Teapots and Tea

Tilley, Frank

Published by The Ceramic Book Company, Newport, England, 1957

About this Item

SIGNED and inscribed by the author. Limited edition of 1,000 copies. "With ten colour plates and over two hundred monochrome illustrations." This book is handsomely printed on fine paper and illustrated with beautiful, truly charming teapots from a collector's collector. The interior is perfectly preserved with fresh colored plates. The binding is tight and sound and covers are bound in a silky, smooth cloth that has retained its fine texture. Very slight wear to extremities. Spine is a bit faded, but embossed gilt remains bright and sharp. Top page ends have nice sharp gilt edging. The main flaw is cosmetic: there are some splashes and a line of spotting on the front which are a few shades darker than the original (from a dampstain but not soiling). The rear also has an area of lines and a splashy splotch with four white spots (each about 1/2 "). The cloth near the back spine seems to have stretched so it's a little loose there, but only the cloth and not anything to do with the actual binding. There is some vague spottiness on the lower front that could be fingerprint marks, and a line of light staining on bottom ends. This is a heavy and oversized book that may require special handling.

Seller Inventory # 011118

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Teapots and Tea
• Publisher: The Ceramic Book Company, Newport, England
• Publication Date: 1957
• Binding: Cloth
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Antiques & Collecting
  • Antiquarian, Rare & Vintage