Fairbairn's Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland by James Fairbairn

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Suffing to tail foredge. Sunning and light foxing to top foredge. Interior and binding are alsol very good.

An ultimate reference manual for genealogists, historians, engravers, and jewellers.

Volume I: 601 pages including a 522-page index of family names, in alphabetical order, describing the crest of every name listed and where to find an illustration in the volume of plates; a glossary of heraldic terms and other words; and nearly seventy pages of family mottoes with translations of those in Latin, French or other foreign languages. It also contains a dictionary of heraldic terms to help non-experts decode complex descriptions.

The Book of Plates (Volume II): consisting of hundreds of beautifully engraved, full-page plates that collectively illustrate up to 5,000 individual crests (such as lions, mythical beasts, weapons, and crowns).

Revised by Laurence Butters, Seal Engraver in Ordinary to the Queen for Scotland.