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Pottery and porcelain : a guide to collectors / by Frederick Litchfield
by Litchfield, Frederick
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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Galway, Ireland
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About This Item
London and New York : Truslove, Hanson & Comba, 1900. First Edition. Hardback. Very good copy rebound with the original cloth panels, and with the original spine laid back. Surface wear to spine cover. Spine ends and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Previous owner's pen marks towards bottom of front panel, with a signature to the ffep. Endpapers foxed, otherwise very clean internally, with just some marginal dust-toning in places. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Further scans, images etc. and additional bibliographical material available on request.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 362 pages; Physical description: xv, 362 p. : col. Front. , illus. , plates (part col. ) ; 26 cm. Subjects: Pottery - History. Porcelain - History. Pottery - Collectors and collecting. Porcelain - Collectors and collecting. ""Containing 150 illustrations of specimens of various factories, 7 coloured plates, and marks and monograms of all the important makers."" --title page.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 216677
- Title
- Pottery and porcelain : a guide to collectors / by Frederick Litchfield
- Author
- Litchfield, Frederick
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London and New York : Truslove, Hanson & Comba
- Date Published
- 1900
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