Is the Higgins Armory Catalogue from 1969 worth picking up? I know the Wallace Collection catalogues are highly sought-after. What about the one for the Higgins?

I did not know they had one :)

Where is it available?

Alexi

The full info is here:

Catalogue of Armor, The John Woodman Higgins Armory by Stephen V. Grancsay, curator of Arms and Armor of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Foreward by John Woodman Higgins. Copyright 1961. Privately printed with no ISBN number.

Basically, it's a 125 page hardcover book that outlines the collection of armour at the Higgins. There are one or two pages dedicated to the major pieces with a page of text and accompanying photograph(s) of the item. There are occasionally a few inset photos of details or individual pieces from an armor shown. The textual information isn't very detailed or scholarly, but does provide a very good overview of each item being discussed. The text does describe the history of each piece, its provenance, and how it was brought to the collection. For this alone, it's quite interesting.

It's a book with photos of armour. Like any of these titles, I'd say that because there are so relatively few out there, I'd suggest to anybody with an interest in these things to find a copy and purchase it.

There's also a set of the two Wallace Collection catalogues as well: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4576700708

Well I bought one from alibris for $45. Should be worth it judging by Nathan's description

Alexi

Alas, someone outbid me with 4 seconds left. I hate when that happens.

I had a copy of this but I have no idea what became of it. For all I know it may be out in storage. I agree with Nathan's assesment: not a great stand-alone resource but well worth adding to an existing library simply for what it is.

ya thats what i thought. its kewl eye candy for later armour, but theres not much structure to teh book.