THE LIFE OF JOSIAH WEDGWOOD from his Private Correspondence and Papers
by Meteyard, Eliza
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/None
- Seller
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Clare, Sudbury, Suffolk, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Barlaston, Stoke-on-Trent, England: Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd, 1980. Book. Fine. See Description. Facsimile Reprint. 9 1/4" x 6". Limited (1000 copies) facsimile edition of the uncommon 1865 edition; published by Wedgwood in honour of the 250th. anniversary of the birth of their founder. 2 volumes in slipcase, 504 + 643 pages, many black and white illustrations, 2 in colour. A beautifully produced facsimile, printed by the Scolar Press. Bound in gilt, silver and blind-embossed blue cloth, bevel edged boards; as was the original edition.. The biography of this remarkable man (founder of the world famous firm of pottery manufacturers) is preceded by a history from its earliest times. A fine set in slipcase..
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- Bookseller
- Trinder's Fine Tools (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000682
- Title
- THE LIFE OF JOSIAH WEDGWOOD from his Private Correspondence and Papers
- Author
- Meteyard, Eliza
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Edition
- Facsimile Reprint
- Publisher
- Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd
- Place of Publication
- Barlaston, Stoke-on-Trent, England
- Date Published
- 1980
- Size
- 9 1/4" x 6"
- Keywords
- Social History Industrial History Ceramics
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Trinder's Fine Tools
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Clare, Sudbury, Suffolk
About Trinder's Fine Tools
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Gilt
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- Facsimile
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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