American Historical Views on Staffordshire China
first edition
1939 · New York
by Larsen, Ellouise Baker
New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1939 First edition. Small 4to. Frontis plate in color, illustrated throughout with photographs of examples. Appendices, bibliography, index. Dark blue cloth, gilt, pictorial paste down on front cover. Spine a bit faded, minor spotting to front cover, owner's name on front flyleaf. A fine copy. The standard work on the subject. In all, 695 examples of this charming blue & white china are described. Illustrated with four color plates (including frontis) and 129 text photographs as well as detailed text drawings.. (Inventory #: 5003)