MEYRICK, Samuel Rush (1783-1848). A Critical Inquiry into Antient Armour. London: Robert Jennings, 1824. 3 volumes, folio (380 x 275mm). Half title, additional titles with wood-engraved vignettes, 80 plates, most hand-coloured aquatints (occasional light spotting and staining). Finely-bound in 19th-century red morocco gilt by Howell of Liverpool, spines gilt in compartments, top edges gilt, others uncut (extremities lightly rubbed). Provenance: Messenger (ex-libris sticker). FIRST EDITION.