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RARE collection of 115 articles by the curator (and later Curator Emeritus) of the Department of Arms and Armor at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York - Stephen Vincent Grancsay (1897-1980). Contains 570 b&w illustrations, a complete bibliography, a biographical essay by the associate curator in the Department of Arms and Armor - Stuart W. Pyhrr, and a foreword by the director of The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Philippe de Montebello. 310x220mm. 542 pages. Grey cloth Hardcover with illustrated dust-jacket. Gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Jacket worn. Jacket edges and corners worn and partly peeling/tattered. Spine edges bumped. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare comprehensive collection of illustrated articles on arms and armor by one of the leading authorities in the field is in good condition.