Canton China
Essex, CT: Riverside Press, 1977. 3rd. Softcover. Blue illustrated wraps; 24 pp., bw illustrations. a useful and interesting pamphlet. More
Essex, CT: Riverside Press, 1977. 3rd. Softcover. Blue illustrated wraps; 24 pp., bw illustrations. a useful and interesting pamphlet. More
San Francisco: Chinese Culture Foundation of San Francisco, 1994. Hardcover. Rec boards with gilt ambossed title and color glossy dustjacket. 110 pp., 100 bw and 100 color images. Text is in English and Chinese. 100 works are listed, annotated and illustrated in collor. 100 additional bw images. Introduction by Manni..... More
London: School of Oriental and African Studies, 1973. Paperback. White paper wraps with color illustration. 63 pages, 7 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations. Section 6 of a catalogue published in independent parts./ Includes bibliographical references (page 5). More
New York: A Main Street Press Book, 1977. Hardcover. Off-white boards, blue cloth gilt printed spine.. 160 pp. 20 color plates, 150 bw ills. A few light splits to textblock; glue and threads remain intact. "A general introduction and introductions to each of the thirteen sections, nine devoted to European-market..... More
Milwaukee, WI: Villa Terrace, Milwaukee Art Museum, 1980. Softcover. Light grey stapled wraps with blue lettering and illustration. Appx. 30 pp. Numerous bw plates. Catalogue of an exhibition held October 26, 1980 to March 15, 1981. More
Lexington, VA: Washington & Lee University, 1973. Softbound. Blue color illustrated wraps. 56 pp. 59 bw illustrations of some of the 277 works in this exhibition. A very nice copy. A fantastic collection, well-documented. Bibliography, several short essays. More
Providence, Rhode Island: Brown University, 1993. Softcover. Color-illus. wraps with maroon spine. 118 pp. with 76 bw plates and 8 color images. Catalogue from the exhibition of February - March 1993. Includes a biographic essay about John Crawford and his collection, which he bequeathed to the museum. With the complete..... More
New York: Sotheby's Publications, 1985. Hardcover. Forest green cloth, gilt letters on spine. Gold and illustrated dust jacket with balck lettering. 180 pp. 154 color plates. A stunning presentation of 154 items from the Koger Collection at the Jacksonville Museum of Art in Florida. Most pieces are amply annotated, and..... More
Bloomsbury, England: British Museum, 1924. Hardcover. Gold paper boards with violet spine, mylar cover, 168 pp., 230 BW illus., 14 BW plates. Includes Chinese pottery, Kingtehchen Porcelain, Fukien Porcelain, Corean [sic] Wares, Siamese Wares, Japanese Pottery, and Japanese Porcelain, and includes information on European influences and typical marks. More
Washington, D.C. National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1979. Softbound. Yellow printed stapled wraps. 29 + [3] pp. Illustrated in bw. Issued in conjunction with a 1979-1980 exhibition of Chinese export porcelain found in the collection of The Decatur House and also in private colelctions of prominent regional families of the..... More
Washington, DC: International Arts & Artists, 2004. Hardcover. White buckram boards with silver lettering. Color-illus. dw with black/cream lettering. Bright red end papers. 133 pp. with color illus. throughout. Catalogue from the traveling exhibition held February 2004 through October 2006. With a title essay by Cho (curator) and "Forging Fresh..... More
Washington, DC: National Portrait Gallery, 1984. Softcover. Pictorial wraps with red lettering. 171 pp. Many BW and a handful of color plates. Records the earliest contacts between America and China, and focuses on the individuals involved in the adventures and expeditions. Contributions by several historians. More
Salem, Massachusetts: Peabody Museum, 1969. Second printing. Softcover. Blue wraps. 48 pp. Numerous bw plates. Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Peabody Museum. More
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1987. Hardcover. Blue cloth, blue ill. DJ. 151 pp. Profuse bw and color plates. Exploration of the history of blue and white china, from its origins to the present day. Text by Rosalind Fischell and photographs by Olof Wahlund. More
Oxford: Robert G Sawers Publishing / The Ashmolean Museum, 1981. Softcover. Off-white and color-illustrated wraps, off-white spine with black lettering. 96 pp., bw illustrations, few in color. "A loan exhibition of Mino shards from Toki City at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxvord, Feburary 1981 and the Groninger Museum, Groningen, April 1981."..... More
Milton, Massachusetts: China Trade Museum, 1982. Softcover. Matte, black, pictorial wraps; 62 pp. with 114 bw illustrations. Catalogue from the exhibition held Feb. - June 1982. Introductory essay material and each work well-annotated. Partial chronology included. More
Winterthur, Delaware: The Henry Francis du Pont Museum, Inc., 2005. Hardcover. Grey cloth with gold lettering; color-pictorial dj; 208 pp. with 117 color plates and additional images in appendices. With an introductory overview of the manufacture of porcelain, the history of the China Trade, and the importacne of export porcelain..... More
New York: Praeger, 1970. Hardcover. Blue cloth, white ill. wraps. xxx, 86 pp. + 100 bw plates. An invaluable reference, this New York edition being printed three years before the English edition. More
New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1964. Hardcover. Blue cloth, blue ill. wraps. xviii, 86 pp. + 100 bw plates. A beautiful copy. More
1959. second printing. Softbound. Yellow wraps. 32 pp., about 32 bw photographs. A nice small introduction to this style. More
New York: Beechhurst press, 1954. First American Edition. Hardbound. Orange cloth with gilt design on front cover. vii, 238 pp. followed by 192 bw plates. Also has three tipped-in color plates. Originally written in 1944. More
NY: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1981. Softcover. Dark taupe wraps. 80 pp. 62 color plates. More
The New-York Historical Society, 1984. Softcover. Blue and color illus. wraps. xiv, 142 pp. 19 color plates, numerous bw plates. Essay by Conrad Edick Wright. Exhibition catalog that traces porcelain's history, and its decorative arts contribution. Chapters address the trade history between China and New York, and covers various aesthetic..... More
Newport, Monmouthshire: The Ceramic Book Company, 1954. Second, limited to 1500 copies. Hardbound. Blue cloth with embossed title. viii, [2], 166, [2], 16 double-sided bw plates and 4 color plates (inc. frontispiece). The expression "Oriental Lowestoft" has become a generic name for any porcelain made in China for export to..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1936. First edition, limited to 1000 copies. Hardbound. Blue cloth with embossed title. viii, [2], 166, [2], 16 double-sided bw plates and 4 color plates (inc. frontispiece). The expression "Oriental Lowestoft" has become a generic name for any porcelain made in China for export to..... More