THE PAGEANT OF HERALDRY : An Explanation of Its Principles & Its Uses To-day

London: Seeley Service & Co., 1957. 205pp., b/white frontis illustration, plus 6 pages colour plates b/white illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm, trivially bumped at head. Plain red boards undamaged. Tape ghosting to free endpapers, previous bookseller's small label affixed to front pastedown, else leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated dustjacket price-clipped, negligibly edge-creased at head of spine, very minor marking to plain white background. With an Introduction by Col. H.A.B.Lawson, Rothesay Herald and Lyon Clerk. "In this fascinating volume the author traces the origins and gradual development of heraldic devices and their meaning from the Norman Conquest to our own day. At the same time he illustrates his very lucidly written text with many drawings in black and white and plates in facsimile colour . . . Turning to today, the author gives advice on such subjects as the inheritance of Arms, the Arms of Corporate Bodies, Regimental Badges and the practical use of Heraldry in modern conditions and for modern purposes, and the correct design of Badges, Book-plates and Architectural Ornaments. Contents include 20 chapters, Appendix A & B, Index. Book weight approx. 685g. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Reprint.. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good +.