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THE HERALDRY

COLLECTION

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Compiled together for the first time on one unique DVD, this extensive collection of 110 rare, antique and out-of-print books on heraldry is a must for anyone with an interest in the subject. This superb collection covers all aspects of heraldry, providing extremely important source and reference material for genealogists and people in search of their family history. This encyclopaedic compilation on one unique DVD is quite simply a must for the beginner and skilled enthusiast alike. The full list of titles speaks for itself............

This truly unique collection of full, original vintage books have all been professionally scanned in high quality, compiled and preserved forever in pdf format on a DVD data disc. All of these pdf files are “searchable” meaning you can search for specific words or names!

This unique DVD contains 110 titles in total, providing thousands upon thousands of pages of great content and fabulous illustrations of family crests and emblems. All of the files are presented in pdf format, easy to read on your computer, laptop, tablet, smartphone, or Kindle / ebook reader.

The full list of titles is as follows:

A collection of armorial bearings, inscriptions, etc., in the Church of St. Nicholas, Newcastle on Tyne, and chapelries of Gosforth & Cramlington, Northumberland by M. A. Richardson (1820)

A Collection of coats of arms borne by the nobility and gentry of the county of Gloucester (1792)

A complete guide to heraldry by A. C. Fox-Davies (1909)

A dictionary of heraldry - with upwards of two thousand five hundred illustrations by C. N. Elvin (1889)

A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Great Britain & Ireland Vol. 1 by B. Burke (1879)

A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Great Britain & Ireland Vol. 2 by B. Burke (1879)

A guide to the study of heraldry by J. A. Montagu (1840)

A manual of heraldry, being a popular introduction to the origin, significance and uses of armorial bearings by G. Pedrick (1911)

A manual of heraldry, historical and popular by C. Boutell (1863)

A primer of heraldry for Americans by E. S. Holden (1898)

A roll of arms of the reign of Richard the Second by T. Willement (1834)

A selection of arms authorized by the laws of heraldry by B. Burke (1860)

A system of heraldry, speculative and practical, with the true art of blazon Vol. 1 by A. Nisbett (1816)

A system of heraldry, speculative and practical, with the true art of blazon Vol. 2 by A. Nisbett (1816)

A treatise on heraldry, British and foreign Vol. 1 by J. Woodward (1896)

A treatise on heraldry, British and foreign Vol. 2 by J. Woodward (1896)

A visitation of the county of Essex by E. Bysshe (1888)

A visitation of the seats and arms of the noblemen and gentlemen of Great Britain by B. Burke (1852)

America heraldica - a compilation of coats of arms, crests and mottoes of prominent American families settled in this country before 1800 by E. Vermont (1887)

Americans of gentle birth and their ancestors by R. K. Walker (1903)

An alphabetical dictionary of coats of arms belonging to families in Great Britain and Ireland by J. W. Papworth (1874)

An ordinary of arms contained in the public register of all arms and bearings in Scotland by J. B. Paul (1893)

Armorial des communes du département du Nord by T. Leuridan (1909)

Armorial families by A.C. Fox-Davies (1895)

Armory and lineages of Canada by H. G. Todd (1913)

Bibliotheca heraldica Magnæ Britanniæ. An analytical catalogue of books on genealogy, heraldry, nobility, knighthood & ceremonies by T. Moule (1822)

British heraldry by C. Davenport (1921)

Catalogue of a collection of objects of British heraldic art to the end of the Tudor period by The Burlington Fine Arts Club (1916)

Copy of arms of Yorkshire families by B. W. T. Norman (c.1800)

Dame heraldry by F. S. W. (1886)

Dictionnaire des devises historiques et héraldiques Vol. 1 by A. Chassant (1878)

Die Wappen der wichtigsten städte Europa's in chromolithographischen abbildungen by unknown author (1902)

Dod's peerage, baronetage and knightage, of Great Britain and Ireland by C. R. Dod (1866)

Fac simile of an ancient heraldic manuscript by D. Lindsay (1822)

Fairbairn's book of crests of the families of Great Britain and Ireland Vol. 1 by J. Fairbairn (1905)

Fairbairn's crests of the leading families in Great Britain and Ireland and their kindred in other lands by J. Fairbairn (1911)

Grantees of arms named in docquets and patents to the end of the seventeenth century by J. Foster (1915)

Handbook of heraldry by J. E. Cussans (1893)

Heraldic illustrations - with annotations by B. Burke (1853)

Heraldic illustrations by unknown author (1800)

Heraldry - its origin, antiquity, uses, and advantages by H. Hays (1856)

Heraldry as art by G. W. Eve (1907)

Heraldry explained by A. C. Fox-Davies (1907)

Heraldry for craftsmen & designers by W. Hope (1913)

Heraldry illustrated by W. H. Abbott (1897)

Heraldry in Scotland Vol. 2 by J. H. Stevenson (1914)

Heraldry of fish. Notices of the principal families bearing fish in their arms by T. Moule (1842)

Heraldry simplified by F. Curtis (1899)

Heraldry, ancient and modern by C. Boutell (1890)

Heraldry, historical and popular - with seven hundred illustrations by C. Boutell (1863)

Historic devices, badges, and war-cries by B. Palliser (1870)

Index armorial to an emblazoned manuscript of the surname of French, Franc, Francois, Frene and others, both British and foreign by A. D. W. French (1892)

Knight's heraldic illustrations designed for the use of herald painters and engravers by F. Knight (1843)

Matthews' American armoury and blue book by J. Matthews (1907)

Peeps at heraldry by P. Allen (1912)

Recueil d'armoiries des maisons nobles de France by H. Gourdon de Genouillac (1860)

Rolls of arms of the reigns of Henry III and Edward III by N. H. Nicolas (1829)

Scottish armorial seals by W. R. Macdonald (1904)

Scottish heraldry made easy by G. H. Johnston (1904)

Some feudal coats of arms and others, illustrated with 2,000 zinco etchings from the Bayear tapestry by J. Foster (1902)

The armiger by E. M. Chadwick (1901)

The armorial ensigns of the royal burgh of Aberdeen by J. Cruikshank (1888)

The arms of the Scottish bishoprics by W. T. Lyon (1917)

The art of heraldry - an encyclopædia of armory by A.C. Fox-Davies (1904)

The baronage of Angus and Mearns - comprising the genealogy of three hundred and sixty families - being a guide to the tourist and heraldic artist by D. M. Peter (1856)

The baronetage of England by T. Wotton (1771)

The book of public arms; a cyclopædia of the armorial bearings, heraldic devices, and seals by A. C. Fox-Davies (1894)

The British herald; or, Cabinet of armorial bearings of the nobility & gentry of Great Britain & Ireland by T. Robson (1830)

The elements of heraldry - containing an explanation of the principles of the science and a glossary of the technical terms employed by W. H. Whitmore (1866)

The general armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales by B. Burke (1878)

The particular description of England. 1588. With views of some of the chief towns and armorial bearings of nobles and bishops by W. Smith (1879)

The science of heraldry by R. Willis (1872)

The seal and arms of Pennsylvania by J. E. Pilcher (1902)

The true use of arms by W. Wyrley (1853)

The vale-royall of England by D. King (1656)

Two letters on the origin, antiquity, and history, of Norman tiles, stained with armorial bearings by J. Henniker (1794)

Virginia heraldica being a registry of Virginia gentry entitled to coat armor, with genealogical notes of the families by W. A. Crozier (1908)

Warwickshire arms and lineages by F. W. Kittermaster (1866)

Workes of armorie deuyded into three bookes, entituled, the Concordes of armorie, the Armorie of honor, and of Coates and creastes by J. Bossewell (1572)

Also included are the following Volumes of ‘Visitation of England & Wales' by J. J. Howard (1893):

Visitation of England and Wales (Vol. 1) by J. J. Howard (1893)

Visitation of England and Wales (Vol. 2) by J. J. Howard (1893)

Visitation of England and Wales (Vol. 3) by J. J. Howard (1893)

Visitation of England and Wales (Vol. 5) by J. J. Howard (1893)

Visitation of England and Wales (Vol. 6) by J. J. Howard (1893)

Visitation of England and Wales (Vol. 7) by J. J. Howard (1893)

Visitation of England and Wales (Vol. 8) by J. J. Howard (1893)

Visitation of England and Wales (Vol. 9) by J. J. Howard (1893)

Visitation of England and Wales (Vol. 10) by J. J. Howard (1893)

Visitation of England and Wales (Vol. 11) by J. J. Howard (1893)

Visitation of England and Wales (Vol. 12) by J. J. Howard (1893)

Visitation of England and Wales (Vol. 13) by J. J. Howard (1893)

Visitation of England and Wales (Vol. 14) by J. J. Howard (1893)

Visitation of England and Wales (Vol. 15) by J. J. Howard (1893)

Visitation of England and Wales (Vol. 16) by J. J. Howard (1893)

Visitation of England and Wales (Vol. 17) by J. J. Howard (1893)

Visitation of England and Wales (Vol. 18) by J. J. Howard (1893)

Visitation of England and Wales (Vol. 19) by J. J. Howard (1893)

Visitation of England and Wales (Vol. 20) by J. J. Howard (1893)

Visitation of England and Wales (Vol. 21) by J. J. Howard (1893)

Visitation of England and Wales (Notes - Vol. 1) by J. J. Howard (1893)

Visitation of England and Wales (Notes - Vol. 2) by J. J. Howard (1893)

Visitation of England and Wales (Notes - Vol. 3) by J. J. Howard (1893)

Visitation of England and Wales (Notes - Vol. 4) by J. J. Howard (1893)

Visitation of England and Wales (Notes - Vol. 5) by J. J. Howard (1893)

Visitation of England and Wales (Notes - Vol. 6) by J. J. Howard (1893)

Visitation of England and Wales (Notes - Vol. 7) by J. J. Howard (1893)

Visitation of England and Wales (Notes - Vol. 8) by J. J. Howard (1893)

Visitation of England and Wales (Notes - Vol. 9) by J. J. Howard (1893)

Visitation of England and Wales (Notes - Vol. 10) by J. J. Howard (1893)

Visitation of England and Wales (Notes - Vol. 11) by J. J. Howard (1893)

Visitation of England and Wales (Notes - Vol. 12) by J. J. Howard (1893)

This is a comprehensive heraldic library of valuable reference material – all for just £3.95!

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