Expect an item that is new and has been in stock for some time, is undamaged, with minimal wear perhaps some slight spotting or foxing and minimal fading to the cover, see pictures. Fully returnable if unhappy with the condition.
PLEASE NOTE INDIVIDUAL CONDITION DETAILS IN THE FULL LISTING DESCRIPTION IF RELEVANT.
OLD NEW STOCK: Refers to an item which, for whatever reasons, has not been offered for sale from the date of publication to the date of this listing. It is NEW but old stock and should be in New condition. Any deviation from the new condition will be detailed separately.
Between the simple mail shirt, or hauberk of the early middle ages, and the elaborately decorated armour of the 15th and 16th centuries, extends a tradition of skill and inventiveness. The author explains how arms and armour were made, the tournaments and melees which were the dress rehearsals for war and the decoration of the armour by etching.
