Longton Hall porcelain: Being further information relating to this interesting fabrique,

Bemrose & Sons Ltd., London [Published date: 1906]. Hardcover, xxi, [1], 72 pp, plus 49 (mostly color) plates (including frontispiece) and 4 pp of ads; 28 cm. First edition. Original gilt-stamped blue cloth. In very good condition/ no dust jacket. Light bumping to edges and covers and light overall scuffing and soiling to covers as well with a bit of the color scuffed off along edges. Binding intact. Pages lightly toned with heavier toning to endpapers. Pages are otherwise unmarked. NOT Ex-Library. William Bemrose (1831-1908), noted ceramics historian, presents a definitive study of Longton Hall porcelain, founded by William Littler in Staffordshire around 1749. Drawing on examples from the British Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum, and important private collections, Bemrose details Littler's experiments in soft-paste porcelain, colored salt-glaze, enameling, and figural production. The work includes technical discussions of body, glaze, and marks, and comparisons with Bow, Chelsea, Worcester, and Derby. An important and scarce monograph, illustrated with 49 plates reproducing rare specimens of Longton Hall porcelain. Contents include: Introduction; William Littler; William Duesbury; Littler and Wedgwood's coloured salt glaze; Littler's porcelain; Longton Hall marks; Longton Hall body; The glaze; Longton Hall figures. Title: Longton Hall porcelain: Being further information relating to this interesting fabrique, Author Name: Bemrose, William Location Published: Bemrose & Sons Ltd: 1906 Binding: hardcover Book Condition: Very Good Size: 9x0x12 Type: hardcover Categories: Art, Antiques & Collectibles, Pottery & Ceramics, Art & Architecture Seller ID: 20250819014 Keywords: antiques & collectibles, art, porcelain, pottery