1821 THE COSTUME OF THE ORIGINAL INHABITANTS OF THE BRITISH ISLANDS By Samuel Rush Meyrick, L.L.D. and F.S.A. and Charles Hamilton Smith, Esq. Very Good

London: J. Dowding, 1821. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. folio (fo 12 × 19 305 × 483). Please email for Photographs or further information. Very Good - Pieced cover and pages to about p.29. rubbed edges, faded boards, title and endpapers foxed. moderate browning throughout. No date of publication. The first edition appeared in 1815; this "improved" edition was published in the 1820s. Please see photos as part of condition report 1821 , THE COSTUME OF THE ORIGINAL INHABITANTS OF THE BRITISH ISLANDS ; Accompanied with appropriate and descriptive illustrations By Samuel Rush Meyrick, L.L.D. and F.S.A. and Charles Hamilton Smith, Esq. Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick, KH (16 August 1783 – 2 April 1848) was an English collector and scholar of arms and armour. He lived at Goodrich Court, Goodrich, Herefordshire, and introduced systematic principles to the study of his subject. Works: The Costume of the Original Inhabitants of the British Islands (1810) The History and Antiquities of the County of Cardigan (1810) A Critical Inquiry into Antient Armour (1824) Specimens of Ancient Furniture (1836) Heraldic Visitations of Wales and Part of the Marches (1846) Illustrated By: Format: Hardcover, Language: English Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket Published By: J. Dowding, London folio (fo 12 × 19 305 × 483),Pages 90 ISBN: An Improved Edition SKU: BTETM0002322 Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg