pictorial descriptive record origin development di edwin brett (4 risultati)

hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. Folio, contemporary dark brown morocco and grained dark brown cloth recently rebacked matching dark brown morocco, raised bands, gilt spine lettering, elaborate gilt stamping at front cover, a.e.g., marbled endpapers, cloth reinforced hinges, xii, 120 and 8 pages, numerous pictorial initials, 130 text figures plus 133 full-page composite b/w plates with intervening descriptive text leaves. Solid copy, gilt strong, minor evidence of old wear at edges and corners of lower cover, text very firm, brief chipping at first few leaves, erasure and thin spot on title page beneaths author's name.

First edition, folio (360 x 275 mm), xii, 120, 8pp., 133 leaves of plates, each plate is preceded by 1 or 2 pages of descriptive text which are not included in the pagination, endpapers heavily spotted, text and plates nice and clean, original hard-grain black morocco, lightly rubbed, gilt lettering to upper cover, a.e.g. a very good copy. Extensive account on the history of arms and armour representing the author's private collection dating from the fourteenth to the seventeenth century. Provenance: Armorial bookplate of Alfred William Cox to front paste-down.

Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. VG : in very good condition. Rebacked. Hinges strengthened. Slight fade to cover. Bookplate to front paste-down. 380mm x 290mm (15" x 11"). xii, 220pp, 133pp, 8pp + plates. 133 b/w plates. Very heavy book extra shipping needed for overseas. Brown and black hardback leather cover.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. .To which are appended 133 plates specially drawn from the Author's Collection at Oaklands, St. Peter's, Thanet, and Burleigh House, London; Later blue buckram, gold spine title, all edges gilt, & pale blue endpapers/pastedown; A good+ copy with fingersoil to titlepage & some early margins; 120 pages of text, 133 plates with opposite description page, + an 8 page Index. Size: 10.75"x14".