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Kovels' New Dictionary of Marks (Kovels' Dictionary of Marks: Pottery & Porcelain) by Ralph Kovel (1993-10-01)
by Kovel, Ralph
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- F/F/VG++
- ISBN 10
- 0517559145
- ISBN 13
- 9780517559147
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About This Item
HARDBACK "RARELY AVAILABLE OUTSIDE THE US," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st. Thus. Reprint/Revised. * Impression: 6th.* Date of Publication: 1986* Publisher: Crown Publishers Inc. N.Y.* Binding and cover condition: Quarter bound, grey cloth spine strip with metallic blue titles. Emperor blue cloth boards. No bumps or rubs, no visible faults. FINE.* Jacket condition: Colour photo-illustrated dust wrapper showing three antique porcelain items. NOT PRICE CLIPPED, showing a shelf price of $17.95. Minimal shelf wear & slight darkening to top & bottom edges and to head & tail of spine. Now in clear un-attached protective wrapper. VG++ * Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear, no marks to text, no visible faults. FINE.* Illustrations: Full of b/w line drawings throughout showing the different ceramic marks, 16 per page.* Pages: 225 pp. text. xlv pp. appendices. & index at rear.* Description: This book provides one of the quickest and easiest ways to identify more than 3500 American, European and Oriental marks. It covers marks from 1850 to the 1980's . It is the most complete work for 19th and twentieth century marks available. The appendices include "The Vocabulary of marks," "Dating systems used by specific factories," "Additional tips for dating Pottery and Porcelain," "Pottery and Porcelain family trees," "Marks used by many factories," "Fakes and forgeries," "Selected Reading," and a detailed index.* A NEAR FINE copy with minimal dust jacket faults reducing it to VG++.*
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- Cocksparrow Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Kovels' New Dictionary of Marks (Kovels' Dictionary of Marks: Pottery & Porcelain) by Ralph Kovel (1993-10-01)
- Author
- Kovel, Ralph
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - F/F/VG++
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st. Edition Thus, revised and reprinted.
- ISBN 10
- 0517559145
- ISBN 13
- 9780517559147
- Publisher
- Crown Publications
- Place of Publication
- N Y USA 290
- Date Published
- 1986-01-01
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