John, W.D. with assistance by Dr. S. John and B.A. Williams — Nantgarw Porcelain

Newport, Monmouthshire, England, R. H. Johns Ltd, 1948. Hardbound. Smooth, green, gilt-embossed leather boards and brown, gilt-embossed leather spine. xvi, 176 pp. color frontis; 42 color plates and 143 bw plates. Acetate cover. Missing supplements. Invitation tucked into pocket at rear. A beautiful copy internally, printed on handmade paper. Apparently there are two supplements available, neither of which is present with this copy. Pocket in rear is presumably for these supplements but contains an invitation to survey the collections of porcelain belonging to the authors. Still a lovely, informative book with lots of eye candy. Covers William Billingsley and Wamuel Walker, William Weston Young and Thomas Pardoe, shapes and forms, decoration, chocolate edging, the theory of Nantgarw Iridescence, and the wonderful section on "Doubtful and Spurious Porcelain. Beautiful, clean and tight internally, although a few rag page edges are age toned. Covers wearing, and all cover edges/spine have been covered in clear tape to prevent book plague.