Antony Thorncroft (4 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Very good condition. This is a 4to size softcover magazine. Some rubbing on front cover title lettering. Cover edges are also lightly rubbed. Articles on Chinese Snuff Bottles, Paragliding and Anne Boleyn. 66 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. pp: 176. The book concerns the search for, and discovery of, The Nanking Cargo. The cargo, lost in 1746 when a dutch trading ship ran aground, consisted of more than 239,000 pieces; Chinese porcelain, textiles, tea, lacquerware, and gold pieces. The author relied on information from the investigation recorded and kept in The Nethelands, forgotten, for more almost 250 years. Subsequently, the find was auctioned at Christie's in The Netherlands. There were 12,000 catalogues printed for the sale. This is a near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. The jacket is protected with a Brodart cover. Max de Rham (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 4to., 176 pp. very good in original blue cloth with gilt titles to spine, light shelfwear, very good in original unclipped dustwrapper, light wear, very good minus. with selection of relevant press clippings and2 copies of Nanking Porcelain Co. brochure Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 176 pages. "This lavishly illustrated book tells the story of the most exciting underwater adventure of the decade - the finding and raising of the Nanking Cargo." - from dust jacket. Illustrated in colour and black and white. Book clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Light wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Very nice copy.…