George Washington's Chinaware

Detweiler, Susan Gray Written By with Prologue and Epilogue By Christine Meadows

ISBN 10: 0810917793 / ISBN 13: 9780810917798

Published by Harry N. Abrams, 1982, 1982

About this Item

Hard Cover. Very Good+ to Near Fine/Near Fine d/j. Stated First. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Bookplate on back of front endpaper, 1/2" tall embossed intials on title page, light dust smudges near sides of covers. Light colored d/j slightly smudged. (A Barra Foundation/Mount Vernon Ladies' Association Book) Near white cloth with brown lettering on spine and emblem on front cover. 244 pages.

Seller Inventory # 010114

Bibliographic Details

• Title: George Washington's Chinaware
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, 1982
• Publication Date: 1982
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0810917793
• ISBN 13: 9780810917798
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Edition: Stated First
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Very Good+ to Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine d/j
• Seller catalogs:
  • Art, Architecture, and Photography

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Synopsis

New Hardcover Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1982. 244 pages. 161 illustrations, including 55 plates in full color. "Fortunately, hundreds of George & Martha Washington' s porcelain and earthenware objects have survived, along with Washington's meticulous accounts and extensive correspondence. Together they illustrate not only the trade, shipping, and commerical practices of the period from 1757 to 1802; they also offer a vivid picture of contemporary table customs and social conventions." FINE HARDCOVER, FINE DUST JACKET, shipped in its original shipping box.. First Edition. Hard Cover. New/New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.