British and Foreign Arms and Armour by C H Ashdown - 1909

London - T C and E C Jack, 1909 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First edition.. Charles Ashdown's work on arms and armour. Illustrated throughout, with 42 plates and hundreds of vignettes. This is the first edition of this work. Rebound, with numerous blank leaves inserted for notes and for extra illustrations. Prior owner has pasted images and articles from other sources on arms and armour throughout this work to the blank leaves. Some of these have worked loose and are still present in text. Collated, complete. Condition: Rebound in full cloth with original boards preserved. Externally, generally smart with small patches of light rubbing to the extremities and to the spine. Small red mark to the front board below author's name. Bumping to the extremities. Prior owner's bookplate to the front pastedown, Pat Murray. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright with occasional spots throughout. Several of the images and articles that were tipped in by previous owner have worked loose and are loosely inserted to text. Overall: VERY GOOD..