Royal Crown Derby
first edition Hardbound
1976 · New York
by Twitchett, John and Betty Bailey
New York: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc, 1976. First American Edition. Hardbound. VG, clean and tight but with rubbing to dj. Blue cloth with dark, color-illustrated dustjacket. 224 pp., 34 color and 166 bw plates. From dustjacket: The first comprehensive work about the nineteenth century factories that produced Derby ware, from 1848 to the date of publication. Very comprehensive, covers techniques, shapes, pattern books, special productions, lists of figures, animals, birds, designers, modelers, painters, gilders, enamellers, marks and year ciphers, the Gladstone dessert service. Bibliography. (Inventory #: 106320)