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GODDEN (FRSA), GEOFFREY: : GODDEN'S Guide to ENGLISH PORCELAIN

US.RADNOR,PENNSYLVANIA.WALLACE-HOMESTEAD BOOK COMPANY/CHILTON BOOK CO.,1992.

ISBN 087069670X.

US,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus. [Originally published in UK,by Hart-Davis,1978.This,a 1st US reprint edn,1992 - wholly revised from that prior UK 1st edn.]FINE+/NFINE.No owner inscrptn, and no price-clip to dw/dj - absence of publisher's price - though the printed price to rear panel of dw/dj has been partially inked through/over (US$39.95,Canada $49.95). Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour photographic (variety of 7 miscellaneous ceramic pieces) illustrated upper panel of dw/dj,black background with white text to rear panel; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present. Inevitable,but minimal scoring/indents - majority of which to dw/dj's rear panel.Both head+foot of the spine/backstrip of dw/dj are minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing,with spine/backstrip of boards beneath commensurately,similarly affected.Majority of the creasing occurs to the top edges of the dw/dj.Top+fore-edges bright,clean and virtually pristine; contents bright,tight, solid and sound,no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - an unread example? Publisher's bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original,plain brown cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip,brown+yellow headband and immaculate,plain bright yellow endpapers.US, slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus,5-223pp [paginated] includes contents list/table, author's preface,acknowledgements,11 chapters, profuse b/w+ colour photographs,an appendix (Registered designs),a select bibliography,and an index.Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,and a colour photographic figurine illustrated frntis. In this unique book the eminent British ceramics authority Geoffrey Godden has distilled a wealth of helpful advice and experience,gained in over forty-five years of collecting and dealing in British pottery and porcelain. He begins with the assumption that readers know little of the history of porcelain,how it is made,formed and decorated,and explains these in the clearest terms.There then follow chapters on the history and characteristics of the main and several minor makes of porcelain,and typical specimens are illustrated. The last two chapters are filled with helpful hints on forming and enjoying your own collection.The bibliography,listing reference and background books on every aspect of the subject,is particularly valuable for established and new collectors alike. The book is a wholly revised edition of one first published in 1978,and contains the most up-to-date (then 1992) research. It is written in the clearest style,and provides the most straightforward and reliable guide to English porcelain available.It will help steer readers clear of the many pitfalls that lie in the path of the modern collector,and will be equally valuable to those more experienced in the field. A step-by-step introduction to English porcelain by Britain's leading ceramics expert. Over 50 full-colour and 100 b/w photographs throughout illustrating a huge variety of porcelain pieces.Covers ll the leading factories - Bow, Chamberlains, Chelsea, Derby, Minton, Spode, Wedgwood, Worcester and many others - from the 18th -20th centuries.Full and clear descriptions of how porcelain was manufactured, what forms it was made in,and how it was decorated and marketed.Numerous useful tips on forming a collection,how to tell good from bad pieces,where to buy and sell,how to keep records,and many more.A full list of books and articles to consult on more specialist subjects. Geoffrey Godden is the leading British authority on the ceramics of the British Isles, and author of some thirty books on the subject. These range from popular guides and handbooks for collectors,to scholarly studies of the great individual manufacturers like Minton,Worcester and Coalport.His bestselling 'Handbook of British Pottery and Porcelain Marks has been reprinted (and regularly updated) fourteen times since it was first published.His firm of antique dealers, Godden of Worthing,established by his grandfather in 1900,is one of the leading dealers in 18th- and 19th-century English porcelain. Please contact seller,because of the value and weight of this item (approx 1.3Kg unpackaged), for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,item's actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if offered P/p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIR postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. 1/2 to 2/3rds of standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving long before the quoted 42 days - but not always. **

US,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus.
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