Tilmans, Emile — Porcelaines de France
Paris, Editions deux Mondes, 1953. Hardbound. Dark blue cloth over flexible boards; gilt lettering; color image laid on. 320 pp. with bw frontis, profusely illustrated with large bw plates and one tipped-in color plate. Text is in French. Contents include a chronological study of the principal porcelain factories; the manufacture of porcelain; marks and monograms; porcelain produced in all the major cities/regions of France (24 covered); and more in-depth information on Vincennes-Sevre, Sevres and Limoges porcelains. With a preface by Fernand Guey. Contents clean and bright with no extraneous marks. Front hinge a bit weak, and covers are rubbed. Gilt still fresh.