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Meyrick, Samuel Rush, Sir
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
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Description
- 'A Critical Inquiry into Antient Armour, as it Existed in Europe, particularly in Great Britain, from the Norman Conquest to the reign of King Charles II. Illustrated by a series of illuminated engravings. With a glossary of military terms of the Middle Ages ... Second edition, corrected and enlarged'. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1842
- paper, ink, leather
3 volumes, folio (14 3/8 x 10 3/8 in.; 366 x 264mm). Half-titles, hand-colored lithographic frontispiece to vol. I, 80 plates, 70 of which hand-colored aquatints, most heightened with gilt, and 10 etched uncolored plates, 27 large hand-colored initials, most heightened with gilt; minor offsetting. Publisher's red half morocco over marbled boards, spines with raised bands in six compartments, second and third with gilt-lettered morocco labels, others with repeat decorative borders surrounding a single large tool of a helm in the first and sixth compartments, crossed swords in the fourth, and a gauntlet and pair of spurs in the fifth, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt; rubbing primarily to boards and joints.
Provenance
John Gretton, 1st Baron Gretton (armorial bookplates to front pastedowns)
Literature
Hiler 587; Lipperheide Qb62; Lowndes II:1541; Prideaux 322
Condition
3 volumes, folio (14 3/8 x 10 3/8 in.; 366 x 264mm). Half-titles, hand-colored lithographic frontispiece to vol. I, 80 plates, 70 of which hand-colored aquatints, most heightened with gilt, and 10 etched uncolored plates, 27 large hand-colored initials, most heightened with gilt; minor offsetting. Publisher's red half morocco over marbled boards, spines with raised bands in six compartments, second and third with gilt-lettered morocco labels, others with repeat decorative borders surrounding a single large tool of a helm in the first and sixth compartments, crossed swords in the fourth, and a gauntlet and pair of spurs in the fifth, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt; rubbing primarily to boards and joints.
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The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot provided by Sotheby's. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colours and shades which are different to the lot's actual colour and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation because Sotheby's is not a professional conservator or restorer but rather the condition report is a statement of opinion genuinely held by Sotheby's. For that reason, Sotheby's condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot.
Catalogue Note
An excellent set of the second and best edition of Meyrick's great work on arms and armour, with beautiful plates "as fine as the monuments of Westminster Abbey" ('Edinburgh Review'). First published in 1824, this work was one of the first to view the subject of ancient arms and armour from an historical perspective. The present second edition includes revised text and a new hand-colored lithographic frontispiece to the first volume.