A Summary View of Heraldry in Reference to the Usages of Chivalry and the General Economy of the Feudal System With an Appendix Respecting Such Distinctions of Rank as Have Place in the British Constitution

A detailed study of the uses of heraldry in Great Britain. A detailed study of heraldry in the United Kingdom. With reference to the structure of the feudal system, orders of chivalry, personal decorations, crusades, romance, the modes in which arms are exhibited, political departments of heraldry, and distinctions of rank. Includes a detailed appendix. Written by Thomas Brydson, a Scottish cleric and writer. Previously held in the library of Rupert Alexander Alec Smith, an English historian who founded the Georgian School for East Yorkshire and served with the Green Howards in Cyprus during the Second World War. Bound in half calf with brown cloth binding. Externally sound with light shelf wear and rubbing to the extremities. Front board detached, rear joint starting but firm. Loss to the head and tail of spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the odd spot. Contemporary ink inscription to preface page. Previous owner's bookplate to the front endpaper. Fair.