Carolyn Eardley (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Dust wrapper with a little creasing, edge & corner wear, small tear to top of spine & tiny puncture hole to front cover by spine, sunned spine, scratches. Boards with a few marks, wear/small bump to bottom edge. Internally- Very Good - clean and tidy copy in tight binding, A Very Good personal copy. Unclipped dust wrapper will be fitted with removable archive acetate film. **1667g ** All orders are sent with a tracking /signature service for your peace of mind, so that you can keep tabs on your parcel. For overseas customers - on some sites we use, parcels weighing over the standard rate may incur an additional charge and we will then contact you with the additional shipping fee required. This is for the postage only we do not charge you for our time or our excellent packaging, which we are noted for. Dispatched in cardboard mailers within 24/48 Hours Mon - Friday 2pm, except bank holidays, otherwise next business day - excellent service guaranteed.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. Black boards. Pictorial jacket. 305 x 225 mm. 256 pp. B&w and colour illustrations. Reprint. First published 1984. A few tears and creases at edges of jacket, some neatly reinforced inside with a little clear tape. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. The Crowood Press Ltd, 1984. Hardcover in good condition, but endpaper and half-title page foxed/ dampstained. Contents are clean, tight and annotation free. Dust jacket showing some internal foxing, shelfworn and edgecreased. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. International orders may require additional postage.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1. English Lacquer: An International History and Collector?s Guide traces the evolution and global history of lacquerwork from its earliest uses in East Asia over 1,000 years ago to its adoption and adaptation across Europe and the Americas. With over 300 illustrations, including 150 in colour, the book explores lacquer traditions in China, Japan, Korea, South and Southeast Asia, the Middle East, India, and Western countries, presenting major techniques, stylistic developments, and notable examples of lacquer objects. Detailed sections cover materials and methods, restoration practices, museum collections and sources, making this a comprehensive reference for collectors, craftspeople, art historians and enthusiasts of decorative arts.

Colour and black and white photographic illustrations, 256pp, glossary, index. 31 x 23.5cm. A very good copy in trifle rubbed dustjacket. From the library of Aubrey and Eva Sweet with a label indicating the collection number on the spine. Following a chapter entitled "A Definition of Lacquer", this book includes chapters on lacquer in China, Korea, Japan, the Ryukyu Islands, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and India, the USA and the 20th century, illustrated glossary and how to restore lacquer.