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Published by Hirmer, 2003
Seller: Aardvark Rare Books, Bucknell, SHROP, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Hirmer Verlag, Munchen, Germany, 2003. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Slipcase - Good. First Edition. 310 x 250mm. 3 volumes. pp. 255 + 127 + 79. German and English text. A set of three volumes examining the impact of Chinese and Japanese lacquer wares on the design of 18th century European ceramics. Published to accompany a touring exhibition. The largest volume gives the title to the whole set and examines the lacquer craze and its impact on European porcelain. This volume has German text. Two smaller volumes expand on the impact of Oriental lacquers on European ceramics (one volume with German text and another with English text). All volumes feature colour and black and white illustrations. All volumes bound in pictorial boards. Set of volumes housed within black pictorial slipcase. Boards and pages clean. Slipcase shows some light bumping and some marking. Bindings strong. No ownership inscriptions or underlining. 3.8kg. NOT FOR SALE OUTSIDE EUR.