Rockingham, 1745-1842.
London: Antique Collectors' Club, 2001. 431pp., with hundreds of illustrations in b/w and color. Thick square 4to, blue cloth, d.w. (London: Antique Collectors' Club, 2001). Fine in fine d.w. More
CERAMICS
The Book of Pottery and Porcelain. 2 volumes
New York: Crown, 1944. Packed with 3,000 illustrations in both color and black and white. Tall 8vos, cloth, dust wrapper (overall soiling and some edgewear). New York: Crown Publishers, Inc, 1944. Very good(+) copy in very good(-) dust wrappers and in a poor slipcase (worn and broken). Volumes I & II, 1158 pages in all. More
Trade Taste & Transformation: Jingdezhen Porcelain for Japan, 1620-1645.
New York: China Institute, 2006. 104 color illustrations. 136 pages, slim 4to, pictorial blue boards. New York: China Institute, 2006. First Edition. Fine. More
La Porcelaine Francaise.
Paris: Editions Charles Massin. Profusely illustrated in color. 84pp, tall 8vo, cloth, dust wrapper; light edge-wear. Paris; Editions Ch. Massin, nd. (ca. 1970). Very good. More
A Catalogue of French Porcelain in the British Museum.
London: British Museum Press, 1994. 429pp., with 295 black & white illustrations. Thick 4to, blue cloth, d.w. (London: British Museum Press, 1994). First Edition. Corners lightly bumped, still a near fine copy. More
La Céramique Italienne. Marques et Monogrammes.
Paris: Firmin Didot. Many black & white illustrations. 248pp., 8vo, 1/2 brown morocco, marbled boards. Paris: Firmin Didot, n.d. ca. 1884. Very good (+). More
Porcelain of Paris 1770-1850
New York: Walker & Co., 1972. Translated by Robin R. Charleston. Over 200 illustrations with many mounted and in color. Tall thick square 4to, blue cloth. New York: Walker & Co., (1972). A very good (+) copy in a very good (+) dust wrapper. More
La Faience.
Paris: Maison Quantin, 1887. Numerous black & white illustrations throughout the text. 8vo, 1/2 red cloth, marbled boards, pages are evenly age browned. Paris: Maison Quantin, (1887). New Edition. Good+ copy. More
George Washington's Chinaware.
New York: Abrams, 1982. With prologue and epilogue by Christine Meadows. Mounted color frontispiece, and profusely illustrated in color and b/w. 244 pages. 4to, cloth, d.w. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., (1982). First Edition. Near fine in a very good dust wrapper. More
Porcelain.
New York: Putnam, 1904. 49 plates, some in delicate color. 420 pages. Thick small 4to, green cloth with ornately gilt spine, New York: Putnam & London: Methuen, 1904. The Connoisseur's Library. Includes Porcelain of China and a discussion of marks. -- Chamberlin 1749. More
Promenade a Travers Deux Siecles et Quatorze Salons.
Paris: Noblet, 1878. 20 superb etched plates by Flameng and Jacquemart; 14 wood- engravings, 55pp. Tall 4to, red 3/4 morocco, back richly gilt, marbled boards. Paris: Noblet, 1878. Very good(+). One of only 50 large paper copies. Privately printed. More
The Arts & Crafts in New England 1704- 1775.
New York: Da Capo Press, 1967. Gleanings from Boston Newspapers Relating to Painting, Engraving, Silversmiths, Pewterers, Clockmakers, Furniture, Pottery, Old Houses, Costume, Trades and Occupations... Illus. 326pp. 8vo, 1/2 blue cloth, edges of board corners worn, lettering on spine faded. New York: Da Capo Press, 1967 From the library of Wendell Garrett with his embossed stamp on the front flyleaf and his pencil marks to margins of pages. More
Catalogue des Objets d'Art et d'Ameublement du XVIe au XVIIIe Siecle.,,, Tableaux Anciens...Ceramique de la Chine...Sieges et Meubles...Importantes Tapisseries Anciennes...
Paris: Drouot, 1931. Many illustrations in sepia. Short 4to, rubricated title, grey printed wrappers, (spine repaired). Auction Catalogue from December 7, 8, 1931. Paris: Hotel Drouot, 1931. Scarce. Very good. More
La Ceramica Durante La Epoca Colonial Venezolana.
Caracas: Ernesto Armitano, 1980. Color illustrations throughout. 306pp. Square 4to, brown cloth, d.w. (Caracas): Ernesto Armitano, 1980. A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Examples from the 16th - 18th centuries from Mexico & South America as well as Western Europe & China. More
Storia Della Ceramica Greca
Firenze: Fratelli Alinari, 1922. 2 volumes. 539pp., 412 black & white illustrations throughout the text (small circular stain in top right corner of the first few pages, not affecting the text). 4to, rebound in white linen with black leather labels. Firenze: Fratelli Alinari, 1922. First Edition. Very good. More
Porcelaines Francaises aux XVIIIe et XIXe Siecles.
Paris: Baschet et Cie Editeur, 1987. Profusely illustrated in color & in black & white. Small 4to, ochre boards, d.w. (chipped). Paris: Baschet & Cie, (1987). Very good+. More
The Practical Book of Chinaware.
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1925. Illustrated with 12 color plates, and 191 b/w figures. 325pp. Thick 8vo, beige pictorial cloth; uncut edges, t.e.g. (light edgewear; previous owner's signature). Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1925. First edition. A very good(+) copy. "A useful introductory book" (--Chamberlin 1750) presenting "the essential facts regarding china or porcelain from the beginning of its manufacture to 1840. This book deals only with such china as the person of average means can expect to have." (--Foreword). More
The Practical Book Of Chinaware, Porcelain Of All countries And All Periods To The Present Day.
202 halftone illustrations including 13 in full color, and numerous drawnings. 320pp. 8vo. Cloth. Philadelphia: J.B.Lippincott Company, 1948. A near- fine copy in a near-fine dust wrapper. More
Folk Art of Azerbaijan
1984. 168 illustrations, many in color. 203pp., tall 4to, brown cloth, d.w.; some chipping to corners and spine ends of dust wrapper. 1984. A very good copy of this scarce title. More
Ancient Vases from the Collection of Sir Henry Englefield.
Illustrated with 51 b/w plates, drawn and engraved by Henry Moses. Small 4to, original green blind-stamped cloth, rebacked in matching library cloth with a black leather spine label; tissue guards (all edges worn, some foxing throughout, a few pages with small tears at outer margins, hinge of frontis repaired with tape, previous owner's bookplate inside front cover). London: H.G. Bohn, 1848. From the original edition of 1819. More
English Pottery and Porcelain.
London: Routledge, 1949. Commemorative Catalogue of an Exhibition Held at the Victoria and Albert Museum, May 5th - June 20th, 1948. 3 color plates. 120pp. of monochrome illustrations. 94pp. of text. 4to, beige cloth, d.w. London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1949. Very good (+). One of 1000 numbered copies. More
La Ceramica nel Veneto: La Terraferma del XIII al XVIII secolo.
Verona: Banca Popolare di Verona, 1990. Profusely illustrated with color and b/w photos. 534pp. 4to, blue cloth. Verona: Banca Popolare di Verona, 1990. Near fine in very good dust jacket. More
Wiener Porzellan Des Klassizismus die Sammlung Bloch-Bauer.
Vienna: Amalthea, 1925. 45 photogravure plates including 14 colored. 65pp. of text. Large oblong 4to, bluecloth (stained); backstrip worn, internally fine. Wien: Amalthea, 1925. Finely illustrated catalogue of the Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer collection of 18th and 19th century Viennese porcelain. More
Blue & White China: Origins / Western Influences.
Boston: Little Brown, 1987. Profusely illustrated in color and black & white. 151 pages. Slim 4to, blue cloth, dust wrapper. Boston; Little, Brown & Co., (1987). First edition. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More