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Old English Lustre Pottery
by John, W.D. & Warren Baker
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Orig. full blue calf lettered and decorated in gilt. Teg. Near fine
- Seller
-
ardsley, New York, United States
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About This Item
Newport: R.H. Johns Ltd, 1951. First edition. leather_bound. Orig. full blue calf lettered and decorated in gilt. Teg. Near fine. 132 pages. Folio, 545 illustrations with forty-five in color. Bibliography. Index. Limited edition, one of 35 copies, this one unnumbered. As the authors note in their introduction, "The increase in the prices for lustre ware of all types have been remarkable..." This book provides a comprehensive study, presents new research regarding the origin of individual items (actual manufactories), and corrects some dating errors. Raised bands, border fillets in gilt, backstrip sunned, owner inscription, lovely clean copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Royoung bookseller, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3025
- Title
- Old English Lustre Pottery
- Author
- John, W.D. & Warren Baker
- Format/Binding
- Leather_bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Orig. full blue calf lettered and decorated in gilt. Teg. Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- R.H. Johns Ltd
- Place of Publication
- Newport
- Date Published
- 1951
- Keywords
- Ceramics
- Bookseller catalogs
- Pottery;
Terms of Sale
Royoung bookseller, Inc.
All books returnable 10 days of invoice date with prior notification
About the Seller
Royoung bookseller, Inc.
Biblio member since 2008
ardsley, New York
About Royoung bookseller, Inc.
Member: Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America & International League of Antiquarian Booksellers
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- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- New
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
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