Herladry Books For Sale
John Townsend
EUROPE, tables by J. Louda, text by M. Maclagan, reprinted, 1991;
150 genealogical trees; numerous illus. (many in colour, including coats of
arms); index; 308pp; large 4to; orig. cloth, d/w, lightly used. £25.00
HISTORY AND HERALDRY 1254 TO 1310, N. Denholm-Young, Oxford Univ.
Press, 1965; “a study of the historical value of the rolls of arms”; index;
xii+182pp; 8vo; orig. navy cloth gilt, some stains on covers, slightly
rubbed, otherwise a firm copy, without d/w. £14.00
HERALDS AND ANCESTORS, Sir A. Wagner, 1978; frequent illus.
(some in multi-colour); 87pp; 8vo; orig. cloth, d/w. £9.00
HERALDS AND HERALDRY IN THE MIDDLE AGES, A.R. Wagner, 2nd edn.,
Oxford Univ. Press, 1960; “an inquiry into the growth of the armorial
function of heralds”; index, x+176pp; 8vo; orig. gilt dec. navy cloth,
slightly marked, spine faded, without d/w. £18.00
THE GENERAL ARMORY OF ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, IRELAND AND
WALES, Sir B. Burke [1884], facsimile edn., 4th impression, 1969;
“comprising a register of armorial bearings from the earliest to the present
time”; illus.; lxxix+1185pp, plus Supplement (unpaginated); large 8vo;
orig. cloth gilt, spine creased. £40.00
FAIRBAIRN’S CRESTS OF THE FAMILIES OF GREAT BRITAIN AND
IRELAND, revised by L. Butters, ed. J. Maclaren, 2 vols., 1860.
Vol. I contains index, glossary, mottoes, and appendix, Vol. II has 144
engraved plates, plus key; most plates depicting 15 heraldic devices;
viii+612, [144]+44pp; 8vo; spotting to contents and fore-edge,
contemporary half-calf, marbled sides and e.p.'s, red and green leather
spine labels gilt lettered, rubbed, t.e.g. £135.00
HERALDRY FOR THE LOCAL HISTORIAN AND GENEALOGIST, S. Friar,
1997; numerous illus. including 22 colour plates, xi+271pp; 8vo; orig.
pictorial cloth, d/w, virtually as new. £10.00
THE CURIOSITIES OF HERALDRY, M.A. Lower, 1845; “with illustrations
from old English writers”; engraved multi-coloured frontis., numerous wood
engravings, xvi+320pp; 8vo; orig. gilt dec. red cloth, some staining to
lower cover, binding fairly worn, hinges weak, reasonable working copy.
£22.00
THE ART OF HERALDRY: AN ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF ARMORY,
A.C. Fox-Davies [1904], republished by Bloomsbury Books, 1986; numerous
illus. including many in colour; viii+504pp; folio; orig. cloth, d/w.
£32.00
TREATISE ON HERALDRY, BRITISH AND FOREIGN, J. Woodward, 2 vols.,
1896; “with English and French glossaries, new and enlarged edition”;
limited edition of 325 copies; 48 fine colour plates, frequent illus. in
text, Vol. 2 lacking final page of index (from “York” to end); xxi+489,
ix+524pp; 8vo; an ex-library set with virtually all library marks removed,
library half-morocco, front e.p's marked, otherwise a sound set. £75
HISTORIC HERALDIC FAMILIES, K.B. Poole, 1975; chapters on the
families of Badlesmere, Berkeley, Brocas, Browne, Courtenay, Disney,
Dymoke, Fettiplace, Grenvill,e Herbert, Killigrew, Lovel, Nevill, Paulet,
Percy, Poyntz, Turberville, Hamilton, Macdonald, Maclean, Mackenzie,
a few illus. coats of arms, 168pp; 8vo; orig. cloth, d/w. £8.00
HERALDRY OF FISH, T. Moule, 1842; “notices of the principal families
bearing fish in their arms”; 205 illus., index, xv+250pp; 8vo; orig. cloth,
slightly frayed near top of spine, some wear on upper inner joints, front
fixed endpaper a little soiled, otherwise sound. £56.00
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Best wishes,
John Townsend
(Wokingham, England)
mailto: jo...@johntownsend.demon.co.uk