William Chaffers — The Keramic Gallery

London, Gibbings and Company, 1907. Cloth. The second edition of an attractive art history of pottery across ancient to nineteenth century Eurasia, with colour plates, and numerous illustrations throughout. The second edition of The Keramic Gallery, an attractive art history, containing several hundred illustrations of rare, curious and choice examples of pottery and porcelain from the earliest times to the beginning of the nineteenth century, written by English antiquary writer William Chaffers. In the publisher's decorative original maroon cloth, with a colour frontispiece, four other colour plates, all sixteen other illustrated plates, and numerous full-page illustrations. Collated complete.This comprehensive art history travels from Britannia to Japan, and from ancient Greece to nineteenth century Europe, presenting a variety of ceramic and porcelain items from across history. The second edition has been printed in the Woodbury type photographic half-tone process, more suitable for book illustrations.    In the publisher's decorative original maroon cloth. Externally, smart, with minimal marks. Minor signs of fading, and slight rubbing to joints. Bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities. End papers are generally bright and clean, with slight offsetting to free end papers. Previous owner's ink inscription to front free end paper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with minor signs of browning to leaf extremities. Very Good . Ill.: Various. Very Good .