Description and condition:

Blue boards hardback, dustcover, 8vo, 240pp, index, glossary, colour illustrations.

Very good with nice clean pages. In good dustcover with small loss and a tape repair to front.

Contents:

The authors compare records of the College of Arms in London with heraldry found in the houses. This provides a fascinating guide to the diverse uses of heraldry and explains how it works in practice, tracing its development through generations of the families. The book is written for laymen and heraldry enthusiasts alike and a gazetteer will provide for plenty more of investigation in England's and Wales's historic houses.