{"product_id":"books-ronson-pages-two-historic-finds-for-march-6-2025","title":"BOOKS - Ronson Page's two historic finds for March 6, 2025","description":"\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\"\u003e     This first is a small tome, \u003cstrong\u003e\"The Manual of Heraldry\" (1929)\u003c\/strong\u003e.  The boards are attached, but the hinges are in rough shape -- I can do some repair work with archival tools (can discuss before purchase, please) -- the pages however are all crisp \u0026amp; white, with minimal foxing.  $150\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e     Heraldry\u003c\/b\u003e is a discipline relating to the design, display and study of armorial bearings\/armory... a coat of arms on a shield, helmet \u0026amp; crest.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  The author is \u003cb\u003eSir Francis James Grant\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Knight_Commander_of_the_Royal_Victorian_Order\" title=\"Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Knight_Commander_of_the_Royal_Victorian_Order\u0026amp;source=gmail\u0026amp;ust=1741336875312000\u0026amp;usg=AOvVaw0u7p8_fIDuPB9a9pOgIPXP\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKCVO\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Writer_to_the_Signet\" title=\"Writer to the Signet\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Writer_to_the_Signet\u0026amp;source=gmail\u0026amp;ust=1741336875312000\u0026amp;usg=AOvVaw2xFvQpgiSMdSfLYiXt-rzI\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWS\u003c\/a\u003e (1863–1953), a \u003ca rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Scotland\" title=\"Scotland\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Scotland\u0026amp;source=gmail\u0026amp;ust=1741336875312000\u0026amp;usg=AOvVaw1IBcOVluBP0fPKDkyqUsGV\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eScottish\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Officer_of_Arms\" title=\"Officer of Arms\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Officer_of_Arms\u0026amp;source=gmail\u0026amp;ust=1741336875312000\u0026amp;usg=AOvVaw2TKdMmeNHS9PYVDgJTwvOD\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eofficer of arms\u003c\/a\u003e who eventually rose to the office of \u003ca rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lord_Lyon_King_of_Arms\" title=\"Lord Lyon King of Arms\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lord_Lyon_King_of_Arms\u0026amp;source=gmail\u0026amp;ust=1741336875312000\u0026amp;usg=AOvVaw3EaPFtD9M8wNEXZREOgV3Q\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLord Lyon King of Arms\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Order_of_the_Thistle\" title=\"Order of the Thistle\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Order_of_the_Thistle\u0026amp;source=gmail\u0026amp;ust=1741336875312000\u0026amp;usg=AOvVaw0rU7e4ihyhedwOyQyTvs99\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSecretary of the Order of the Thistle\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup id=\"m_-7427852996941622759yiv3239890665ydp68c22e79cite_ref-1\"\u003e\u003ca rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Francis_James_Grant#cite_note-1\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Francis_James_Grant%23cite_note-1\u0026amp;source=gmail\u0026amp;ust=1741336875312000\u0026amp;usg=AOvVaw1d_5aZsPMTfyQa3vjcEY0P\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e[1]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e He was made a \u003ca rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Royal_Victorian_Order\" title=\"Royal Victorian Order\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Royal_Victorian_Order\u0026amp;source=gmail\u0026amp;ust=1741336875312000\u0026amp;usg=AOvVaw10Rgh4RlhAFL97ivi1PzXr\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKnight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order\u003c\/a\u003e in 1935. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\"\u003e     The second book I was really excited to find.  Long before Indian Jones, there was Allan Quartermain, the adventurer hero of many stories by H Rider Haggard, the most famous of which is \"King Soloman's Mines\".  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\"\u003e     This short novel I found is titled \"Maiwa's Revenge\" (1888) and this is its original magazine appearance, months before it was published in book form... this is as \"first edition\" as it gets!  Great story, too... Quartermain is on a hunting expedition in Africa, and avenges the death of Princess Maiwa's baby by joining an attack on the village responsible.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\"\u003e      Lots and lots of other interesting reads in this bound volume.  $350\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Herd Wear Distribution center","offers":[{"title":"The Manual of Heraldry\" (1929).","offer_id":45217519304902,"sku":"sku-41708543639665","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"\"Maiwa's Revenge\" - in Bound Volume (1888)","offer_id":45217519337670,"sku":"sku-41708543672433","price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0668\/5587\/files\/IMG_3410_1.jpg?v=1763142849","url":"https:\/\/thebuffalowoolco.com\/products\/books-ronson-pages-two-historic-finds-for-march-6-2025","provider":"The Buffalo Wool Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}