Art of the Chinese Potter by Introduction-R. L. Hobson; Introduction-A. L. Hetherington - 2003-04-07

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1922. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. Publisher's cloth, gilt-stamped lettering on spine, gilt-stamped illustration (a horse) on upper board; 4to; pp. [xviii], [160], plus frontispiece and 44 plates, illustrating 100 figures (12 of which are in color). Some light rubbing and scuffing at spine tips and along joints and edges of boards; adhesive remains on front paste-down, where it appears a bookplate was removed; otherwise internally nice and clean. An extensive reference, including guides to marks and inscriptions, pronunciation, glossary, dynastic epochs, bibliography, and index.

London: Benn Brothers, Limited, 1922 Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English text; Hardcover (brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine and gold motifs on the front cover); 23.5 x 29.5 cm; 1.8 Kg; 26 pages with preface, introduction, contents and list of plates plus 160 pages with 100 illustrations of which 12 are in colour with original tissue guards.; Edgeworn. Signs of wear on the front cover, spine and back cover. The interior is in good condition with minor signs of wear.; "The object of this book is to put before those interested in the early Chinese wares, information which will be of service to them at different stages of their collecting. I have given expression to a feeling that has always possessed me during my studies of the subject, and that is the necessity of a general understanding of the history of the country if a proper conception of its art is to be obtained. For this reason I have occupied some space in setting out, in the early section of the book, the main features which… Read More