The First Century of English Porcelain

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1906. Hardbound. G (Front hinge is loose; pages have instances of moderate foxing; text and plates are clear.). Pea green elaborately gilt and color decorated and embossed covers. Top edge gilt. xvi, 252 pp., 77 plates including 45 in color. "The manufacture of porcelain, by its difficulties, by its scientific interest, and by the beauty of the finished article, attained a pinnacle far above that reached by any other handicraft. Its history is practically a royal progress; from the very earliest days, up to the present time, it has been fostered under the protecting wing of royal patronage. ...It is, then, hardly to be wondered at that we should take pride in the possession of articles the like of which have fascinated kings and queens, and taken their share in the making of the world's history, and things which also appeal to other vulenrable parts of our nature, those of intrinsic value, rarity, and beauty." (introductory) Chapters are devoted to Bow, Chelsea, Worcester, Lonton Hall, Derby, Pinxton, Lowestoft, Plymouth, Bristol, Caughley, Worcester Chamberlains, Coalport, Spode, Grainger Worcester, Swansea, Nantgarw, Minton, and Rockingham. Includes introduction, a chronological schedule of English Keramics, 3 appendices & index. (Inventory #: 106166)