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A long long time ago, in a galaxy far far away, we were Celtic Traditions
Books. Running a mail order book business while holding down a difficult day
job was not easy, and our response time sometimes reflected that. So.... we
now have a real live used book store. We can do booksearches for your out of
print book wants, and we still stock heraldry titles. And since all I have to
do all day is work on the PC and shuffle books around, I hope to be able to do
a lot more to service your heraldry book needs than ever before. : )
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Oxford Guide to Heraldry. Woodcock, T. & Robinson J. Colorfully illustrated
guide to the history and uses of heraldic symbols. A must for any heraldic
library. PB. New. 233pp. $18.95
Discovering Heraldry. Jacqueline Fearn. One of the best short courses (after
Intelligible Heraldry) on heraldry now in print. Lots of B & W drawings. PB.
New. 96pp. $6.00
Feudal Coats of Arms. Joseph Foster. Reprint of Foster's classic work on
medieval arms, containing over 800 B&W arms (all blazoned in the text). A
great source for period arms and a pretty useful name reference as well. PB.
New. 268pp. $6.00
The Dictionary of Heraldry. Joseph Foster. Oversize and color version of the
above title. One copy available. PB. New. 224pp. $12.00
The Heraldry Book. Marvin Grosswirth. Used copy. VG. Doubleday co. 1981.
A basic guide to heraldry, mostly geared to Americans wanting to design their
own 'coat of arms'. Reasonably well done introduction to heraldry with some
interesting side references to usages in various countries. HB. Used.
220pp. $6.50
Concise Encyclopedia of Heraldry. Guy Cadogan Rothery. Reprint of 1915
edition. Similar in style and content to Fox-Davies' Complete Guide to
Heraldry. Useful book and at an attractive price. PB. New- but limited
quantity. 359pp. $4.50
A Complete Guide to Heraldry. Arthur Fox-Davies. Considered one of the
standard works on heraldry and heraldic useage. HB. Used copy- but in 'as
new' condition. 647pp. 10.00
Heraldry: A Pictorial Archive for Artists & Designers. A.C. Fox-Davies. 1,047
copyright free illustrations of designs from Fox-Davies' 'The Art of
Heraldry'. PB. 154pp. $14.95
Heraldic Crests: A Pictorial Archive of 4,424 Designs for Artists and
Craftspeople. James Fairbairn. A huge corpus of heraldic designs. A
valuable resource for the herald and heraldic artist alike. PB. 320pp.
$13.95
How Lord Birkenhead Saved the Heralds. Sir Anthony Wagner. An interesting
insiders look at the politics surrounding the British College of Arms.
Contains a good introduction to the college and a more in depth look at it's
evolution in this century, as well as some interesting information about Sir
Anthony (former Garter King of Arms). PB. New. 34pp. $5.00
Design Your Own Coat of Arms. Rosemary A. Chorzempa. Step by step guide to
the creation of heraldic devices. Clearly written and well illustrated. PB.
New. 48pp. $2.95
A Dictionary of Heraldry and Related Subjects. A.G. Puttock. A good basic
dictionary of heraldry and heraldic terminology. HC. New. 256pp. $18.95
Heraldry For Embroiderers. Vicky Lugg & John Willcocks. Used copy- has owners
bookstamp but otherwise in 'as new' condition. 1990. Gives the usual basic
outline of heraldry and then discusses how to apply heraldry to the
embroiderer's art. Only a few pictures of period heraldic embroidered pieces
(most are modern examples), but the ones they do use are not commonly found in
the usual heraldic references. HB. Used. 128pp. $20.00
Heraldry: Sources, Symbols and Meaning. Ottfried Neubecker. Massive and
beautiful 'coffee table' book on heraldry. Tons of historical information and
first rate color plates of period armory. One of my favorite books and sadly
out of print. HB. Used copy in VG condition (no rips to the dustjacket).
288pp. $35.00
Irish Place Names. Flanagan, Deirdre & Laurence. Explains the origin and
derivation of over 3000 Irish cities, towns, villages and physical features.
The first part of the book lists the root and stem words which form the basis
of the most common Irish place names. The second is an exhaustive alphabetic
gazetteer of names. PB. 271pp. $11.95
Heraldry, Ancestry and Titles: Questions and Answers. L.G. Pine. Used copy.
1965. Fairly basic heraldic book, but a near perfect copy. HB. Used.
122pp. $4.00
An Ordinary of Scottish Arms. Sir James Balfour Paul. Used copy. 1969. Just
what it says- an ordinary of all Scottish arms up to the year 1901.
Hardcover-no dustjacket. Some foxing to the top edge, black marker mark on
the bottom edge. Prior owner's bookplate and bookstamp. Otherwise a nice,
tightly bound hardback copy. HB. Used. 428pp. $19.95
The Origin and History of Irish Names of Places. P.W. Joyce. Massive three
volume edition. Remains the most detailed work on the subject ever written.
Vols. 1 & 2 are a history of the origins of Irish placenames, grouped by
topic. Vol. 3 is an update on the first two volumes (published 40 years after
the first two) and includes a dictionary of 10,000 place names, many not
included in the first two books. PB. 1,756pp. total. $120.00
The Surnames of Ireland. Edward MacLysaught. Covers more than 4000 Gaelic,
Norman and Anglo-Norman names, their derivations and history. Excellent! PB.
313pp. $11.95
Irish Families: Their Names, Arms and Origins. Edward MacLysaught. A useful
and highly interesting adjunct to Surnames of Ireland. It gives additional
historical information on many of the names covered on 'Surnames'. HC.
248pp. (243 coats of arms in color). $45.00
Sloinnte Gaedheal is Gall/ Irish Names and Surnames. Patrick Woulfe. Reprint
of this classic on Irish names. Superb overview of the Irish naming system,
and English-Irish/Irish-English name indexes. Huge and packed with good info.
HB. 753pp. $39.95
Irish Names. Donnahadh O'Corrain & Fidelma Maguire. Collection of over 1000
personal names, with history, derivations, dated references and
pronunciations. Excellent. PB. 188pp. $11.95
Favourite Irish Names for Children. Laurence Flanagan. New title that covers
200 of the most popular Irish given names, with detailed listings describing
origins, history and alternative spellings. Not intended as a complete guide
to Irish names but gives a more in-depth look at various names. PB. 118pp.
$7.95
Irish Names For Children. Patrick Woulfe. Provides information on the origins,
meanings and associations of over 300 Irish first names. Includes an
English-Irish index. PB. 68pp. $5.95
Book of Ulster Surnames. Robert Bell. Reference on over 500 of the most
common Ulster surnames, with variants and history. PB. 285pp. $14.95
Welsh Surnames. T.J. & Prys Morgan. The most comprehensive work available on
the subject. Traces the origins and variations of hundreds of Welsh names. A
must for the serious student. HC. 211pp. $23.00
Enwau Cymraeg I Blant/ Welsh Names For Children. Heini Gruffudd. Guide to over
1000 ancient and modern names, all with translations and many with historical
notes. PB. 94pp. $6.25
Welsh Place Names and Their Meanings. Dewi Davies. Contains around 2500 place
names and translations. Includes a pronunciation guide. No dates but still a
handy book. PB. 56pp. $4.00
The History of the Celtic Placenames of Scotland. W.J. Watson. Huge and
detailed account covering placenames of celtic origin. An excellent resource
and to my knowledge the only book currently available on Scottish placenames.
HC. 558pp. $35.00
Scotland's Place-Names. David Dorward. Discusses in detail the root words
that make up Scottish place names. Complete index to the names discussed in
the book alows the user to backtrack a specific name. A very useful book.
PB. New. 171pp. $19.95
Ainmean Chloinne/Scottish Gaelic Names for Children. Peadar Morgan.
Alphabetic guide to hundreds of gaelic names, each with pronunciation. Many
names are dated. PB. 62pp. 8.00
Scottish Christian Names. Leslie Alan Dunkling. Alphabetic listing of
Scottish names. Most listings can be found in Withycombe but there are a few
unique listings. Includes a cross reference of pet forms. PB. New. 151pp.
$7.50
The Surnames of Scotland. George F. Black. By far the most complete and
important work on Scottish surnames. Also a good source of given names.
Covers over 8000 names, with extensive historical commentary and dated
references. HC. 838pp. $50.00
The Old Scots Surnames. Reprint of 1860 treatise on Scottish names.
Interesting. PB. New. One copy left. 70pp. $7.50
The Old Norse Name. Prof. G. Fleck. Explains Norse names and naming
practices, with a large list of bynames and a pronunciation guide. The best
booklet in English on the subject. Now available only through Celtic
Traditions. PB. New. 36pp.
$5.00
Our Italian Surnames. Fucilla, Joseph G. Exhaustive study of the formation
and derivation of thousands of Italian surnames. A highly useful reference,
and the only one of its kind in English. HC. New. 299pp. $28.50
Surnames Are the Fossils of Speech. Samuel Brown. Used copy. 1967. No
Dustjacket but copy is in Fine condition. Covers approximately 6000-7000
names with origin and etymology but no dates. HB. Used. 350pp. $7.00
A Dictionary of English Surnames. P.H. Reaney & R.H. Wilson. Finally
available in paperback. Origin and meaning of 16,000 surnames, all with dated
references and varients. Excellent 46 page introduction to English Surnames.
This indispensable book is now affordable too. PB. New. 509pp. $15.95
A Dictionary of English Place Names. A.D. Mills. Over 12,000 entries
including the names of cities, villages, districts, rivers and topographical
features. Each entry includes a short history and derivation with early
spellings and dates. Also contains a handy glossary of common elements in
English place names. A handy tool for researchers. HC. New. 388pp.
$30.00
English Place Names. Kenneth Cameron. Study of the formation and history of
English place names. Recently re-released and updated. PB. 256pp. $27.50
The Place Names of Hampshire. Richard Coates. Alphabetic listing of
placenames from Hampshire, giving dated references and etymology. Goes into a
bit more historical detail than some of the more general references. HB.
New. 193pp. $18.00
German-American Names. George F. Jones. Contains a list of approximately
15,000 surnames, with derivations. Each listing refers back to a page in the
61 page introduction that discusses the history and formation of German
surnames. There are few dates in the introduction but lots of general historical information that gives the reader a good overview of how the names are formed. HC. 320pp. $25.00