SHAW, HENRY Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages. London: William Pickering, 1843.2 vols. 8vo, 3/4 black morocco over green cloth, a.e.g. Complete with 94 illustrations including the title page and two double-page plates, most of which are beautifully colored. The text is additionally and generously adorned with illuminated initials and other lavish in-text illustrations. First edition. Minor rubbing to the extremities, with the front board of Vol. II almost detached; minor foxing to the page edges, and a few minor defects, remaining relatively clean and bright.