The Collector's Handbook of Marks and Monograms on Pottery and Porcelain by Chaffers, William (1811-1892)

W. Reeves, 1968. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1968. Fourth Edition. 367 pages. Blue & white dust jacket with purple lettering over red cloth. Pen & pencil annotations to catalogue pages at rear. Minimal foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Some gutter cracking. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with scuffing and marking to boards. Unclipped dust jacket. Mild wear, tear and loss to edges and corners. Notable tanning to spine, with staining and soiling to DJ.

Alhambra, CA: Borden Publishing, 1969. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 7.7x5.5x1.6in. 13th edition; bookdealer stamp on front endpaper, dust jacket lightly chipped at extremities. Dust jacket in clear protector. 367pp 1.61lb 7.7x5.5x1.6in

London: William Reeves, 1972. 4th Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Red covers in a bluer & white dust jacket. 12mo, 375 pages plus ads.

London, William Reeves, 1961;. Reprint. Hardback. Very good/ No dust jacket. x, 367pp with illustrations of many marks and monograms on pottery and porcelain plus16pp of Publishers catalogue. Maroon covers with sunned gilt title on spine. .

William Reeves, 1961. Hardcover. Good. 1961. Reprinted. 367 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth covered boards with gilt. Black and white diagrams throughout. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Cracking to front hinge with netting exposed. Binding loose. Dedication to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering to spine is slightly dulled. Some mild marks and staining to surfaces.

Los Angeles & Toronto: Borden Publishing Company WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. No date, but ZIP code is present on DJ, so 1965 or later reprint. Edited & revised by Frederick Litchfield from 13th edition of Chaffers' Marks & Monograms on Pottery & Porcelain. Dark blue cloth, gilt titles on front board & spine, x, 367 pp, index. Front endpapers damaged by silverfish, bottom edges of boards rubbed & slightly bumped, owner's address stamped on recto of ffep, rear hinge re-glued with acid-free PVA. DJ quite rubbed at joins and fore-edges, small tears & stains; in Brodart archival cover. According to the editor's preface, "The Publishers have entrusted me with the task of re-editing this present "Hand-book" to include as much of the fresh information as is compaitble with the size and scope of the work, so that the present edition is a résumé of the large book, compressed into a form… Read More

Los Angeles: Borden Publishing, 1947. New Edition. Hard Cover. NEAR-FINE IN NEAR-FINE DUST JACKET WITH ORIGINAL $4.00 PRICE.

Los Angeles & Toronto: Borden Publishing Company, 1947 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Edited & revised by Frederick Litchfield from 13th edition of Chaffers' Marks & Monograms on Pottery & Porcelain. Dark blue pebble-grained cloth, gilt titles on front board & spine, rubricated title page, x, 367 pp, index. Edges dusty with a few spots, otherwise very good. According to the editor's preface, "The Publishers have entrusted me with the task of re-editing this present "Hand-book" to include as much of the fresh information as is compatible with the size and scope of the work, so that the present edition is a résumé of the large book, compressed into a form which renders it available as a pocket-book for collectors who have not the opportunity of consulting the Library Edition at the time or place of the acquisition of a new specimen." Shipping weight 2 lbs.. 13th Ed, Abridged. . VG-/No dj.… Read More

Reeves and Turner; Gibbings and Co., 1898. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1898. New Edition. 234 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt decoration to front board and spine. clipping to half title page. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Revised by Frederick Litchfield. Pages are rough cut. Pages are lightly tanned with foxing to endpapers and text block edges. Cracking to gutters with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Ink inscription to half title page, with occasional thumb-marking present throughout. Pencil inscription on front free endpaper. Minor dog-eared corners, with a few nicks across text block edges. Boards have light shelf-wear with slight corner bumping and fraying. Faint tanning to spine and edges. Mild crushing to spine ends, with liquid drops on rear board. Gilt lettering is bright and clear.

Los Angeles, Toromto: Borden Publishing Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st U.S. Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book has writing on ffep and light shelf slant & shelf wear. dj has price clipped and many chips and small tears along edges. 367pp, illustrated..