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Pottery and Porcelain, 1700-1914: England, Europe and North America
by Hillier, Bevis
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
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Spray, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Meredith Press, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Large 8vo 9" - 10. Another fine contribution to The Social History of the Decorative Arts, Honour, Hugh, ed. Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bound in brown cloth with sharp and distinct lettering in gilt in spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear beyond sunning along fore-edges of both front and rear jacket flaps, protected by a plastic coat, not price-clipped. Duotone illustrated endpapers, special focus on folk pottery, Wedgwood, pottery's marketing and consumption, William de Morgan and other artist potters. 112 pp. of black-and-white illustrations, 15 in full-color. [5], 6-386 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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- Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 351243
- Title
- Pottery and Porcelain, 1700-1914: England, Europe and North America
- Author
- Hillier, Bevis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Meredith Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1968
- Size
- Large 8vo 9" - 10
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Bevis Hillier pottery porcelain art history the decorative arts
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About Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A.
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