AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF ENGLISH PLATE: ECCLEISIASTICAL AND SECULAR by Jackson, Charles James - 1911

Dover Publications Inc, 1977-10. Hardcover. Good.

U.S.A.: Dover Publications Inc., 1977. Minor edge and corner wear; no dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are gently bumped and rubbed; some light shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used 2 VOLUME SET! Green cloth with silver lettering on the spine. 1085 informative and historical pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! "As explained in the preface to English Goldsmiths and their Marks, this History of English Plate was begun more than a quarter of a century ago, but, after I had worked at it for some time, it was laid aside in order that i might first complete my work on marks, which was ublished in June, 1905. Since that date, I have been engaged without interruption, except for an occasional short holiday, in the compilation of this history..............." ----- from the Preface.. Reprint (1911). Green Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library.

Dover Publications Inc., 1977 HARDBACK BOOK IN NEAR FINE CONDITION,DUST JACKET IS VERY GOOD. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good.

Dover Publications Inc, 1977-10-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 2 Volumes. Very good gently used hardcover copies. Bindings are tight and sturdy. Volume one has a few white marks on spine and the edge of pages are slightly dirty. No dust jackets. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Due to the size/weight of this book it is not available for expedited delivery; international shipping may cost extra.

Country Life, 1911-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Good condition item with wear and markings. Ex-library.

The Holland Press, [, 1967. Hardcover. Covers faintly rubbed, with a little discoloration; bottom corner bumped on last couple pages in vol. 1 and first few pages in vol. 2; otherwise very good condition in slightly edge-worn, clipped dust jackets. ]. Two volumes, 1085p. in all. Thick quarto. Reprint of the 1911 edition.

New York: Dover Publications, Inc, 1969. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 11" by 8". Various. Two lavishly illustrated volumes looking in detail at the history of silver and gold plate in England. Complete in two volumes.In the original price-clipped dustwrappers.An immense study into the ecclesiastical and secular plate across English history. Showing the development of the form and decoration of silver and gold work across history.Volume I illustrated with a colour frontispiece, forty-five monochrome plates, and in-text illustrations.Volume II illustrated with thirty-seven monochrome plates, and in-text illustrations.Collated, complete.Compiled by Charles James Jackson, an authority on antique gold and silver plate. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original price-clipped dustwrappers. Externally, smart, with a few light marks to the boards and spines. Dustwrappers are lightly edgeworn with some chips and closed tears, a little heavier to Volume II. Spines are sunned. A few light marks… Read More

hardback. Very Good. Ecclesiastical and Secular... Illustrated. 2 vols. Large 4to. Reprint of the original 1911 edition. NY (Dover) 1969. A very good pair in slightly worn and clipped dust wrapper.

Dover Publications, 1969. First Thus. Hardcover. Used - Like New/Like New. Like New Books. 1969 Dover Publications Editions. NOT remainders. NOT book club editions. NOT price-clipped ($27.50 price intact on each book flap). Published by Dover, 1969. Both books are in like new condition. Volume One has light spotting along page ends; otherwise clean and unmarked. Volume Two has a one-inch scrape/tear at spine bottom left and a quarter-inch tear at spine top right; otherwise like new. Volume One dust jacket has a one-inch tear at back top left corner; otherwise like new. Volume Two dust jacket light shelf wear with two tears, a two-inch tear at spine top right corner, and a one-inch tear at spine bottom left corner. Tight, sharp corners, bright spine lettering. No writing. No writing, highlighting, underlining, dog ears, etc. Pages and boards crisp and straight. Spines un-broken with no spine lean. Books are in un-read condition. These are very nice copies of these valuable volumes. Would make nice… Read More

London: Country Life Limited, 1911. 2 volumes. Col. frontis., xxxviii, (ii), 466 pages, ; (v), 468-1,085 pp. 76 photogravure plates and 1500 other illustrations. Three-quarter morocco dark green with green cloth to the boards and gilt panelled spines within raised bands. T.e.g. Corners bumped and morocco a trifle rubbed but a sound and very clean copy.. 1st edition. Hardback. Fine. Folio.