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LOT 1002
Archaeological Books - Meyrick - Critical Inquiry into Antient Armour, Volumes I-III
1824 A.D.
16 x 11 7/8 in. (11.2 kg total, 40.5 x 30 cm).
Samuel Rush Meyrick - A Critical Inquiry into Antient Armour, Volumes I-III - Robert Jennings, London, 1824 - hardback, marbled covers with quarter calf binding, gold titling and figural work to spine - some pages unopened, many text figures and plates, some hand-tinted; with Rugby School bookplate to inner front. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
Property of a Kent, UK, collector.
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LOT 1002
Archaeological Books - Meyrick - Critical Inquiry into Antient Armour, Volumes I-III
Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
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