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The Wares of the Ming Dynasty
by Hobson, R. L
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Beloit, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1923. Account of and attempt to categorize these Chinese ceramics; the author was keeper of the Department of Ceramics and Ethnography at the British Museum until 1938, and influential in the elevation of Asian ceramics from craft to fine art objects. Number 645 of 1500 copies of the first printing of the "ordinary" edition - there were an additional 500 unnumbered copies printed, and two signed editions, much smaller, with an extra plate. Stout hardcover, full grey cloth, gilt titling & decoration. Light general wear, corners bumped & frayed, inner hinges split but holding; bookplates of Denver achitect Willis Adams Marean and Denver antique dealers W. T. and Alfred W. Scott on endsheets, light stains. Text clean; xvi, 240 pages, 59 plates (nine in color) as called for; index, bibliography, translations of Chinese marks. A surcharge for expedited or international shipping of this oversize book will be required; please inquire for an accurate quote.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Large Quarto.
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- Bookseller
- Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- s0359os
- Title
- The Wares of the Ming Dynasty
- Author
- Hobson, R. L
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1923
- Keywords
- Ceramics, Pottery, Chinese Art
- Size
- Large Quarto
Terms of Sale
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
All books are subject to prior sale, though we make every effort to keep our inventory current. Books are returnable within ten days with prior notification. We will request extra shipping for large books and sets going to addresses outside the United States.
About the Seller
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Biblio member since 2006
Beloit, Wisconsin
About Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Most of our stock is on-line only, though we have many books in three booths at Angela's Attic Antique Mall, 1020 Gardner Street in South Beloit, Illinois; a booth across the street at the Best of Beloit; and a large booth at the Lake Geneva Antique Mall, 829 Williams Street, Lake Geneva, WI. You may request to see any of our on-line inventory at any location with a few days' notice.
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- Gilt
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- Jacket
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