PAST COLLECTION ITEM Chinese Pottery and Porcelain by R. L. Hobson, Vol. I & II, 1915 limited first editionThis is a pair of rare 1915 books by R. L. Hobson, the keeper of the Department of Ceramics and Ethnography at the British Museum and an authority on Far Eastern ceramics. It is very collectible. The titles are listed below. They are NUMBERED LIMITED FIRST EDITION, 596 of 1500 COPIES only. They have 40 color and 96 B&W plates in total. Images of the plates are shown in the picture gallery below. They have original gilt decorated buckram binding and TEG (top edge gilt).
Chinese Pottery and Porcelain, An Account of the Potter's Art in China from Primitive Times to the Present Day, Vol. I: Potter and Early Wares, Hobson, R. L. Published by Cassell and Company, London, England, 1915, 1st Edition. Chinese Pottery and Porcelain, An Account of the Potter's Art in China from Primitive Times to the Present Day, Vol. II: Ming and Ch'ing Porcelain, Hobson, R. L. Published by Cassell and Company, London, England, 1915, 1st Edition. To see collection items currently available for purchase please follow the instructions provided in the my collection page. |
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