Hardcover. NY, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1st, 1892, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. Light blue cloth-covered boards illustrated w/floral porcelain design. Gilt lettering on spine. Classic resource on collecting China and English Porcelains including histories of porcelains, early arts in America, designs, and manufacture. The author tells about her china-collecting experiences and tells the history of the pieces she has chosen to illustrate. She also describes how china was made at various American sites. B&w illustrations, previous owner's bookplate otherwise clean.