Finer Ann (28 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st edn, stain to white cloth covers else G+ or better, 370pps + index, 13 b/w plates + 2 cps.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Natural linen with gilt on a blue field, small, thick 4to., x, (5), 375 pages, two color, 13 monochrome plates. Six pages have a corner crease, a few others show a soft fold and some soil, else a very good copy in a moderately toned, lightly soiled, very good DW with one small chip at rear, in archival mylar.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near fine book and jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Small quarto. Two color portraits, B&W plates. Condition: 2" tear to DJ at top of spine; slight wear to DJ; minor bump to bottom corner of front & back covers; else near fine in good DJ. Pages: xi, 375.

HARD BACK. Condition: V.Good. 375pp. 2 col & 13 b&w illus.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st. small blindstamp on front endpaper. Dust jacket in clear protector. Illustrated with two plates in color and 13 plates in monochrome. 375pp 2.13lb 9.8x7.7x1.3in.

Cloth Over Board. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First UK Edition. This copy is in good condition. The covers have light rubbing an edgewear. Upper edge has remainder mark. Text is clean and tight in binding. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Small quarto. Color and B&W plates. Condition: DJ price-clipped with light wear; else fine in very good DJ. 375 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Cream colored cloth covers with light, general wear & bumped corners; interior with some light, all-over toning plus toning & light foxing at page edges; D/J with general wear & toning/foxing at front cover, plus some small closed tears across top of front cover, in addition to spine head & tail. Great reading copy. Antiques & Collectibles; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover (Original Cloth). Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Remainder mark. Dust Jacket slightly chipped, sunned. Dust jacket in mylar guard. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Antiques & Collectibles; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 20102.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: DJ Good +. 1st edition. small quarto, beige cloth with blue labels, 1st ed. (1965), 375 pages in Good + (small tears, 2 chips) Dust jacket. Book clean / unmarked. The dj is now protected in a mylar sleeve.

Clothbound. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Printing. xi + 375 pages. 13 monochrome plates and 2 color plates. Bibliography. Biographical Index. General Index. Illustrated endpapers. Book is in very good condition. Dustjacket has fraying and chipping.

1st printing of 1st edition. Wedgwood founded the world famous firm of pottery manufacturers and with his partner, Thomas Bentley, profoundly changed the course of ceramic history in Europe. His letters provide a fascinate insight into the life of a prominent 18th century manufacturer and man of affairs. Illustrated with 12 monochrome and 2 color plates. Fine hard cover book in fine dust jacket.

First Printing. History. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This hardcover with a dustjacket is in very good condition overall with only very minor wear. The dustjacket is light blue with just a little wear around the edges. The cream and light blue cloth hardcovers look near new. The spine is very tight. The pages are white with no wear or marks except a small line across the bottom of the pages. The book chronicles the rise and development of Wedgewood's china and pottery business and his other business ventures along with his social commentary of life in England at the time. The book includes two color pictures and thirteen black and white pictures (mostly of his plates and figurines). The book is in excellent condition for its age (and how in the world it got from England to middle America!). 375 pages with a thorough index.

Original Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Price-clipped Else Very Good. First Edition. 375 pages, 12 pages of monochrome illustrations and 2 colour plates. Bibliography, biographical and general index.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. The boards are bright, illustrated end papers, many illustrations with 375 pages. The dust jacket is not price clipped, has seven tears to three cm and a two cm vee chip on rear panel, in a Brodart cover now.

Binding sound, text unmarked. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. Dustwrapper faintly foxed and slightly faded on spine but unclipped and protected in a removable clear-plastic sleeve. 2 colour plates and 13 black and white illustrations. Robust packaging. Tracking is always added to USA orders. It can be added to other overseas orders on request. Used books are exempt from USA tariffs. 1st edition. No ownership marks. Binding sound, text unmarked. Size: x, 375pp., many illustrations, 25 x 19 cm. No ownership marks.

1st edn. Tall 8vo. Original silver lettered cream cloth (top edge partly spotted - otherwise Fine), dustwrapper (near Fine in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. x + 375, illus with coloured and b&w plates (no inscriptions).

13941 FINER, ANN AND SAVAGE, GEORGE - 1965 - THE SELECTED LETTERS OF JOSIAH WEDGWOOD - FIRST EDITION - 375 PP - HARD COVER WITH DUST JACKET - GOOD CONDITION (BS-519).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition 1965, first printing, matching copyright and publishing dates, no previous printings listed. Published by Cory, Adams & Mackay, London, UK. Hardcover with DJ. Condition near fine, square tight and clean book, no edgewear, lower corners slightly bumped, no names no underlinings, no highlights, no bent page corners, not a reminder. DJ very good, tears and chips at edges, price not clipped. 4to, XVII+ 375 pages, bibliography, index. Heavy book will require additional postage for international orders. ASIN: B0006DHOAU.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A beautifully preserved first printing of this important documentary volume presenting the surviving correspondence of Josiah Wedgwood, the pioneering English potter, entrepreneur, and industrial innovator. Edited by Ann Finer and noted art historian George Savage, the collection reveals Wedgwood's artistic development, scientific experiments in ceramic chemistry, partnerships with Thomas Bentley and the circle of Enlightenment thinkers, and his engagement with political and social issues of the late eighteenth century. The book is printed in England in Monotype Bulmer type and includes a suite of plates and facsimiles, with sepia-toned illustrated endpapers depicting the historic Etruria Works. This copy is in Near Fine condition. The beige linen boards are exceptionally clean and bright with only the slightest shelf evidence; the decorative medallion and spine label remain crisp. Binding is tight and square, pages are bright and unmarked, and the text block is clean throughout. Only a neatly written 1971 gift inscription appears on the front free endpaper, along with light, routine foxing to the endpapers, both consistent with the age and production of the book. The copyright page states 'First published 1965' with no later impressions, confirming this as a true First Edition, First Printing, consistent with British publishing practice.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Very good book. Good dust jacket. 380pp.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. First Edition. Interesting collection both for the social history and for ceramic historians and collectors. Illustrated with 12 pages of Monochrome reproductions and 2 colour plates. Penciled price and date on ffep. Npo other inscriptions. Jacket has marginal tanning to front & back and a tanned spine. Unclipped. Protected in clear plasteic wrapper.

Condition: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original white cloth covers, gilt and powder blue title block to the spine with gilt and blue square inset of Wedgwood & Bentley Etruria logo to the front cover. Quarto 10'' x 7¼''. Contains 375 printed pages of text with colour frontispiece and monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Foxing to the closed fore edges and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. BIO (Résumé, Memoir).

hardcover. Condition: Good. Ex-library book, usual marking. Clean copy in good condition. With Dust Cover. Quick dispatch from UK seller.

Hard covers, no dust jacket. Condition: V.g. No Jacket. 1st edition. A fine copy albeit with sl. shelf-wear. xi, (2), 375 pp. Weight: 1 Language: English.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Octavo, cream cloth with Wedgwood blue panels lettered in silver; unclipped pictorial dust jacket. First edition. A handsome copy signed by editor George Savage. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine Bindings. Limited Edition. Copyright date is 1965, Fine Bindings]. [Josiah Wedgwood]. Ann Finer and George Savage, editors. SIGNED/LIMITED. The Selected Letters of Josiah Wedgwood. New York: Born & Hawes Publishing, 1965. First edition, limited to an unspecified number of copies specially bound in leather by Zaehnsdorf and signed by George Savage. Octavo. Illustrated. Attractively and expertly bound by Zaehnsdorf in contemporary royal blue morocco with raised bands, spine lettered in gilt. All edges gilt.spine and some edges sunned, else near fine. Text and illustrations are bright and clean, binding is secure, a solid collectible book. Size: 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Signed by Author(s).