George Washington's Chinaware
by Detweiller, Susan Gray
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0810917793
- ISBN 13
- 9780810917798
- Seller
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Bordentown, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Harry N Abrams Inc, 1982. First. Hard Cover. Yes. First edition (stated). Oversized in white cloth; 244 pps. with bibliography, index.. Illustrated throughout with color and black and white plates and reproductions of period manuscripts, newspaper ads, invoices and views of the various home in which the Washingtons lived. Prologue and epilogue by Christine Meadows, Mount Vernon curator. A lavish historical look at the china owned and used by George Washington and his family from the 1750s through the end of his life. Hundreds of these objects have survived and together they illuminate not only Washington's taste and personality but also the trade, shipping and coomercial practices of the last half of the 18th century in America. Fine in fine dust jacket. PLEASE NOTE: NOT AVAILABLE FOR EXPEDITED OR CANADA SHIPPING ON B&N, OR AMAZON ORDERS. THESE ORDER WILL BE SHIPPED MEDIA MAIL ONLY. INTERNATIONAL BUYERS MUST INQUIER AS TO RATE S BEFORE PLACING ORDER. THANK YOU.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ) (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- E5441B
- Title
- George Washington's Chinaware
- Author
- Detweiller, Susan Gray
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Jacket Condition
- Yes
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0810917793
- ISBN 13
- 9780810917798
- Publisher
- Harry N Abrams Inc
- Place of Publication
- Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- PORCELAIN ANTIQUES COLLECTIBLES CHINA, Washington George, Martha Washington, Colonial, Presidents
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiques;
Terms of Sale
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
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About the Seller
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
Biblio member since 2005
Bordentown, New Jersey
About The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown is a general used/rare bookshop open to the public Tues.-Sunday 11AM to 5PM (8 PM on Fridays). 10,000 books on premises with another 25,000 in stock. Areas of speciality include baseball, New Jersey, American literature, mysteries. Member, ABAA, ILAB,Antiquarian Booksellers of New Jersey. Located in historic Bordentown City, New Jeresy (est. 1682).
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