Faber & Faber. Very Good/Fair. 1949. Hard Cover. 8vo 0571049028 Dust jacket large chunks missing to edges, unclipped, now in a clear protective sleeve. Original cloth boards with bright gilt titling on spine. Previous owner's name and date on ffep. 292 pages clean and tight. In Honey's book has long been recognised as the standard work on its subject. has now been brought up to date, and corporates the results of much recent research. Twenty-four new subjects have been added to the plates, which now depict more than three hundred and thirty carefully chosen and typical specimens. The book in its new form will he indispensable alike to beginners and perienced collectors. With 72 pages of plates. .

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Bookseller: CHARLES BOSSOM (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 141776
Title: Old English Porcelain: Handbook for Collectors
Author: Honey, W.B
Format/Binding: Hard Cover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good/Fair
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0571049028
ISBN 13: 9780571049028
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1949

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Charles Bossom has worked in the Book Trade since 1963, commencing at WH Smith Oxford and retiring in 1999 as Regional Manager Central England. The Charles Bossom bookselling business was started in early 2000. We offer a changing selection of old and out-of-print books in a wide range of subjects. We frequently add new items to our stock so visit us regularly.

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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...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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....
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
FFEP: A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
New: A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...