Audsley, George A and James L. Bowes

Keramic Art of Japan

London: Henry Sotheran and Co. 1881. Leather Boards. 4to. This is the second edition of an important work first published by Audsley and Bowes in 1875. George Audsley and his brother William were noted architects and decorative arts experts. Audsley was also an early British authority on Japanese art publishing. The second edition incorporates information from relevant reports published after the first edition. The first section is an introductory essay of 111 pages, followed by chapters discussing different Keramic manufactures and provinces. The text is accompanied by 32 beautiful black and white and chromolithographic plates. Bound in a lovely signed binding by Root and Son in full green morocco with five raised bands and six compartments with elaborate floral devices and title to the spine, and with gilt lines and decoration to boards along interior and exterior edges. There is browning to spine and to top edge of front board, though gilt remains bright. Marbled end pages and full gilt edges. The interior is very clean with some browning to margins of pages not affecting the text and illustrations. Includes a detailed index and a glossary of marks and monograms. 304 pages. ART/071907. Near Fine.

Bergstrom, Evangeline H.

Old Glass Paperweights. Their Art, Construction and Distinguishing Features

New York: Crown Publishers, (1948). Hard Cover. Second Printing. Very good in very good, price-clipped dustjacket. Dustjacket is sunned at the spine and along top edge; slight creasing to top edge. Front endpapers have discolored area from loose piece of paper' interior otherwise clean. 20 full color plates; 88 halftone plates. Index, 132 pages. Antiques. GLASS1/5180. Very Good + in Very Good DJ.

Cushion, John

Porcelain (Connoisseur's Library).

London: Orbis Publishing, 1975. Hard Cover. Vg in brown boards/small 4to./64 pp./110 illustrations. Decorative Arts. CER3/5072. Very Good.

Eberlein, Harold Donaldson, and Ramsdell, Roger Wearne.

The Practical Book of Chinaware

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1948, 3rd Edition. Hard Cover. Vg in red boards/202 halftone illustrations with 13 in color/8vo./320 pp. Ceramics. CER7/4092. Very Good.

Gaston, Mary Frank

The Collector's Encyclopedia of R.S. Prussia and other R.S. and E.S. Porcelain, Second Series

Paducah, KY: Collector Books, (1994). Hard Cover. 4to. Pink paper covered boards with green title to front board and to spine. Rear edge of front board and spine are faded to white. Interior is clean and bright with full color illustrations on every page. 229 pages. CER/033111. Very Good.

Hewlett, Maurice

Earthwork Out of Tuscany, Being Translations of Maurice Hewlett

London and New York: J. M. Dent & Co. and G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1895. Hard Cover. 1 of 500 copies. 8vo. Green cloth covered boards with gilt title to spine. Exterior front hinge is starting but board remains firmly attached. Fraying to cloth at hinge crack and at spine ends. Spine faded to brown. Rubbing to boards and spine. Minor wear to edges and corners. Pages are untrimmed. Else is clean and bright. Includes very delicate remains of a ribbon bookmark. 179 pages. Ceramics. CER/041708. Very Good +.

Hughes, G. Bernard

English, Scottish and Irish Table Glass.

New York: Bramhall House, 1956. Hard Cover. Very good pale green cloth covered boards in very good- black and white illustrated dust jacket with black title to front paneland white title to black spine. Tape repair to dust jacket. Former owner's bookplate to front paste down. Copiously illustrated with black and white photographic illustrations. 408 pages with index. Ceramics and glass. GLASSI/9123. Very Good in Very Good- DJ.

Koch, Robert

Louis C. Tiffany: Rebel in Glass.

New York: Crown Publishers, 1964. Hard Cover. 1st Edition. Very good in very good pink dust jacket with black title to front and spine panels. Browning to spine panel. Over 350 illustrations.many of which are color plates. 246 pages. Ceramics. CER1/1292. Very Good in Very Good Dust Jacket.

Lauria, Jo

Color and Fire: Defining Moments in Studio Ceramics. 1950-2000

Los Angeles: LACMA in association with Rizzoli International Publications, (2000). Hard Cover. 4to. Yellow cloth covered boards with black title to spine and embossed title to front panel. Pristine interior with 318 illustrations, 259 of which are in color. Yellow illustertated dust jacket with white and black title to front panel and black title spine panel. Very slight rubbing to both front and back panels. Bibliography, Index, 251 pages. Ceramics. CER/011508. Fine in Near Fine DJ.

Lynn, Martha Drexler

Clay Today" Contemporary Ceramists and Their Work: A Catalogue of the Howard and Gwen Laurie Smits Collection at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Los Angeles and San Francisco: Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Chronicle Books, (1990). Paperback. 4to. Blue paper wrappers with green title to front wrapper and to yellow spine. Inscription to front free end page. Else is clean and bright with full color illustrations throughout. 238 pages. CER/020711. Near Fine in Wraps.

[Moorcroft, William and Walter Moorcraft]

William Moorcraft and Walter Moorcraft 1897-1973

London: Richard Dennis, 1973. Paperback. 4to. Illustrated paper wrappers with black title to front wrapper and to white spine. Minor rubbing to wrappers as well as minor damp staining to bottom corner of rear wrapper and small chip to the same place. Interior is clean and bright with illustrations throughout. Minor musty odor to interior. 128 pages. Ceramics and glass. CER/100110. Very Good + in Wraps.

Payton, Mary, and Payton, Geoffrey

The Observer's Book of Pottery and Porcelain

London: Frederick Warne and Company, 1977. Hard Cover. Very good+ in very good + dust jacket. 12mo. Illustrations throughout. 192 pages. Ceramics. CER1/5062. Very Good + in Very Good + DJ.

Prime, William C

Pottery and Porcelain of All times and Nations with tables of factory and artists' Marks for the use of Collectors

NY: Harper and Brothers, 1878. Cloth Boards. Thick 8vo. Maroon cloth boards with gilt title to spine and gilt illustration to front board. Fraying/wear to spine ends and joints. Wear to corners. Front hinge is cracked leaving front board nearly detached. Occasional smudge marks to interior, else clean with many illustrations. Section of rear free endpage is detached. Good reading copy. Index, 531 pages. CER/073106. Good.