Country Life Collector's Pocket Book of China, The
by Hughes, G. Bernard
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0600319547
- ISBN 13
- 9780600319542
- Seller
-
Buttaba, New South Wales, Australia
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London, England: Country Life Books, 1982. Book. Illus. by Hughes, Therle. Good. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Reprint. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hardcover with blue boards and pictorial dustjacket, reprint edition, 414gms, 376 pages. This book includes the facts most needed by the collectors of English pottery and porcelain. The book has been divided into 8 sections: chronological summary; technical terms; catalogue of wares, ornaments and glazes; descriptive list of items; survey of important potters; products and dates of working; symbols, initials and date letters; plus symbols and official marks. Includes over 900 illustrations by Therle Hughes. Book is in good condition with general age-related wear and tear and mild page discolouration/spotting/foxing throughout. Boards are in good condition with mild scuffing. Dust jacket is in good condition with minor shelf wear though it is price clipped, otherwise no other pre-loved markings..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Reading Habit (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000439
- Title
- Country Life Collector's Pocket Book of China, The
- Author
- Hughes, G. Bernard
- Illustrator
- Hughes, Therle
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- Reprint
- ISBN 10
- 0600319547
- ISBN 13
- 9780600319542
- Publisher
- Country Life Books
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- CHINA, ANTIQUES, COLLECTING
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall
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About the Seller
Reading Habit
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Buttaba, New South Wales
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- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...