London: Century House, 1925. First edition. Hardcover. 136 pages. 30 x 24 cm. More than 100 black and white illustrations and three in color. Foreword by Henry Farnham Burke. Limited edition, copy 729 of 1000. Index. Contents bright and fresh, slight toning to fore-edges. More
New York: Reynal, 1957. 1st American edition. Hardcover. 180 pp. More than 200 half-tone plates and more than fifty line drawings. Index. More
New York: Reynal, 1960. 1st American edition. Hardcover. 180 pages. More than 200 half-tone plates and more than forty line drawings. Index. More
Huntington: Portfolio Press, 1976. First edition. Hardcover. 257 pp. 4to, profusely illustrated in color and black and white. Presents the definitive biography of Berta Hummel [Sister Maria Innocentia Hummel], and the first fully authorized documentation of the complete collection of M.I. Hummel figurines photographed from W. Goebel's factory archive collection..... More
Stoke-on-Trent: Royal Doulton Tableware Ltd, 1978. First edition. Hardcover. 432 pages. Large 4to, copiously illustrated, mostly in color. Index of Figure Names. Illustrated catalogue of Royal Doulton Figures: The HN and M Series. An important, if not indispensable reference tool presenting for the first time, a complete record of all..... More
Cambridge: Harvard Univ. Press, 1957. First edition. Hardcover. 286 pages. 33 x 22 cm. 346 illustrations, many in color. Bibliography. Index. ARNTZEN/RAINWATER P29. "The catalogues of an important private collection of decorative arts, now part of the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.....Notes and commentaries on pieces reproduced in..... More
London: Ernest Benn, 1925. First English language edition. Hardcover. 587, 287, 571 pages. 26 x 16 cm. Profusely illustrated, some full color plates. Covers Europe and the Far East. Each volume contains bibliography and indexes, persons and private collections, countries, places, factories and public collections, subjects, technique and terminology. ARNTZEN/RAINWATER..... More
New York: Meredith Press, 1968. 1st American edition. Hardcover. 386 pages. Sixteen plates in full-color and 122 pages of black and white plates with the greater part of the illustrations here, never reproduced previously. Bibliography. Index. ARNTZEN/RAINWATER P272. "An erudite, readable survey of European and American pottery and porcelain....Emphasizes the..... More
Leigh-on-Sea: F. Lewis, 1969. Reprint. Hardcover. 90 pages in text. 4to, 27 x 21 cm. First published 1948. Fifty-six plates. Index. More
New York: New York State Republican Committee, 1951. First edition. Paperback. 164 pages. 33 x 25 cm. Illustrated. Thomas E. Dewey was Governor. With fund raiser contribution pledge laid-in. A who's who of Republicans in the State. Nice copy with slight loss backstrip foot. More
Cambridge: Cambridge Univ. Press, 1935. First edition. Hardcover. 431 & 266 pages. 34 x 25 cm. 37 color plates, 266 collotype plates. The collection is strongest in the English lead-glazed wares, stonewares and delft wares of the pre-industrial age, but the Continental section amounting to 2268 specimens comprises fine examples..... More
London: Np, (1923). First edition. Hardcover. 73 pages. 28 x 21 cm. Color and black and white plates with tissue guards. Catalog of an exhibition of Staffordshire pottery of Ralph Wood: a total of 210 items were exhibited. Signed presentation copy, "With all good wishes to Violet from Frank." Copy..... More