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EYLES,DESMOND: : ROYAL DOULTON Character & Toby Jugs.

UK.STOKE-on-TRENT,STAFFS.ROYAL DOULTON TABLEWARE LIMITED,1979..

ISBN 0906262011.

UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated, colour photographic illustrated dw/dj with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Inevitable light scoring+ indentations to upper panel,with similar but less scoring and more indentations to rear panel.Minimal bumpimg with reciprocal creasing to both head+foot of spine/backstrip which is also lightly sunned/faded - as usual/normal. Described hard but fairly and honestly - nowhere near as bad as it reads! Top edge with miniscule and minimal dust-soiling or foxing spots but still bright and clean,fore-edge brighter and clean without foxing; contents bright, tight and near pristine - no dog-ear creases to any pages' corners - no annotations internally.Sharp-cornered,bright, clean,publisher's original plain tan cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate,plain dark khaki eps.Slim Folio,6-164pp [paginated] includes acknowledgements,author's foreword, historical intro and 6 chapters plus 2 Catalogues of Royal Doulton Character and Toby Jugs respectively,2 chapters/ sections on Miscellaneous Charater and Toby Jugs and Miscellaneous Toby Wares respectively,a note on Dating, discontinued Caracter & Toby Jugs,and an appendix: new issues for 1980.Plus,[unpaginated] half-title-page (which has some light and minimal spotting) colour frntis,title-page,colour jug photograph illustrated double-page publisher info and contents list/table. Royal Doulton Character and Toby Jugs have long been of interest to collectors.Since the series began in 1934,it has not only appealed to increasing numbers of collectors but has also played a significant part in the revival of the Staffordshire Toby tradition.In response to the popular interest in the Character and Toby wares,Royal Doulton have decided to publish this authoritative reference work and collectors' handbook.Since the first appearance of the range,these original and colourful studies of characters from literature,romance,legend, history and theatre have been illustrated in the Doulton catalogues.However,never before have all the models ever produced have been illustrated in colour and full size in one book.The range was launched by 'John Barleycorn' and 'Old Charley',the imaginative creations of C.J. Noke, Doulton's Art Director,and since then new Characters have been added nearly every year.At the same time,jugs have been gradually withdrawn to make way for the new arrivals, designed by a number of modellers working in the studios at the Doulton factory in Nile Street,Burslem. Full details of all the Character and Toby jugs are given,including their designer,dates of introduction and withdrawal,the sizes made and full background information. Known colour variants,prototypes and the range of wares derived from the Characters and Tobies are also fully documented and illustrated in colour.There is also a well illustrated historical background which traces the history of early face jugs and mugs from ancient Greece to the 19thC,and concentrates on the emergence of the familiar Toby Jug in Staffordshire during the midle of the 18thC. This introduction places the Doulton wares in their historical context,and shows how they helped to revive and continue a vital part of the popular ceramic traditions of North Staffordshire. The book has been written by Desmond Eyles,well-known as the author of a number of books on Royal Doulton.Formerly a Doulton employee,he has been able to draw on his own experiences to tell the story of the Character and Toby Wares.He has also been able to call upon the knowledge amassed by collectors and dealers throughout the world and so has been able to produce a fascinating study of these very distinctive Doulton wares. Since April,2013,the UK Post Office has increased it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering its weight allowances,dimensions and lowered its compensation rates too! So, please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.

EYLES, Desmond : Royal Doulton Character & Toby Jugs

Stoke on Trent: Royal Doulton Table Ware, 1979

First Edition. A near fine copy (ink name fep) in a near fine/vg++ edgeworn d.w., small chip lower front corner.

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