Worcester Porcelain: A Description of the Ware from the Wall Period to the Present Day
by HOBSON, R. L
- Used
- Condition
- very good(+)
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Quaritch, 1910. hardcover. very good(+). Illustrated with 17 chromo-lithographs, 92 collotypes and additional text illustrations (minor foxing on frontispiece). 208 pages, folio, blue beveled boards stamped in gilt, slightly rubbed and with spine evenly sunned; top edge gilt, deckle edge. London: Bernard Quaritch, 1910. Very good (+).<br/><br/> Splendidly printed and illustrated work containing auction records and an extensive list of makers' marks. Small humorous bookplate.<br/><br/>
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- Bookseller
- Argosy Book Store
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 283038
- Title
- Worcester Porcelain: A Description of the Ware from the Wall Period to the Present Day
- Author
- HOBSON, R. L
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - very good(+)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Quaritch
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1910
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About the Seller
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Deckle edge
- Deckle edge is the feathered edge of a page. Traditionally and historically, this was a side effect of the process of making...
- 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...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- 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....
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