A Century of Potting in the City of Worcester, Being the History of the Royal Porcelain Works, from 1751 to 1851, to which is added A short account of the Celtic, Roman, and Mediaeval Pottery of Worcestershire
by Binns, R.W
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- Hardcover
- first
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- Seller
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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About This Item
London: Bernard Quaritch 1865, 1st edition. (Hardcover) Very good. 228pp. Blue cloth with decoratively stamped borders and an illustration in gilt on the front cover. Bevelled edges, top edge gilt, coated rust endpapers, frontispiece, illustrations, tables, index. The corners and ends of the spine are lightly worn, and the spine is slightly darkened. (Antiques, China--Porcelain, Collectibles, Porcelain, Tableware, Worcester Porcelain).
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- Bookseller
- Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 129100
- Title
- A Century of Potting in the City of Worcester, Being the History of the Royal Porcelain Works, from 1751 to 1851, to which is added A short account of the Celtic, Roman, and Mediaeval Pottery of Worcestershire
- Author
- Binns, R.W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Bernard Quaritch
- Place of Publication
- London
- Keywords
- Antiques, China--Porcelain, Collectibles, Porcelain, Tableware, Worcester Porcelain, Collectible
- Bookseller catalogs
- Recreation;
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Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB
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Winnipeg, Manitoba
About Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB
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