Art Heraldry Explaining Origin Use (3 results)

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Not Stated (illustrator). A lovely example of this very scarce study of the origins, significance, and application of heraldic symbols. A very scarce work.With a small number of vignette woodcuts illustrating the symbols described.This volume discusses how heraldic symbols were used to identify individuals and families, particularly in battle and during tournaments. It offers descriptions of various elements of heraldic design, including shields, crests, helmets, and mottos.With the stamp of Harry W. Short to the front free endpaper.Including 'an elaborate table of precedency of rank'. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Light rubbing to centre of front board label. Back strip lightly age toned. Minor chip to cloth at rear joint head. Former owner's stamp to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. A guide to the meanings of everything heraldic including a definition, types of coats-of-arms, colors, what a herald does and so forth. Nicely illustrated to demonstrate the subtle nuances between shapes, colors, escutcheons and other elements of the armorial. In very good condition with some occasional light foxing.Very Good Condition: 16mo: green cloth with paper label on front (The Art of Heraldry &c &c/Price 3s 6d): fading to the boards: break at top front hinge: bent corners with some minor fray: softening at head and tail with tear/lifting at bottom: name inside front on facing endpaper (William ???? Of London): yellowing of pages due to age: foxing, primarily on spares, front and rear: label of bookstore (Heraldry Today London) inside back: "The Art of Heraldry explaining the Origin and Use of Arms and Armorial Bearings: Escutcheons, Quarterings and Charles, Crowns, Coronets, Mitres, Hatchments, Tombs, Monuments, &c To Which is Added: the Office of a Herald; Comprising an Elaborate Table of Precedency of Rank; the Degrees of Nobility in England; and a Familiar Account of the High Powers, Duties, and Privileges of the Great Officers of State and of His Majesty's Household: Relieved by Appropriate Anecdotes, and Illustrated with Woodcuts": London: Harding and King: J and C Adlard, Printers: 1834. COLH1834AFGB.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1834 copy of The Art of Heraldry; explaining the origin and use of arms and armorial bearings; escutcheons, quarterings and charges, crowns, coronets, mitres, matchments, tombs, monuments, &c to which is added, The Office of a Herald; comprising an elaborate table of precendency of rank; the degrees of nobility in England; and a familiar account of the high powers, duties, and privileges of the great officers of state and of his Majesty's household. Relieved by appropriate anecdotes, and illustrated with woodcuts. Author unknown. For it's age, in reasonably good condition showing overall signs of wear. brown leather (?) boards with a black shield shaped title to the front. Sadly part of the spine cover missing - might be where the title was. Torn at the spine end. Corners are turned and a couple of exterior stains. Dulled gilt page edges. Previous owners label inside front end paper; W A Marsden University College Oxford 1897 and a gift inscription to preliminary page. Heavy foxing in places. An interesting little book.