A Collection of General Works on Heraldry and Coat of Arms. - Lot 364

A Collection of General Works on Heraldry and Coat of Arms. 1/ - Gheusi, P. - B. The Coat of Arms. A New Theory of the Art of Heraldry. A Comprehensive Treatise on the Science of Coats of Arms Based on the Rules and Figures of the Middle Ages. Illustrations by the author. Paris, H. Lefèbvre, 1932. Quarto, full fawn morocco, ribbed spine, gilt title lettering, gilt head, front cover preserved—421 pp., [1 f.]. Illustrated with 850 full-page figures of coats of arms. 2/ - Gevaert, Émile. - Heraldry: Its Spirit, Language, and Applications. Paris, Vromant & Cie, 1923. In-4, orange half-maroquin with corner pieces, smooth spine, gilt title, gilt head, covers and spine preserved - 444 pp. Illustrated with 583 figures, including 2 double-sided photographic plates, mounted separately. At the end: Analytical Table, Table of Partitions, Table of Names Cited, Bibliography. 3/ - Viel, Robert. - The Symbolic Origins of Heraldry, followed by Hermeticism in Heraldic Art by F. Cadet de Gassicourt and Baron Du Roure de Paulin. Paris, Berg International, 1972. In-8, publisher’s percaline binding—324 pp., [6 pp.]. 4/ - Galbreath, D.L. - Jéquier, L. - Manual of Heraldry. Lausanne, Spes, 1977. In-4, publisher’s cardboard binding, color dust jacket—344 pp. Numerous black-and-white and color illustrations throughout. 5/ - Beaumont, Adalbert de. - Research on the Origin of Heraldry, with Particular Reference to the Fleur-de-lis. Puiseaux, Pardès, 1989. In-8, softcover - XXII, 146 pp. Complete with all 22 plates, out of text. 6/ - Veyrin-Forrer, Théodore. - A Concise Guide to Heraldry. New edition updated by Michel Popoff. Paris, Larousse, 2000. In-8, softcover, with color illustrations - 198 pp. Numerous color illustrations. 7/ - Brault, Gerard J. - Early Blazon. Heraldic Terminology in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries. With Special Reference to Arthurian Literature. Oxford, At the Clarendon Press, 1972. 8vo, cloth-bound with dust jacket—XXX, 297 pp. 3 plates. Black title label and 23 plates with coats of arms in black. 8/ - Hiltmann, Torsten - Hablot, Laurent. - Heraldic Artists and Painters in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Times. Stuttgart, Thorbecke, 2018. 8vo, publisher’s cardboard binding—236 pp. Color illustrations throughout. 9/ - Heim, Bruno Bernard. - Heraldic Customs and Law of the Church. Paris, Beauchesne, 1949. In-8, paperback - 198 pp. Illustrated with 19 color plates of coats of arms, 1 black-and-white plate, and numerous black-and-white figures throughout. 10/ - Gourdon de Genouillac, H. - Heraldic Grammar containing the exact definition of the science of coats of arms, followed by an explanatory glossary... New edition, revised and expanded to include a treatise on the composition of liveries. Paris, E. Dentu, n.d. [1853]. 12mo, half-basane with a smooth spine, gilt title—scuff marks and foxing—[2 ff;], 198 pp. Illustrations in the text. 11/ - Cahours d’Aspry, Jean-Bernard. - From the Coats of Arms of Knights to Trademarks. A Brief History of Heraldic Art. Biarritz, Atlantica, 2000. In-8, paperback with full-color softcover - 254 pp. 12 full-color plates and numerous full-page black-and-white figures. 12/ - Abzac, Arnaud d'. - The Art of Heraldry & Research on Armorials. CD-ROMs No. 1 and 2. 13/ - Bouly de Lesdain, Louis. - Heraldic Studies. In *Miscellanea heraldica*. 2 volumes, in-4, paperback, reprinted by P. de La Perrière. Vol. I, [1 folio], VIII, 186 pp. Vol. II, [4 folios], 217 pp., [10 folios]. 14/ - Cohen, Gustave. - History of Chivalry in France during the Middle Ages. Paris, Richard-Masse, 1949. In-8, bound in black half-maroquin with corner caps; covers and spine preserved - [4 ff.], 225 pp. 8 pll. h-t. 15/ - Duby, Georges. - Chivalry. Paris, Perrin, 1993. In-4, publisher’s illustrated cardboard binding in color—128 pp., numerous color illustrations. Author’s signed copy to Patrice de La Perrière. 16/ - Barthélémy, Anatole de. - *De l'Aristocratie au XIXe siècle*. Paris, A. Aubry, 1859. In-12, Bradel-bound percaline, orange title label running lengthwise, front cover preserved—small tear at the corners—69 pp. 17/ - [Various Authors] - Art and Life in the Middle Ages Through Coats of Arms and Seals. Foreword by Charles Braibant. Paris, Palais Soubise, 1950. International exhibition organized by the French National Archives on the occasion of the founding meeting of the International Council on Archives and the first International Congress of Archives. In-8, red half-shagreen, ribbed spine, gilt title, covers preserved - 144 pp. 24 plates, 7 in black and 8 in color. 18/ - [F. Cadet de Gassicourt and Le Baron Du Roure de Paulin] - Hermeticism in Heraldic Art. Photocopy of the full-cloth-bound book. 19/ - Ganshof, F.L. - What Is Feudalism? Brussels, Presses Universitaires, 1968. In-8, cloth-bound, burgundy title label, covers intact - 169 pp. 5 plates in half-tones, including 1 in color.