6309X2 First Edition (Unstated. Octopus Books, London: 1964. 96 pages. Hardcover with dustjacket. Good condition. In combination with numerous illustrations, the scholarly text explains how arms and armour were made, the tournaments and melees which were dress-rehersals for war itself, the decoration of armour by etching and heraldry, and the reasons for its final decline except as a sentimental adjunct to a warrior's formal portrait. ISBN: 0706400348 $14.00USD
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