British and World Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Ashmole, E., The History of the most Noble Order of the Garter: and the several Orders of Knighthood extant in Europe, London, 1715, 565pp, engraved illustrations. Original brown boards, ribbed spine rebacked; title page signed Dave Smith 1803, a fine and clean copy, with relating newspaper cuttings dated 1957 and 1958 tipped-in, rare £50-70

Provenance: Ex libris Ernest J. Martin, London, with his bookplate.