The manual of heraldry : a concise description of the several terms used, and containing a dictionary of every designation in the science / edited by Sir Francis J. Grant
by Grant, Francis J. (Francis James) Sir (1863-1953)
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Edinburgh : J. Grant, 1937. New and rev. ed., with three hundred and fifty illustrations. Hardcover. Provenance: Bookplate of Royal School of Bath. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine worn; spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; 142 pp. illus. (incl. coats of arms), 20 cm. Subjects; Heraldry. Nobility. Great Britain.
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- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
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- Title
- The manual of heraldry : a concise description of the several terms used, and containing a dictionary of every designation in the science / edited by Sir Francis J. Grant
- Author
- Grant, Francis J. (Francis James) Sir (1863-1953)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- New and rev. ed., with three hundred and fifty illustrations
- Publisher
- Edinburgh : J. Grant
- Date Published
- 1937
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