Hardcover
1926 · London, England
by Francis, Grant R.
London, England: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1926. Hardcover. Good. sunning to cover edges & spine. cover has scuffs & edge-wear. bk cover has black scuffing to edge w/ long scuff through center; w/ wear, scuffs & smudges. pastedown cracked at front hinge. spine split; textblock firm. pgs tanned.. Green cloth over boards w/ gilt printing & gilt spine printing. top edge gilt. deckled edges. 214 pp.; 72 bw plates. A nice copy of this edition. Pages free of notations, with occasional instances of light foxing. Black & white plates are clean & bright....18th-century English drinking vessels, including Williamite portrait glasses, Jacobite glasses, political and commemorative glass, glasses for cordials, gin, ale, champagne, and much more; 385 drinking glasses and related items illustrated and described; Includes a glossary of terms; Heavy.
(Inventory #: 176515)