New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art / Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 1989. Hardbound. VG (DJ may be slighted sunned at spine; interior good.). Blue cloth, gilt letters on spine, blue & color illus. dust jacket. 320 pp. 52 bw, 169 color plates. Issued in conjunction with a 1989 exhibition of more than 130 examples of porcelain produced in America. "Contains an account of the development of the American medium from its beginnings through the unique examples of art pottery conceived in the first quarter of the twentieth century. In these pages are discussed more than a hundred and thirty masterpieces that illustrate the progress of a national accomplishment and chronicle the entrepreneurs, manufacturers, and artisans who brought it to fruition. For the most part, the examples are listed in chronological order, but two offshoots of true porcelain -- parian and Belleck -- are accorded separate sections." (dj).

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Bookseller: Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 24680
Title: American Porcelain 1770-1920
Author: Frelinghuysen, Alice Cooney
Format/Binding: Hardbound
Book Condition: Used - VG (DJ may be slighted sunned at spine; interior good.)
Quantity Available: 2
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0810918870
ISBN 13: 9780810918870
Publisher: The Metropolitan Museum of Art / Harry N. Abrams, Inc
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1989
Keywords: American Decorative Arts ; American Ceramics ; ;

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Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Sunned: Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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....
VG: Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
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...