
ANCIENT ARMOUR AND WEAPONS
THIS FABULOUS COLLECTION OF COPPER ENGRAVINGS
IS FROM AN EDITION PUBLISHED IN 1786 BY FRANCIS GROSE
UNDER THE TITLE 'A TREATISE ON ANCIENT ARMOUR AND WEAPONS'.
IT IS A DEPICTION OF ARMOUR AND ARMS THAT ARE KEPT IN THE
TOWER OF LONDON AND ALSO PIECES THAT ARE HELD
BY PRIVATE ESTATES (IN 1786, THAT IS).
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PUBLICATION IN THAT IT WAS ONE
OF THE FEW THAT WERE EXCLUSIVELY CONCERNED WITH
ARMOUR AND ARMS HELD IN ENGLAND.
THE COLLECTOR KNOWS HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO
FIND PIECES LIKE THESE. EACH IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.
THEY ARE MOUNTED TO A SIZE OF 10-1/2" x 13-1/4".
PRICES ARE AS NOTED.