1950 A Complete Guide to Heraldry by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies / With Original Dust Wrapper / Nearly 800 Illustrations / In Good Condition

In good condition here is a large-format and richly illustrated copy of The Complete Guide to Heraldry  by Adam Charles Fox-Davies. Published in 1950 by Thomas Nelson & Sons, London. Contents super, and still has the original dust wrapper which has some loss to the top of the spine, otherwise also in top order.

Contents: The Origin of Armory; The Status and the Meaning of a Coat of Arms in Great Britain; The Heralds and Officers of Arms; Heraldic Brasses; The Component Parts of An Achievement; The Shield; The Field of a Shield and the Heraldic Tinctures; The Rules of Blazon; The So-Called Ordinaries and Sub-Ordinaries; The Human Figure in Heraldry; The Heraldic Lion; Beasts; Monsters; Birds; Fish; Reptiles; Insects; Trees, Leaves, Fruits and Flowers; Inanimate Objects; The Heraldic Helmet; The Crest; Crowns and Coronets; Crest Coronets and Chapeaux; The Mantling or Lambrequin; The Torse or Wreath; Supporters; The Compartment; Mottoes; Badges; Heraldic Flags, Banners and Standards; Marks of Cadency; Marks of Bastardy; The Marshalling of Arms; The Armorial Insignia of Knighthood; The Armorial Bearings of a Lady; Official Heraldic Insignia; Augmentations of Honour; Ecclesiastical Heraldry; Arms of Dominion or Sovereignty; Hatchments; The Union Jack; "Seize-Quartiers"

Inside the pages are in good condition being clean and tightly bound. Has a pencilled name on the front free endpaper, but no other writing or markings of previous ownership. The top edge is gilt. 

Light brown cloth covered boards are also excellent having been well protected by the dust jacket.

The unclipped jacket has the loss to the top of the spine mentioned above, with some fading also to the spine, otherwise clean and smart. The jacket has now been protected for the future by the addition of a removable plastic sleeve.

Your vintage copy of English Heraldry will be wrapped with great care in tissue and ribbon* and sent well packaged. I am always happy to add a gift card with a message to the parcel.

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A large and comprehensive volume: H 24.5 cm x W 17.5 cm, 647 pages, 1.5 kg. I dispatch worldwide daily from the UK. (There are just a very few countries which I am unable to ship to).

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