Chris and Valerie Combs
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“The Romance of Heraldry,” by C. Wilfrid Scott-Giles, M.A. Illustrated by author. Published by J. M. Dent & Sons, Limited. London and Toronto. 1929. 1st edition. Out of print. Blue cover in fine condition. Front cover spotted with spotting on back cover near spine and on bottom edge of cover. Corners frayed to cover board. Wear on top and bottom spine and along gutters. Gold gilt design on front cover and gold gilt lettering on spine. End pages in good condition. Aging on both and front end pages. Some creasing on front end pages. Text block pages in good condition with some aging. Binding in good condition. Actual size of book: 7 ½ 9 ¾ inches. 234 pages. 259 black and white illustrations in good condition. This study of heraldry “deals in a popular manner with heraldry as “the shorthand of history.” It promises no to overlook the limitations of heraldry on the one hand, and on the other, its “dimensions of history.” Heraldry was a systematic means of providing fully armed knights in warfare with a means of identification. 1st edition. Out of print. History. Medieval history. European history.