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The Life and Work of Robert Hancock: An Account of the Life of the 18th-Century Engraver and of His Designs on Battersea and Staffordshire Enamels and Bow and Worcester Porcelain by COOK, CYRIL - 1948

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The Life and Work of Robert Hancock: An Account of the Life of the 18th-Century Engraver and of His Designs on Battersea and Staffordshire Enamels and Bow and Worcester Porcelain by COOK, CYRIL - 1948

The Life and Work of Robert Hancock: An Account of the Life of the 18th-Century Engraver and of His Designs on Battersea and Staffordshire Enamels and Bow and Worcester Porcelain

by COOK, CYRIL

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London: Chapman and Hall, 1948. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Near fine in original indigo buckram, lettered in gilt on spine, and very good pictorial dust jacket, with small chip.. Octavo. 88 pages + 120 plates. Illustrated with 120 black-and-white plates of various porcelains and engravings.
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  • Book Condition Used - Near fine in original indigo buckram, lettered in gilt on spine, and very good pictorial dust jacket, with small chip.
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  • Edition First edition, first printing
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  • Publisher Chapman and Hall
  • Place of Publication London
  • Date Published 1948
  • Keywords BOOKOFCHAN

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THE LIFE AND WORK OF ROBERT HANCOCK: An Account of the Life of the 18th-Century Engraver and of His Designs on battersea and Staffordshire Enamels and Bow and Worcester Porcelain

by Cook, Cyril

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Chapman & Hall, London, no date given. First Edition, no additional pri. Hardcover. very good/good. NOT an ex library book. 88 pages including the index. Plus Appendix which lists 120 Items. 120 Items are listed individually each with a photograph and a page of narrative Dust jacket has chips along the rear of the spine. Price is not clipped.
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The life and work of Robert Hancock; An account of the life of the 18th century engraver and of his designs on Battersea and Staffordshire enamels and Bow and Worcester porcelain

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Chapman and Hall, 1948. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Poor. This first edition is in good condition with a poor dust jacket. Small bookshop sticker present on the front end paper.
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London: Chapman and Hall, 1948. 1948, 88pp + 120 plates, illus., blue cloth, usual lib. markings, slight shelfwear to cover, a couple pgs w/ turned corners, test pgs beginning to yellow, corner of dj flap torn off, slight edgewear to dj.. Cloth. Very Good -/Very Good -. Ex-Library.
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The Life and Work of Robert Hancock: An Account of the Life of the 18th-Century Engraver and of His Designs on Battersea and Staffordshire Enamels and Bow and Worcester Porcelain

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London: Chapman and Hall, 1948. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Ex lib. 91 pages of biography with b/w plates, bibliography, index, appendix followed by b/w plates of 120 items with descriptions opposite; 8vo, rebounf yellow library buckram. Very good, numbers cover spine, bookplate inside front cover, label back endpaper; contents fine; no dust jacket.
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London: Chapman and Hall, 1948. 88pp + 120 plates, illus., slight shelfwear.. Cloth. Very Good -/No Jacket.
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The Life and Work of Robert Hancock

by Cook, Cyril

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Robert Hancock's work as a porcelain designer and engraver is highly collectable. He became a draughtsman and engraver to the Worcester Porcelain Works in the late 1750s, and engraved plates for the transfer-printed work for which the company was known. For a while he became one of the proprietors of the works. His work for the transfer-printed Worcester porcelain uses the signature "R.H", "R.H.fecit", "R.Hancock fecit Worcester", and other variations, and his mark was an anchor rebus. produced pastoral scenes and portraits. This substantial hardback book is in Good serviceable condition, with detailed information about his works, his attributed works, and his life. No wrapper, illustrated with many b/w plates.
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