Great 1873 Book-Antique Maiolica in the British Museum Start Price USD 750.00 Current Price USD 750.00 Time Left 25 days 13 hours 51 minutes Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, October 07, 2008 End Time Wednesday, February 04, 2009 Location Northampton, Massachusetts See more about 'Great 1873 Book-Antique Maiolica in the British Museum' Description "A Descriptive Catalogue of the Maiolica, Hispano-Moresque, Persian, Damascus, and Rhodian Wares, in the South Kensington Museum. With Historical Notices, Marks, & Monograms" By C. Drury E. Fortnum. Published in London by Chapman & Hall: 1873. A thick, heavy catalog of this noted collection, featuring many woodcut illustrations and a dozen beautiful chromolithographic plates. Solon ("Ceramic Literature")  notes- "The specimens of Italian and Persian ware in the South Kensington Museum form, perhaps, the richest and most comprehensive collection ever brought together. A catalogue of such a collection, written by one of our most accredited connoisseurs, will always be one of the best text-books on the subject that may be placed in the student's hands." Hardcover. 7"x10", cix + 699 pages, with many woodcuts in the text and 12 chromolithographed plates. Bound in the original green pebbled cloth with a leather spine and gilt titles; about as nice a copy of this book as you are likely to find- there is some minor cover wear -a few bumps and dings, a little soil and rubbing, but the hinges are tight and the book is clean. Internally there is some scattered foxing as is usual, but the pages are partially unopened and although they exhibit some age-toning there is no other wear or soil to speak of. A very nice copy of a very thick, awkward book which is usually found breaking out of its binding one way or another. - QUESTIONS about this item? If you have any questions regarding this item, please let us know and we will respond promptly. We have more books like this listed in our Ebay store! Joslin Hall Books Selling books since 1983 INSURANCE??? As a seller we take responsibility for properly packing and delivering your purchase safely to you. You do not have to spend extra for insurance to guarantee that. RETURNS: We want you to be completely satisfied- anything is returnable for any reason at all within 14 days of receipt; we do ask that you notify us that you are returning it. OVERSEAS CUSTOMERS: We always welcome orders from customers outside the United States. The United States Post Office has discontinued surface (sea mail) shipments overseas, and so all packages must now go by air, meaning shipping to overseas customers costs more than it used to. You can use the Ebay shipping calculator (below), or use the "Ask Us a Question" button, to find the cost of shipping before you buy a book. If we can answer any other questions, please let us know. - Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers. Your satisfaction is guaranteed with every book you purchase. Place a Bid!