Subtitled: Being a revised and modernized version of History of Signboards. With a chapter on the modern inn sign by Gerald Millar. "History of Signboards…was first published in 1866. "This completely revised edition covers the whole field of inn signs - their history, their painters, their multifarious subjects, their incidence and location, with chapters on versions of the old tavern names and on comic and punning signs. The illustrations include reproductions of bullheads in Sir Ambrose Heals' unrivaled collection and many examples of existing signs and contemporary work." Chapters: General survey of signboard history Corrupted, perverted and 'refined' signs Historic and commemorative signs heraldic, symbolic and emblematic signs An alphabetical table of some common heraldic and symbolic signs Signs of animals and monsters Signs of fishes and insects Signs of flowers, trees, herbs, etc Biblical and religious signs Signs of saints, martyrs, etc Signs relating to dignities, trades and professions Signs relating to the house and table Signs relating to dress Geographical and topographical signs Humorous and comical signs Signs containing puns and rebuses Changes of signs Miscellaneous signs Some notes on the modern inn sign Appendix: A brief book-list of works on inns and inn signs

Whew! Pub. in 1951 by Chatto & Windus.

Fascinating book with many illustrations. 336 pages.

The dustjacket is torn around the edges and on the spine. There is some browning on the first and last few pages and very little throughout the rest of the book. One page has been cut a little larger than the rest and is slightly torn around the edges. The rest of the book is in very good condition.