THE LATER CERAMIC WARES OF CHINA. Being the Blue and White, Famille Verte, Famille Rose, Monochromes, etc., of the K'ang Hsi, Yung Cheng, Ch'ien Lung and Other Periods of the Ch'ing Dynasty. Limited signed edition with 5 extra colour plates. by HOBSON, R. L.: - 1925

London, Ernest Benn, 1925.. FIRST EDITION 1925, EDITION LIMITED TO 250 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR PRINTED ON HANDMADE PAPER WITH 5 EXTRA COLOUR PLATES, THIS COPY BEING NUMBER 176, 4to, approximately 290 x 220 mm, 11½ x 8½ inches, 81 plates, numbered 1-76 and A-E, all with captioned tissued guards, the first 31 of which are in colour (including the 5 extra plates numbered A-E), the rest in black and white, 9 coloured plates are folding, a few small text illustrations and illustrations of potter's marks, pages: xxix, 155, [1], bound in the publisher's original half dark brown pigskin over brown cloth, gilt lettering to spine, top edges gilt. Very slight rubbing to head and tail of spine and corners, upper corners bumped with bumping showing as very light creasing to top outer corners of pages throughout, not affecting images, slight shelf wear to bottom edges, no inscriptions. A very good clean tight sturdy copy (top corners bumped as noted). This edition with 5 extra coloured plates (called for on Plate list), a very good copy. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.