first edition Quarter Vellum over Cloth Boards
1887 · London
by Griggs, William
London: Privately Printed, 1887. First Limited Edition. Quarter Vellum over Cloth Boards. Very Good. One of 100 copies privately printed. 24 chromolithographic plates of Chinese export armorial porcelain, including tea pots, vases, plates, all with various arms and crests, each with caption underneath and brief description on facing leaf as well. Folio, measuring 14 by 10.5 inches, or 37 by 27 cm. Leaves themselves are of a card stock thickness. Soiling to the vellum spine and cream-colored cloth boards. Corner wear and minor bumping, with a small edge ding on rear side. Some cocking to the binding, the front board recessed a little from the rear, and prelim leaves jutting ever so slightly out. Four previous owners' bookplates on FEP. Leaves themselves are overall clean and the imagery, spectacular.
(Inventory #: 001719)