Reade, Brian — Regency Antiques
London, Batsford, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Stated First Edition. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, quarto-sized hardcover format, bound in dark green buckram cloth, gilt ruling to and lettering of spine, rubbed lightly, but still distinct, clean, if toned interior, minimal rubbing to extremities, a bit of foxing to endpapers, scuffs to front fore- and bottom edges, slight smudging to bottom page tips. One full-color illustration and many more in black-and-white. Covers the Regency period of furniture collectors and collecting, English antique markets, and all manner of furnishings. [6], 7-270 pp. and replete with sharp and distinct black-and-white reproductions of all manner of Regency antiques.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good