Chinese Armorial Porcelain, Volume II by Howard, David Sanctuary - 2003

Heirloom & Howard Limited, England, 2003 Book. New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English text; Hardcover dark blue buckram with dust jacket in slipcase; 22.9 x 29.3 cm; 4.313 Kg; 904 pages with 1,880 colour illustrations, 1,500 armorial services described; STILL WRAPPED IN PLASTIC.; Foreword by Peter Ll. Gwynn-Jones, CVO, Garter Principal King of Arms.; In 1974 Faber & Faber published Chinese Armorial Porcelain which has remained the most comprehensive book on the subject. At that time David Howard did not anticipate the need for a second volume; however, continued research has resulted in this book which illustrates 1,380 services not illustrated in Volume I, in addition to the 160 services which formed the addendum to that volume. The material in Chinese Armorial Porcelain Volume II is almost entirely additional to the first volume, containing a new introduction and four new chapters on aspects of the China Trade. All the appendices are revised and extended and the index of mottoes and index of… Read More

Wiltshire: Heirloom & Howard Ltd, 2003. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 11.9x9.3x2.7in. Inscribed by Author(s). inscribed by author; in fine slipcase. Dust jacket in clear protector. 1,500 armorial services are described. With 1,880 color illustrations. 900pp 9.71lb 11.9x9.3x2.7in EXTRA SHIPPING CHARGES NECESSARY