Frederick Warne, London, 1972, 2^nd pr.  ISBN 0-7232-0083-1.  Small hard cover, 150 pages including Index.  Red cloth with yellow lettering on front and spine; binding sound with a very slight lean; light edge wear.  Dust jacket with price intact shows edge and cover wear, closed tears on verso at upper spine edge.  Prior owner’s name and address on front paste-down, address label on first blank page and embossed name and address on half title page.  Interior clean and unmarked; black & white drawings and 12 page colour section on glossy stock.  #41 in the Observer’s series.  ‘This book is a concise survey of heraldry in Great Britain, beginning with its purpose and history, and describing its present state.’ (from front flap)