King, William — Chelsea Porcelain

London, Benn Brothers Limited, 1922. Hardbound. Brown cloth, gilt letters on spine, gilt decoration on front cover, xv, 135 pp. 7 color and 164 bw photographs on 64 sheets. The author was with the Victoria and Albert Museum. "The following pages embody the first attempt yet published at a monograph dealing with the porcelain of Chelsea. Our knowledge of early English porcelain is still very much in the experimental stage, in spite of the time that has been devoted to its study in the last hundred years." (intro) Included as an appendix is a reprint of the unique copy of the 1755 sale catalogue of Chelsea porcelain. The title page calls for 7 full-page color plates, but my brief inspection only sees 6, unless one is hidden in plates 6-69 at the rear of the book. A very nice copy. G (Average wear to binding edges and spine; pages are tanning with text and illus. still clear; may have bookplate from previous owner.) .