Meissen Porcelain. P) Tapa dura - 1981

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1981. Hardcover. Good/Good- (cloth scuffed & smudged. corners rubbed. spine ends crinkled; soft bump & crease to lower spine edge. may have small stain to upper textblock. dustjacket highly edge-worn w/ chips, tears; large tear to lower front edge; back corner has curled tear; spine ends heavily chipped & torn; dustjacket is not presentation quality). white cloth boards w/ blue & gilt spine printing. decorative endpapers & pastedowns. glossy navy dustjacket w/ illustration & white printing. 516 pp., 45 color and 200 bw plates. Light to pages with ligth foxing to edges. Provides the history of Meissen porcelain from the first manfactuing reforms of 1719 to the present. Based on the manuscript left by Otto Walcha upon his death, with edifications, revisions and additions. Photographs by Ulrich Frewel and Klaus G. Beyer ; edited by Helmut Reibig.

New York; Putnam, 1981. First Edition. Hardback. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Complete in slip-case. ; 516 pages; Description: 516 p. : ill. ; 31 cm. Bibliography: p. 504-509. Subjects: Staatliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Meissen. Meissen porcelain. Translation of: Meissner Porzellan.

Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.