Welsh Ceramics in Context, Part II. (Limited Edition of 800 Copies Only - of Which Only 200 Are Hardback)

Gray, Jonathan (edited by)

Published by Royal Institution of South Wales (With Support From the City and County of Swansea), Swansea, 2005

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A NEW, MINT, Unused copy. LIMITED EDITION of 800 copies only, of which ONLY 200 are HARD BOUND. This is one of the 200 Hardcover copies. A Stated First Impression, the book is FINE, clean, bright and tight with sharp corners and has NO Inscriptions or Marks. (12) + 352 pp. All pages printed on bright, clear, glossy 'art' paper, and is profusely illustrated throughout with mainly full colour, and some b/w, illustrations/photos, etc. Bound in a black glossy pseudo 'leather-look' with bright gilt titling to the spine. Along with its companion volume one, this book continues it's comprehensive coverage of Welsh ceramics setting them in context with other ceramics. Each of the 16 chapters being written by an expert on the subject. Contents of this second volume = Preface. Editorial. 1: Eighteenth Century Creamware and Pearlware. 2: The Transfer Printing Process and the use of Copper Plates. 3: The Cambrian Pottery under Coles & Haynes 1789-1802. 4: British Earthenware & Porcelain in Eighteenth Century America. 5: Early Swansea Printed Earthenwares: part 2. 6: Natural History Sources of Design on Welsh Ceramics. 7: The Bristol Pottery 1785 - 1835. 8: Billingsley and his China Artists 1796 - 1808. 9: The Development of Welsh Porcelain Bodies. 10: The Use of Set Pattern Decoration at the Swnsea China Works. 11: The Swansea Diaspora: The Later Careers of David Evans, Henry Morris & William Pollard. 12: London and its Importance in the Ceramics World. 13: Dillwyns Etruscan Ware 1848 - 1850. 14: Llanelly Pottery 1840 - 1922. 15: Ynysmeudwy Pottery 1845 - 1877. 16: The Dillwyn Diaries. Notes on the contributors (Most of the authors are published in their own right, and include Helen Hallsey, Dr. Geoffrey Godden, Robert Pugh, etc) ; Bibliography; Index. NEW Book. GIFT QUALITY. This book is overweight @ 1.5 kilos unpackaged, and for International customers ONLY may require extra postage depending on your location. ISBN is stated as 09508551761 - but the catalogues don't seem to want to recognise this number? . See Images. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall 1st Edition (Limited Edition); First Printing.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Welsh Ceramics in Context, Part II. (Limited Edition of 800 Copies Only - of Which Only 200 Are Hardback)
• Publisher: Royal Institution of South Wales (With Support From the City and County of Swansea), Swansea
• Publication Date: 2005
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New
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