Contemporary CoA Book Recommendation Sought?

 
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22 January 2007 15:03
 

I’m interested in a contemporary book available in the U.S. on CoA’s, that covers these aspects: England & U.S.; and Ireland, Scotland, France, Germany, Canada, a plus. Explains all those technical terms both in the text and glossary. Neither a too simpled book, nor all inclusive tome. Under $75 in cost. Illustrated enough to explain itself. If not likely to be found on Amazon or Ebay; then a likely purchasing source. Jim/focusoninfinity

 
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22 January 2007 15:44
 

Would Stephen Slater’s Complete Book of Heraldry fit the bill?  Available at Amazon.

 
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22 January 2007 16:16
 

Hate to go public with complaints, but if we could just get the "Heraldic Bookshelf" article—now finished for at least the last 4 months—up on the website, then maybe people could find this kind of information more easily.

In the meantime, see http://mysite.verizon.net/vzeohzt4/heraldbib.html

 
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22 January 2007 18:23
 

focusoninfinity wrote:

I’m interested in a contemporary book available in the U.S. on CoA’s, that covers these aspects: England & U.S.; and Ireland, Scotland, France, Germany, Canada, a plus. Explains all those technical terms both in the text and glossary. Neither a too simpled book, nor all inclusive tome. Under $75 in cost. Illustrated enough to explain itself. If not likely to be found on Amazon or Ebay; then a likely purchasing source. Jim/focusoninfinity


I heartily concur with Darren. Slater’s book is great and fits all your requirements! AND it’s visually stunning!

 
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23 January 2007 01:17
 

*edited by member*

 
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23 January 2007 06:39
 

Well, as I said, you can see it on my own site at the link posted above for the time being.

 
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23 January 2007 13:24
 

Slater’s book is a (the only, really :() heraldic book I have. I would extremely recommend it.

Hopefully, I will be able to acquire some more heraldic and vexillology (I actually had 2 of ‘em) books by browsing through various second hand bookstores and other assorted purveyors of books!

 

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23 January 2007 15:53
 

Put my vote in for Mr. Slater’s book, too.  It is a beautifully colorful book, a joy to own, and a useful reference!  It’s also a nice size to throw in your briefcase or bag for a quick reference while away from the home or library.

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24 January 2007 00:56
 

All votes are for Stephen Slater’s "Complete Book of Heraldry" at Amazon. I’ll get it if below $75. If above, I’ll try used. Jim

 
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24 January 2007 07:00
 

Jim, I got a new copy just a few months ago for $35. You should have no problem!

 
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24 January 2007 16:14
 

Jim,

I found my copy a few years ago at Border’s Bookstore on the "bargain books" rack for $5.99!

 

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24 January 2007 16:23
 

Lots of copies on www.bookfinder.com

 
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24 January 2007 17:26
 

Mohamed: The above book may interest you? It’s availablr on Amazon.com . Espied it when ordering Steven Slater’s book, plus two other heraldry books with CD-ROMs. Jim

 
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02 March 2007 16:32
 

I purchased my copy at Border’s as well in November 2006.  Was in last week, they still had a dozen copies here for $5.99!  Also, there are plenty of copies on eBay right now.

 
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11 April 2007 10:41
 

I just finished Slater’s book last night.  It was excellent.  I really, really like Marco Foppoli’s artwork in the book.  His style is so distinctive.  Anyway, the book was a very good read.  Although I wish he’d spent a bit more time on the process of designing a CoA.  It only came at the very end of the book, and was mainly concerned with making the shield simple and uncluttered.

Anyway, next up is Fox-Davies’ A Complete Guide to Heraldry, which arrived in the mail the other day.

 

JRB