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An Introduction to English Blue & White Porcelains

Godden, Geoffrey · 1974 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

Worthing, Sussex, Geoffey Godden, Chinaman, 1974. Softbound. White & color illustrated wraps. 79 pp. 29 bw plates illustrating 100s of pieces. "Not intended to be a catalogue but rather, as its title suggests, an introduction to the various types of English porcelain which may...

Bow, Chelsea, and Derby Porcelain, Being Further Information Relating to These Factories, Obtained from Original Documents, Not Hitherto Published

Bemrose, William · 1898 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.85 | ¥7,984)

London, Bemrose & Sons, Ltd, 1898. Hardbound. Turquoise bevelled cloth with gilt letters on spine & front cover, gilt decoration on front cover, gilt top edges; xv, [1], 174 pp. plus publishers' replacments for pages 31-34 (and printed explanation) bound in at rear. Frontis. a...

The Collector's Handbook to Keramics of the Renaissance and Modern Periods, Selected from His Larger Work, Entitled "the Keramic Gallery

Chaffers, William · 1911 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

London, Reeves & Turner, 1911. Hardbound. Red, gilt-embossed patterned cloth. 316 pp. [16 pp. ads], 349 bw illustrations within the text. Sections and chapters are: Maiolica (Italy, Spain); Continental Fayence (France, Germany, Holland and Luxemburg, Russia and Sweden); Contin...

A Collector's Guide to ABC Plates, Mugs and Things

Chalala, Mildred L. and Joseph P. Chalala · 1980 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Pridemark Press, 1980. Hardbound. Light blue cloth with gilt letters on spine & front cover; blue and color-illustrated dust jacket in mylar cover. 256 pages, 791 items illustrated in bw. "Most of the ABC plates were an export item from England to the ...

The Rockingham Pottery

Eaglestone, Arthur A. and Terence A. Lockett · 1973 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

Rutland, Vermont / Tokyo, Japan, Charles E. Tuttle Company, Inc, 1973. New Revised Edition. Hardbound. Orange cloth with gilt letters on spine, orange and color illustrated dust jacket. 159 pp. profusely illustrated with bw photographs and text illustrations. "For nearly a hun...

Old Derby Porcelain and Its Artist-Workmen

Hurlbutt, Frank · 1928 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

London, T. Werner Laurie, Ltd, 1928. Second Impression. Hardbound. Blue embossed cloth with gilt letters on spine and front cover and gilt decoration on front coverl; mylar cover. 312 pp. 60 plates, color frontispiece, w/ tissue guard. "It is to enable readers to recognise the...

Old Derby Porcelain and Its Artist-Workmen

Hurlbutt, Frank · 1928 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

London, T. Werner Laurie, Ltd, 1928. Second Impression. Hardbound. Blue embossed cloth with gilt letters on spine and front cover and gilt decoration on front coverl; aqua paper dust jacket. 312 pp. 60 plates, color frontispiece, w/ tissue guard. "It is to enable readers to re...

The ABC of Collecting Old English China, Giving a Short History of the English Factories, and Showing How to Apply Tests for Unmarked China Before 1800

Blacker, J. F. · 1911 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

Philadelphia, George W. Jacobs & Co, 1911. Hardcover. Tan cloth with brown lettering and border. Deckled edges. 386 pp. with bw frontis and 72 bw illustrations. No dj. In addition to an introduction that discusses the spread of clay art, pottery, and china around the fourteent...

History of the Musical Box and of Mechanical Music

Chapuis, Alfred · 1980 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

Summit, NJ, International Musical Box Society International, 1980. Hardbound. Light red cloth with pinkish, color-illustrated glossy dustjacket. 303 pp. over 300 bw photographs. A treasure trove of obscure information and photographs. A hard area of collecting to find informat...

A Complete Guide to Collecting Antique Pipes

Rapaport, Benjamin · 1979 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,791)

Exton, PA, Schiffer Publishing Co, 1979. Hardbound. Dark blue cloth with blue, color-illustrated dustjacket. 254 pp. 100s of color and bw photographs and illustrations. Many chapters examine different areas of this collecting arena. Includes a very useful selected bibliography...

Bonnin and Morris of Philadelphia: The First American Porcelain Factory 1770-1772

Hood, Graham · 1972 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina / Institute of Early American History and Culture, 1972. Hardbound. Blue cloth with bluish, printed sutjacket. xiii, 78 pp. with 32 bw plates. An exhaustive study on the rise and ruin of America's first china factory. The site's ex...

Principle Marks on Continental (European) Porcelain of the Eighteenth Century

Tilley, Frank · 0 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

London, Antique Collector Limited, no date. Hardbound. Red leather with gilt title. Small book. 41 pp. with 164 marks reproduced. Title on cover: Continental Porcelain Marks. Subtitle on title page: A selection of over one hundred and fifty marks more frequently found at this ...

Chats on English Earthenware

Hayden, Arthur · 1909 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

New York, Frederick A. Stokes, 1909. Hardbound. Blue embossed and decorated cloth covers. 496 pp. color frontispiece and over 150 illustrations, and over 200 tables of marks. A very fresh, clean copy with moderate foxing here and there. VG or better .

Wedgwood Counterpoint

Buten, Harry M. · 1962 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

Merion, PA, Buten Museum of Wedgwood, 1962. Hardbound. Light blue cloth with color paste-down on cover. 256 pp. profusely illustrated. Divided into five themed sections: Wedgwood Anecdotes; Unusually Useful Wedgwood; Wedgwood Chronology: An Aid to Dating Wedgwood Ware; The Phi...

Collection of the 18th Century Porcelain Boxes = Sammlung Von Porzellandosen Des 18. Jahrhunderts

Beaucamp-Markowsky, Barbara · 1988 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum, 1988. Hardbound. Brown cloth with gilt letters on spine & front cover, brown glossy, color-illustrated dust jacket. 197 pp. 100s of color plates. Text is in English and German. "The first publication of a catalogue covering the loan collection of 107 po...

Eighteenth-Century Ceramics from Fort Michilimackinac

Miller, J. Jefferson II & Lyle M. Stone · 1970 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Washington, DC, Smithsonian Institution Press, 1970. Hardbound. Red gilt embossed cloth, illus. flyleaves,130 pp. 51 bw plates and photographs. The excavation years 1959-1965 yielded 14,407 ceramic artifacts from this important site in northern Michigan. VG .

Little Romances of China

1919 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Syracuse, NY, Onondaga Pottery Company, 1919. Hardbound. Boards with paper label. 56 pp. some bw plates.illustrated volume on the history of pottery with a separate section on the early Syracuse and Onondaga Pottery. VG+ .

Ceramics for the Collector: An Introduction to Pottery & Porcelain

Savage, George · 1949 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

London, Theodore Brun Limited, 1949. Hardbound. Slick black leather, with gilt title on spine and gilt decorations on spine & front cover. gilt top edges. xvi, 224 pp. 114 bw plates. A specially bound, limited edition of this book, distributed by The Collectors Book Club, this...

Veilleuses: A Definitive Review of Ceramic Food and Tea Warmers, 1750-1860

Newman, Harold · 1988 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

New York, Cornwall Books, 1988. Hardcover. Black paper boards with gold gilt lettering on spine, black and color illustrated dust jacket with red and white lettering, 174 pp. bw illustrations. "This remarkable and comprehensive study by a leading collector of veilleuses is the...

The Bric-a-Brac Hunter; or, Chapters on Chinamania

Hall, H. Byng · 1875 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

London, Chatto and Windus, 1875. Hardbound. Dark green cloth with very elaborate gilt decoration and lettering; plain green back cover. ix + 290 pp. with bw photographic frontis. An extremely hard title to find, in a period-style decorative binding. Major Hall's ceramics and b...