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Armour in England, from the Earliest Times to the Reign of James the First. [AND:] Foreign Armour in England. [TWO VOLUMES].
by Gardner, J. Starkie
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London, Seeley, 1897-1898.. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Crown quarto. Pp. 100. Coloured frontispiece with facing tissue guard. Plus 7 other such coloured plates. With 37 illustrations to text, often as full-page plates. HARDCOVER, bound in contemporary quarter calf and green cloth, gilt ruled sides, gilt spine, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, cloth ribbon marker; bookplate of B. L. Brown. In a very good condition. Attractive copy, well preserved. ~ Both books are first edition, first printing; at later stage the publisher issued them bound in one volume for economic reasons. [AND:] J. Starkie Gardner: Foreign Armour in England. (London, Seeley, 1898). Crown quarto. Pp. 96. Plus coloured frontispiece and 7 other such coloured plates. With 43 illustrations to text, often as full-page plates. HARDCOVER, bound in the original publisher's full burgundy cloth, large gilt decoration to cover, top edge gilt, gilt spine chipped at ends, few marginal nicks. In good condition. Noteworthy are the coloured plates, early example of process colour printing from several relief metal blocks; here they are often printed to a beautiful result in gold, an uncommon and difficult process dye. I-1
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- Title
- Armour in England, from the Earliest Times to the Reign of James the First. [AND:] Foreign Armour in England. [TWO VOLUMES].
- Author
- Gardner, J. Starkie
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - .
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- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- London, Seeley, 1897-1898.
- Keywords
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- Armour and Weapons;
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- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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