The Ceramic Art of China and Other Countries of the Far East
by Honey Bowyer, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good. cloth scuffed & worn. corners rubbed. spine sunned; ~5inch tear to cloth of spine edge. textblock detached; firm w/ intact
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London, England: Faber & Faber, 1945. Hardcover. Good. cloth scuffed & worn. corners rubbed. spine sunned; ~5inch tear to cloth of spine edge. textblock detached; firm w/ intact pgs. front hinge & textblock rattled. ex-libris plate to cover endpaper. an occasional smudge or errant mark, otherwise pgs clean.. green cloth w/ gilt cover emblem & spine printing. 238 pgs w/ 3 tipped-in color plates & 192 pgs of additional bw plates. top edge gilt. no dustjacket. Color tipped-in plates bright; monochrome plates nicely detailed. Still considered an important resource.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 181852
- Title
- The Ceramic Art of China and Other Countries of the Far East
- Author
- Honey Bowyer, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good. cloth scuffed & worn. corners rubbed. spine sunned; ~5inch tear to cloth of spine edge. textblock detached; firm w/ intact
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1945
- Keywords
- ; chinese ceramics, asian ceramics, asian ceramic art ; ;
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About the Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
Biblio member since 2004
Columbia, Pennsylvania
About Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...