Armour in England from the Earliest Times to the Seventeenth Century

London: Seeley and Co, 1898. Small Quarto. two parts in one volume. (1) Armour Made in England or For Englishmen, 100pp. and (2) Foreign Armour in England. 96pp., illustrated with 16 color plates with tissue guards and more than eighty other illustrations. The author discusses the various methods used to adorn military armour. of those who used the armour. Some decorated their armour with enamel, cloisonne, gold, mother of pearl and more. Bound in maroon cloth pictorially stamped and lettered in gilt, spine lettering gilt, lightwear to spine ends and corners. A near fine copy without foxing, names or plates. (Inventory #: 021530)