The Collector's Hand Book of Marks and Monograms on Pottery & Porcelain by William Chaffers
1898. New Edition. 234 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt decoration to front board and spine. clipping to half title page. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Revised by Frederick Litchfield. Pages are rough cut. Pages are lightly tanned with foxing to endpapers and text block edges. Cracking to gutters with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Ink inscription to half title page, with occasional thumb-marking present throughout. Pencil inscription on front free endpaper. Minor dog-eared corners, with a few nicks across text block edges. Boards have light shelf-wear with slight corner bumping and fraying. Faint tanning to spine and edges. Mild crushing to spine ends, with liquid drops on rear board. Gilt lettering is bright and clear.