Heraldry Decoration and Floral Arms.
London: Bracken, 1988. many illus. small 4to, cloth, d.w. London: Bracken Books, (1988). vg. More
London: Bracken, 1988. many illus. small 4to, cloth, d.w. London: Bracken Books, (1988). vg. More
Paris: Andre Bonne Editeur, 1957. Illustrated in color and black and white. 253 pages. Text in French. Square 8vo, tan pictorial wrapper, slipcase (edgeworn, peeling at spine). Paris: Andre Bonne Editeur, (1957). A near fine copy in a very good slipcase. More
Brussels: Societe Belge de Libtairie, 1894. Complete in 7 volumes. Illustrated with 39 plates containing multiple b/w crests. Thick 8vos, original tan or pale blue printed wrappers. 640; 708; 737; 767; 736; 734; 349 pages with text in French. Bruxelles: Societe Belge de Librarie, 1894-1903. First editions. The wrappers are a bit chipped and worn, with some neat repairs, but all interior pages are very clean and almost entirely un-opened and un-read. An excellent reference, published in 7 volumes between..... More
New York: 1885. Illustrated in black and white. 302 pages. 8vo, 1/2 red calf. New York: 1885. A very good(-) copy-- worn at extremities; ex-library copy, rubbed and with label removed from spine foot. More
Saint-Malo: Editions d'Art Derveaux, 1991. Many color Illus. 32pp. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. with small tear, cloth covers slightly warped, otherwise very good. Saint-Malo: Editions d'Art Derveaux, (1991). More
London: Bloomsbury, 1986. Profusely illustrated with 153 color plates, and 1135 b/w figures. 504 pages. Thick folio, blue boards, d.w. London: Bloomsbury, (1986). Reprint. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
London: Grange Books, 1997. Illustrated in color and black and white. 271 pages. 8vo, glossy pictorial wrappers. London: Grange Books, (1997). A near fine copy-- some writing in margins-- in a fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Gorham Company, 1905. many illus., some in color. 24mo, decorative boards; (spine lightly worn, boards repaired with tape). N.Y.: Gorham Company, 1905. More
Vancouver: Alcuin Society, 1977. Compiled, designed, written and illustrated by Vera Ibbett 1971-4. Elaborately colored title page, profusely illustrated in color, 20pp., tall thin 4to, 1/2 green morocco, cloth slipcase. Vancouver: The Alcuin Society, 1977. Scarce. Fine. One of 100 copies signed and numbered by the artist-calligtapher. With a 2 page prospectus. More
Boston: Lothrop, 1886. Several fine color plates; about 100 text illustrations. Large thick 8vo, pictorial boards (extremities rubbed). Boston: Lothrop, (1886). First Edition. Very good. A very good copy of this handsome and unusual volume for young Americans, explaining the symbolism and historic significance of coats-of-arms. Title on cover reads Story of Chivalry and Heraldry. More
London: Kelly's Directories, 1927. 1841pp. + ads. Thick 8vo, red cloth with gilt decorations, top of spine lightly worn and with some repairs, corners lightly bumped, spine darkened. London: Kelly's Directories, 1927. A very good(-) copy. Internally, a tight bright copy. More
London: Paul Hamlyn, 1967. Photographs by Josef Fiala. Edited by Dermot Morrah. 195 illustrations, many in color. 316pp. 4to, gilt-stamped navy blue cloth, d.w. with a few small tears. London: Paul Hamlyn, (1967). History of orders and decorations from the Greeks & Romans, religious military orders, up to the 20th century. With the rubberstamps of a private library on the front flyleaf and last blank page. More
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1976. Numerous illus., most in color. 4to, blue cloth, d.w. New York: McGraw-Hill, (1976). Very good. More
New York: Weybright and Talley, 1969. 8vo, cloth, soiled d.w. New York: Weybright and Talley, (1969). On British genealogy and heraldry. More
Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1969. 176 pages. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. Newton Abbot: David & Charles, (1969). First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1970. 366 pages. 4to, green cloth. London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, (1970). A near fine copy. More
Zurich: Belser, 1983. Facsimile of a manuscript in the Vatican Library.. 67 illustrations reproduced in six colors plus gold, on acid free paper. 80pp., 4to, embossed white pigskin.(Zurich: Belser, 1983). Fine. Spectacularly illustrated manuscript, created in 1615 to prove the aristocratic lineage of a family from Kraichgau, it depicts the pageantry of armor, horses, and heraldry. The original is in the Bibliotheca Apostolica Vaticana. (Codex Ross. 711). Accompanying the volume is a commentary by Lotte Kurras, identical in size and..... More
London: James Nisbet, 1910. 408pp. Volume II only. 8vo, original cloth, spine sunned, cloth rubbed, corners lightly bumped. London: James Nisbet, 1910. More
Hanover: Apud Nicol, 1729. Title in red and black, title page vignette, one vignette at chapter heading, 144pp., slim 12mo, full leather, gilt-stamped raised bands, black leather label, a.e.g.; (1/3 of spine missing but repaired). Hanoverae: Apud Nicol. Foersterum et Filium, 1729. But for the spine a nice clean tight copy of a scarce book. Very good. Not in Brunet. More
Frankfurt: Zunner, 1690. 2 volumes (Pars Generalis & pars Specialis) bound together in 1. Illustrated with 2 copper-engraved allegorical frontispieces, rubricated title pages with engraved vignettes. [xii], 23 engraved sheets with 1780 figures of of heraldic shields, 368, [38] page index; 2 index sheets torn with significant loss); [viii], 778, 35 engraved sheets with 397 larger heraldic shields, [32] page index. A few pages have minor soiling, including the first frontispiece. Thick tall folio, full velum, somewhat stained but very..... More
Dorset: Blandford, 1983. 1219 black & white illustrations. small 4to, blue cloth, d.w. Dorset: Blandford, 1983. Fine. More
Stockholm: 1947. Illustrated. Elephant folio, vellum-backed boards (front cover waterstained not effecting text). Stockholm, 1947. Very good (+). Introduction in English and text in Swedish. More
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