Poole1983. 4to. viii + 229pp. Index. 32 pages of full-colour illustrations and 1250 black & white illustrations. Bibliography. An attractive book dealing with International Heraldry. Very good in dust-wrapper. [1885] £35.00

VOLBORTH, Carl-Alexander von. HERALDRY OF THE WORLD. Edited by D.H.B. Chesshyre, Rouge Croix. 1973. Small 8vo. 251pp. Index. Copiously illustrated largely in colour. Very good in slightly worn dust-wrapper. [2743a] £15.00

WAGNER, A.R. ASPILOGIA. Vol. 1. A CATALOGUE OF ENGLISH MEDIAEVAL ROLLS OF ARMS. 1950. 8 full page plates, 4 in colour. An invaluable reference for all known Mediaeval Rolls of Arms, their present whereabouts, contents & all copies. Very good. [261] £45.00

WAGNER, A.R. ASPILOGIA. Vol. 2. ROLLS OF ARMS HENRY III. The Matthew Paris Shields c.1244-59 ed. by T.D. Tremlett; Glover's Roll c.1253-8 & Walford's Roll c.1273 ed by the late H.S. London. Additions & Corrections to Vol. 1. 1967. 3 plates. Very good. [262] £35.00

WAGNER, Anthony & George SQUIBB. DEPUTY HERALDS. 1976. 4to. 36pp. 2 plates. Deputies were often used to help with the Visitations. (Reprint from Tribute to an Antiquary). Paper covers, stapled, very good. [1032] £12.00

WAGNER, A.R. Clarenceux King of Arms & some time Garter. HERALDO MEMORIALE Or Memoirs of the College of Arms from 1727 to 1744. Very limited edn. printed for Presentation to the Roxburgh Club, 1981. xv + 120pp. Index. From a manuscript by Stephen Martin Leake, some time Garter King of Arms. Bound quarter brown morocco, gilt letters, lines and top edges, very good. An unusual item. Bookplate Michael Maclagan (Richmond Herald). [1478] £125.00

WAGNER, A. (Richmond Herald). HERALDRY IN ENGLAND. King Penguin 1st edn. 1946. 15 fine full page colour plates. Bound original decorated boards, backstrip breaking otherwise good. [1888] £2.50

WAGNER, Anthony. A HERALD'S WORLD. No. 138 of only 425 copies privately published 1988. v + 215pp. Index. 4 colour plates. Most interesting Memoirs of Sir Anthony Wagner, formerly Garter King of Arms, and Author of many heraldic and genealogical books. Very good. Signed by the Author. [1889A] £65.00

WAGNER, Sir A. HERALDS OF ENGLAND. A History of the Office & College of Arms. Royal 4to. 1967, Reprint 1985. xxvi + 609pp. 44 magnificent full page plates, 13 in colour, of which 3 are double-page. Index. This splendidly produced & very interesting book is available in a very limited edition of 400 copies. Hardbound. New copy. [265] £65.00

WAGNER, A.R. HERALDS OF ENGLAND. A History of the Office & College of Arms. Folio. 1st edition 1967. xxvi + 609pp. 44 magnificent full page plates, 13 in colour. Index. An interesting & attractive book. Very good in dust-wrapper. [1889] £65.00

WAGNER, A.R. HERALDS & HERALDRY in the Middle Ages. An Inquiry into the Growth of the Armorial Function of Heralds. 2nd edn. 1956. x + 176pp. Index. Very good in dust-wrapper. [1480] £35.00

WAGNER, A.R. HISTORIC HERALDRY OF BRITAIN. An illustrated series of British Historical Arms, with Notes, Glossary & an Introduction to Heraldry. Reprint 1972 with new Preface & Corrigenda. 4to. 28 very fine full page plates, 4 in colour. Very good in dust-wrapper. [1890] £35.00

WAGNER, A.R. HOW LORD BIRKENHEAD SAVED THE HERALDS. 1986. 34pp. Index. Card covers, very good. [266] £4.50.

WAGNER, A.R. The RECORDS & COLLECTIONS OF THE COLLEGE OF ARMS. 1952. 87pp. Index. Card covers, very good. [267] £8.00

WILLEMENT, Thomas. An Account of the Restorations of the Collegiate CHAPEL OF ST. GEORGE, WINDSOR. With some Particulars of the HERALDIC ORNAMENTS of that Edifice. (William Pickering) 1844. 4to. 55pp. 2 plates. Title, index, etc. in red & black. Recent half brown cloth binding, marbled boards, gilt letters, new endpapers, very good. [2333] £125.00

WILLIAMS, Geoffrey. The HERALDRY OF THE CINQUE PORTS. 1971. 192p. Index. 60 illustrations. Very good. Bookplate Grace W. Grant. [1035b] £25.00

WOOD, Anthony. HERALDIC ART AND DESIGN. 1996. 4to. 157pp. 16 fine plates in colour & many black & white illustrations. An interesting new book on the design of heraldry and how to approach it and draw it as an artist or scribe. New copy. [272] £24.95

WOODCOCK, T. & Others. DICTIONARY OF BRITISH ARMS. MEDIEVAL ORDINARY. Both an Ordinary & an Armory with lengthy Index of Names. New copy. [273] (a) Vol. 1. 1992. lxvi + 530pp. £48.00
(b) Vol. 2. 1996. xciv + 677pp. £60.00

WOODCOCK, Thomas & J.M. ROBINSON. The OXFORD GUIDE TO HERALDRY. Oxford 1988. xii + 233pp. Index. 32 colour plates and 118 black & white illustrations. This is superbly illustrated, mostly from Manuscripts at the College of Arms. Card covers. New copy. [274] £17.50

WOODWARD, J. & BURNETT, G. A TREATISE ON HERALDRY, BRITISH & FOREIGN. 500 copies only printed 1892. 2 vols. xvi + 858pp. Index. 48 fine full page plates in full colour, gold & silver , 8 black & white plates & 106 text illustrations. The best work in English on foreign heraldry, with English & French Glossaries. Bound original half maroon morocco, raised bands, gilt letters & top edges, marbled endpapers, backstrips faded otherwise very good. Bookplates Sheriff David Wilson Bogie. 2 extra illustrations tucked in. [2750] £240.00

WOODWARD, J. & G. BURNETT. A TREATISE ON HERALDRY, BRITISH & FOREIGN, with English & French Glossaries. 1892, Reprint 1969 with a new Introduction by L.G. Pine. 2 vols. bound in 1. xxxviii + 858pp. Index. 48 colour plates and black & white illustrations. The best work in English on foreign heraldry. Very good in dust-wrapper. Bookplate Kempster. [2751] £55.00