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	BAIN, ROBERT The clans and tartans of Scotland Collins, 1977, Reprint of 5th edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 00 411117 6.Fine /Fine.Discreet owner's signature, otherwise scarcely used.320 pp. In English. GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.99 \| JP¥ 1778] Book number: 5645 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BEDFORD, W.K.R. The blazon of episcopacy J.R.Smith, London, 1858.Hard covers, no dust jacket (as issued).V.g./No Jacket.Minor edge wear, corners sl.bumped, inscription on ffep, handsomely illustrated with 61 monochrome plates of coats of arms.viii, 144, (24) pp. In English. GBP 80.00 [Appr.: EURO 89.75 US$ 133.28 \| JP¥ 11856] Book number: 4315 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	CONROY, MICHAEL P. Backcloth to Gawthorpe The author, Burnley, 1996.Paper covers.0 9528766 0 4.As new/No Jacket.Nearly new.The author, branch chairman of the Lancashire Family History and Heraldry Society, evidently has a deep fascination with the history of Padiham's Gawthorpe Hall and the Shuttleworth family.This informative self-published guide contains much of his source material, including genealogy, amassed over a period of more than 40 years.96 pp. 56 text figures and photographs. In English. GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.33 \| JP¥ 741] Book number: 1136 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	CONROY, MICHAEL P. Mysteries and memorabilia of Gawthorpe and the Shuttleworths The author, 2003, Hudson History, Settle.Paper covers.1 903783 18 6.New /No Jacket.A compilation of pictures, quotations and family trees.(4), 135 pp. In English. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 10 \| JP¥ 889] Book number: 4388 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	EDMONDSON, JOSEPH The present peerages: with plates of arms, and an introduction to heraldry, together with several useful lists incident to the work. London: printed for J.Dodsley in Pall-Mall, 1785.Victorian half leather, gilt title and date on spine.Good /No Jacket.Owner's signature on half title [J.C.F.Morson], Morson's engraved heraldic bookplate, and smaller square bookplate with bird holding flaming sword (& wearing jester's cap) inside front cover, accompanied by finely written note in pencil: 'Morson, Master at Charterhouse'.Pp.i-xxiv [4 leaves, 3 printed A Shields, B Ordinaries, C Crowns Coronets & Badges], 2nd title ""Index to all the arms of the Peers and Peeresses of England, Scotland, and Ireland"" + index [8 pp], ""The Present peerage of England 1784"" 1-102, additional pages 103* to 108, 107-176 pp; additional pages 177 - 179; 38 engraved plates, partly hand-coloured; 3rd title ""The Present Peerage of Scotland 1784"", [177]-256 pp, 16 engraved plates, partly hand-coloured; 4th title ""The Present Peerage of Ireland 1784"", 257-372 pp.+ Index to the English [-Scotch, -Irish] Peerage [9 pp]; ""An Alphabetical Peerage Directory in Four Parts"", 375-424 pp.Tips of spine frayed; leaf with plates 15 & 16 with small tear at base, final page of text soiled & stained, remainder of text generally clean but with a few sm.stains.The rebinding has caused generally minor truncation of text headings to the colour plates, occasionally (e.g.plate 34) removing almost the entire heading except for descenders, more normally affecting only the upper half (or less) of the caption.Plates drawn by Darling, engraved by Newport.A valuable reference work by the Mowbray-Herald Extraordinary.Preface claims ""No labour nor expence, however, has been spared on the part of the Publisher, to render it, as nearly as the nature of it will permit, a correct and finished Performance; so far especially as it relates to the living Connexions of the present Families"".The brief Introduction to Heraldry (pp.v-xv] is informative. In English. GBP 250.00* [Appr.: EURO 280.25 US$ 416.5 \| JP¥ 37050] Book number: 1038 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	FOX-DAVIES, A.C. A complete guide to heraldry; illustrated by Graham Johnston Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1949, 1950 reprint of the 1949 revised edition (by Charles A.H.Franklyn), first publ.1909.Hard covers, no dust jacket.V.g./No Jacket.V.g. cover sl.soiled, outer and bottom edges of text untrimmed, top edge gilt, a little shaken but clean internally.One of the best modern accounts of heraldry and its ancient armorial antecedence. In English. GBP 32.00 [Appr.: EURO 36 US$ 53.31 \| JP¥ 4742] Book number: 155 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	FOX-DAVIES, A.C. A complete guide to heraldry; illustrated by Graham Johnston Bonanza Books, New York, 1978, 1978 facsimile reprint of the 1909 U.S.edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 517 26643 1.V.g./v.g. Small owner's label on ffep.Jacket protected by plastic cover.In English. GBP 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 22.5 US$ 33.32 \| JP¥ 2964] Book number: 2005 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.

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	BAIN, ROBERT The clans and tartans of Scotland Collins, 1977, Reprint of 5th edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 00 411117 6.Fine /Fine.Discreet owner's signature, otherwise scarcely used.320 pp. In English. GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.99 \| JP¥ 1778] Book number: 5645 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BEDFORD, W.K.R. The blazon of episcopacy J.R.Smith, London, 1858.Hard covers, no dust jacket (as issued).V.g./No Jacket.Minor edge wear, corners sl.bumped, inscription on ffep, handsomely illustrated with 61 monochrome plates of coats of arms.viii, 144, (24) pp. In English. GBP 80.00 [Appr.: EURO 89.75 US$ 133.28 \| JP¥ 11856] Book number: 4315 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	CONROY, MICHAEL P. Backcloth to Gawthorpe The author, Burnley, 1996.Paper covers.0 9528766 0 4.As new/No Jacket.Nearly new.The author, branch chairman of the Lancashire Family History and Heraldry Society, evidently has a deep fascination with the history of Padiham's Gawthorpe Hall and the Shuttleworth family.This informative self-published guide contains much of his source material, including genealogy, amassed over a period of more than 40 years.96 pp. 56 text figures and photographs. In English. GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.33 \| JP¥ 741] Book number: 1136 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	CONROY, MICHAEL P. Mysteries and memorabilia of Gawthorpe and the Shuttleworths The author, 2003, Hudson History, Settle.Paper covers.1 903783 18 6.New /No Jacket.A compilation of pictures, quotations and family trees.(4), 135 pp. In English. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 10 \| JP¥ 889] Book number: 4388 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	EDMONDSON, JOSEPH The present peerages: with plates of arms, and an introduction to heraldry, together with several useful lists incident to the work. London: printed for J.Dodsley in Pall-Mall, 1785.Victorian half leather, gilt title and date on spine.Good /No Jacket.Owner's signature on half title [J.C.F.Morson], Morson's engraved heraldic bookplate, and smaller square bookplate with bird holding flaming sword (& wearing jester's cap) inside front cover, accompanied by finely written note in pencil: 'Morson, Master at Charterhouse'.Pp.i-xxiv [4 leaves, 3 printed A Shields, B Ordinaries, C Crowns Coronets & Badges], 2nd title ""Index to all the arms of the Peers and Peeresses of England, Scotland, and Ireland"" + index [8 pp], ""The Present peerage of England 1784"" 1-102, additional pages 103* to 108, 107-176 pp; additional pages 177 - 179; 38 engraved plates, partly hand-coloured; 3rd title ""The Present Peerage of Scotland 1784"", [177]-256 pp, 16 engraved plates, partly hand-coloured; 4th title ""The Present Peerage of Ireland 1784"", 257-372 pp.+ Index to the English [-Scotch, -Irish] Peerage [9 pp]; ""An Alphabetical Peerage Directory in Four Parts"", 375-424 pp.Tips of spine frayed; leaf with plates 15 & 16 with small tear at base, final page of text soiled & stained, remainder of text generally clean but with a few sm.stains.The rebinding has caused generally minor truncation of text headings to the colour plates, occasionally (e.g.plate 34) removing almost the entire heading except for descenders, more normally affecting only the upper half (or less) of the caption.Plates drawn by Darling, engraved by Newport.A valuable reference work by the Mowbray-Herald Extraordinary.Preface claims ""No labour nor expence, however, has been spared on the part of the Publisher, to render it, as nearly as the nature of it will permit, a correct and finished Performance; so far especially as it relates to the living Connexions of the present Families"".The brief Introduction to Heraldry (pp.v-xv] is informative. In English. GBP 250.00* [Appr.: EURO 280.25 US$ 416.5 \| JP¥ 37050] Book number: 1038 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	FOX-DAVIES, A.C. A complete guide to heraldry; illustrated by Graham Johnston Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1949, 1950 reprint of the 1949 revised edition (by Charles A.H.Franklyn), first publ.1909.Hard covers, no dust jacket.V.g./No Jacket.V.g. cover sl.soiled, outer and bottom edges of text untrimmed, top edge gilt, a little shaken but clean internally.One of the best modern accounts of heraldry and its ancient armorial antecedence. In English. GBP 32.00 [Appr.: EURO 36 US$ 53.31 \| JP¥ 4742] Book number: 155 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	FOX-DAVIES, A.C. A complete guide to heraldry; illustrated by Graham Johnston Bonanza Books, New York, 1978, 1978 facsimile reprint of the 1909 U.S.edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 517 26643 1.V.g./v.g. Small owner's label on ffep.Jacket protected by plastic cover.In English. GBP 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 22.5 US$ 33.32 \| JP¥ 2964] Book number: 2005 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.