Gorer, Edgar & J. F. Blacker: Chinese Porcelain and Hard Stones. 2 vols. London: Bernard Quaritch, 1911. xxxviipp 254 fine colour plates, each with descriptive page. No 622 of an edition limited to 1000 copies only. Original gilt cream cloth with original dust jackets, boxes and prospectus. 32.5x26.5cms. An exceptional set of this monumental work, long a classic and outstanding for its time. The authors state that their efforts 'have been directed to securing the reproduction of the finest specimens to be found in private collections and museums and to classifying and faithfully describing them'. Text in English and French.
An exceptional set of this monumental work, long a classic and outstanding for its time. The authors state that their efforts 'have been directed to securing the reproduction of the finest specimens to be found in private collections and museums and to classifying and faithfully describing them'. Text in English and French