Jean Gorely (65 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Good +. Part of The Collector's Library. Foreword by Charles Messer Stow. Black-and-white illustrations. Clean and tight. Light scuffing to dust jacket; 1/2" closed tear top spine edge; 1/4" closed tear lower spine edge.

Hardbound. Condition: Very Good. Reprint Edition. Description: Includes 97 b&w photo illustrations. This is part of the Collectors' Library series. BINDNG/CONDITION: paper covered boards; a Very Good+ book, with a Very Good dust jacket. index, glossary. 8vo (about 8'' to 9.5'' tall). 127 pages.

hardcover. Condition: Good. used hardcover copy with some wear to dust jacket, sunning to pages, fast shipping with tracking number.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Included. solid hardcover edition with jacket light wear only.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Binding is tight, clean, with bumped top corners and minor wear to spine ends. Interior is clean, crisp, unmarked, near pristine. Dust jacket shows moderate shelf wear, short tears, rubbing, very light soiling. 127 pages, profusely illustrated with b&w photos. From the publisher's Collectors' Library, here is an expert's knowledge of Wedgwood in a small package. Chapter titles: Wedgwood and the Eighteenth Century World, First Fruits, Productions (the many types of Wedgwood), Wedgwood the Artist, Chronology of Life, Marks. The first American book on the subject. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book Near Fine, with price and gift inscription to front blank endpaper. Unmarked and intact otherwise. Dust Jacket intact with some light scuffs and edgewear. 127 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Used: Good. A good hardcover copy with a tight and square binding. Text is clean. Light blue hardcovers are good. Dust jacket has light edge wear. Dust jacket has foxing (speckling) on reverse side. Includes a 16 page pamphlet about Josiah Wedgwood and china.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good -. Good +. (1950), 190pp, illustrated w/ photos, fading to cover, foxing to ep, slight crease to 1st few pgs, soiling & edge wear to dj.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Solid binding. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Piece(s) of the spine missing. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Dampness has seeped into more than just the cover. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Blue cover shows light overall wear and a stain at bottom back. No markings. Remanent of name plate on front end paper after removal. Black and white illustrations. 127p. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Softcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Covers are rubbed, with light soiling and some edge wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Fifth or Later Edition. Hardback with dust jacket in good condition. Name label inside the cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Moderate shelf wear. Badly faded due to exposure to sunlight. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover/pub.1950/Fair condition/190 pages - In this text you will find much knowledge of great value. The fruit of the author's years of study on Wedgwood. Pictures of candleholders, tea caddies, su bject medallions, lamps and much more. [ KH318424]. Book.

Condition: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Wedgwood. Book.

Condition: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean with spotting. Good DJ with some toning.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Gorely, Jean. Wedgwood. Foreword by Charles Messer Stow. New York: Gramercy Publishing Company, a division of Crown Publishers, issued by arrangement with M. Barrows & Company, 1950. 97 pp., illustrated with 97 black-and-white photographs. A compact and richly illustrated mid-century reference from Gramercy's Collector's Library series, devoted to the art and craftsmanship of Josiah Wedgwood. Jean Gorely's text distills her expertise as co-founder of the Wedgwood Club, tracing the evolution of Queen's ware, jasperware, and portrait medallions, and reproducing examples from both private and museum collections. Includes a foreword by Charles Messer Stow. Condition: Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. Blue boards clean and square; interior crisp with light foxing to preliminary pages. Jacket bright with mild edgewear, light surface rubbing, and some spine spotting. Textblock clean and unmarked. Former owner's neatly penciled Wedgwood inventory and valuations on rear endpaper add a vintage provenance touch. Edition & Printing: Copyright 1950 by M. Barrows & Company. This is a Gramercy Publishing Company reprint edition, issued ca. mid-1950s under Crown Publishers by arrangement with Barrows. The A-H sequence line denotes an internal press code rather than first-edition status; the true first edition was published by M. Barrows in 1950. Part of The Collector's Library series, alongside Old Dolls, American Silver, and Swedish Glass. Jean Gorely was a respected authority on English ceramics and co-founder of the international Wedgwood Club. Her scholarship, including Old Wedgwood (14 volumes) and museum catalogues for the Fogg Museum at Harvard, helped establish the study of Wedgwood design within the decorative arts. She lectured widely and collaborated on cataloguing the famous Winthrop Collection of Wedgwood.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. For sale is a beautiful 1950 edition of Wedgwood by Jean Gorely, a key volume in the highly regarded Collectors' Library series. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the history and artistry of Josiah Wedgwood's famous pottery. • Author: Jean Gorely • Publisher: M. Barrows and Company / Gramercy Publishing Co. (1950) • Format: Hardcover with original light blue pictorial dust jacket. • Content: Covers the development of Jasperware, Queen's Ware, Basaltes, and more. Includes a dedicated section on Pottery Marks for identification. • Illustrations: Extensively illustrated with 73 black and white photographs showing iconic Wedgwood pieces from private and museum collections. Item Condition: The light blue cloth boards are clean and vibrant with bright gold gilt on the spine. The binding is tight and perfectly square. Internal pages and illustrations are in pristine condition—exceptionally white, crisp, and clean with no foxing, tanning, tears, or folds. The original dust jacket is present and retains its bright color, showing only minimal, typical shelf wear at the edges. …

Paperback. Condition: Used - Very Good. Copyright 1948, Wedgewood Club. Wellesley Press, Wellesley, MA. 154 pages. Illustrated. 6.25 x 4", paperback. Cover bit rubbed, clean, tight, very good.

Paperback. Condition: Used - Good. Copyright 1935, Wedgewood Club. Wellesley Press, Wellesley, MA. 70 pages. 6.25 x 4", paperback. Cover rubbed, soiled, text clean, tight, very good.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Octavo, hardcover near fine in turquoise boards in edgeworn pictorial dj. First edition, "A" from the "Collectors' Library" 97 photographs. 127 pp. Foreword by Charles Messer Stow. Gives knowledge, value, and author's expertise on Wedgwood. Well preserved from 1950. Introduction and illustrations in b & w throughout. Book.…

Condition: New.