Old English Pottery: Astbury Figures: Also containing a fully-detailed catalogue with thirty-one illustrations of an unique collection exhibited at the Dalmeny Galleries
Hardbound
1924 · London
by Andrade, Cyril
London: Cyril Andrade, 1924. Limited to 500 copies; Inscribed. Hardbound. Good+ contents, clean and with just a bit of age toning. End papers age toned, and book plate of W. Grey Leslie inside front cover. Covers rubbed and wearing; cloth layer of spine falling apart with some pieces missing. Still a tight copy.. Maroon cloth with bevelled edges and gilt letters on front cover. 16 pp. text and 11 full page bw plates illustrating 30 select items. Chronicles some of the pottery work of Englishman John Astbury (1678-1743). with an annotated and illustrated catalogue of 30 figurines. One of only 500 copies printed. Uncommon, and a welcome addition to your library. Inscribed by the author. (Inventory #: 152670)