Do you recall the joy of taking down a dusty old volume of flags from a shelf, perhaps in the local library or in a classroom on a rainy day and rifling through the pages to see the many coloured illustrations of unfamiliar flags and banners?
Do you value reference books with pages that you can turn with your fingers?
Then you might enjoy
“County Flags Of England, Scotland And Wales”
The essential information found on this website, condensed into a book, that you can pluck from a shelf or keep as a handy guide in your glovebox.
Available directly from the publisher.
Read the background to the book at the publisher’s blog.
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What people have had to say about
“County Flags Of England, Scotland And Wales”
‘More than 50 counties have their own flag and all of them are reproduced here along with the intriguing stories behind them. This is a captivating book of colours and patterns.’ – Countryside Magazine, December 2024
*****
“Superb. This is a thoroughly illuminating and well-researched book. You can feel the author’s passion for the subject. Even for those of us who are merely cursory vexillologists, or uninitiated with county flags, this more than helps fill in the gaps, in a lively and eloquent way. I highly recommend for anyone looking to learn more about the great flags of out nation. It’s definitely filling a hole in the marketplace. And an ideal gift for Christmas too, for like-minded people.”
*****
“Having a weakness for flags, I was interested to come across this book, which seems to be the very first on its subject – not surprisingly as many of the UK’s county flags are only a few years old. It’s like a handbook in a bigger format, with an article on each flag. The text is clear and informative, and the illustrations and layout are of good quality. As for the flags themselves, I don’t like them all, but in general they’re pretty impressive, comparing well with those of American states or Swiss cantons. A strong recommendation from me!”
*****
“Over the last 20 years county flags have become a familiar sight in Great Britain, not just on the flag poles outside pubs and public buildings, but also on car bumper stickers, food labelling, political marches, at sporting events and, especially, at festivals. And yet only 20 years ago only a handful of our historic counties had their own flag. This book is a great guide to the flags themselves and to how this phenomenon came about. We all love our county and flying its flag is a great way to tell the world this :-)”
*****
“A fascinating study of our nation’s flags.”
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Have just received “County Flags” by Jason Saber. Brilliant in both graphics and words.
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British County Flags 