A short history of costume & armour: chiefly in England Vol. I. 1066-1485 [Vol. II. 1485-1800]
by KELLY, Francis M. SCHWABE, Randolph
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: B. T. Batsford, Ltd., 1931. In two volumes. xii, 82, [2], 30pp; x, 86, [2], 30pp. With terminal publisher's advertisement catalogues to both volumes. Profusely iIllustrated with colour and black and white photographs and sketches. Original publisher's cloth, lettered in gilt and blind, pictorial dustwrappers. Minor shelf-wear, dustwrappers rubbed, sunned, and price-clipped. Contemporary inked ownership inscriptions to FFEPs, else internally clean and crisp. The first edition of a concise history of the evolution of civilian and military dress from in England from 1066 to 1800. . First edition. Large 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- Antiquates Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AQ22258
- Title
- A short history of costume & armour: chiefly in England Vol. I. 1066-1485 [Vol. II. 1485-1800]
- Author
- KELLY, Francis M. SCHWABE, Randolph
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- B. T. Batsford, Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1931
- Keywords
- History
- Size
- Large 8vo
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Antiquates Ltd
Antiquates Ltd was established by Tom Lintern-Mole in 2007; we travel far and wide to buy, sell, and advise on rare books and manuscripts.
Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
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We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
About the Seller
Antiquates Ltd
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Wareham, Dorset
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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- Crisp
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