MILLINGTON (Ellen J.): Heraldry in History, Poetry, and Romance. , London: Chapman and Hall, 1858;1st ed., pp.xii, 421. Numerous line illus. in body of text. Orig. brown blind-stamped cloth w. gilt heraldic vignette on fr. cover and gilt dec. spine. Spine dulled and sl. nicked at head. Minor traces of damp towards end, o/w a good copy. As the author says in her preface, 'she is venturing on a path which... ladies... have rarely attempted to tread.' She had already, in 1851, produced a treatise on Christian iconography. An interesting and uncommon work. (Book ref. 2076 ) £ 30.00 The payment methods accepted by the seller, Nineteenth Century Books , are shown in the right-hand column. |
|