INTERNATIONAL HERALDRY,

David and Charles, publishers, Newton Abbot, Devon 1970 hardcover, 5¾" x 8¾", with dust jacket Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, stickers, barcode, etc. VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD unclipped dust jacket This book traces the history of heraldry from its small medieval origins to its present-day manifestations in a variety of forms throughout the world. English, Scottish and Irish heraldry are separately examined. An extensive section on heraldry in the United States, where an American College of Arms has been established; other chapters are devoted to Continental and Oriental Heraldry, for while the groundwork of the science is universal, the practice of it varies greatly from country to country. Finally, a survey of the arms of royal houses, sovereign states, Indian Princes and of state symbols of Commonwealth countries is included.