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(CHINESE CERAMICS.) Hobson, R. L. A Catalogue of Chinese Pottery and Porcelain in the Collection of Sir Percival David Bt., F. S. A. 180 plates, most in color. Folio, original blue silk stamped in mint green and red, by W. T. Morrell & Co. (and with tipped-in slip indicating printer); publisher's green buckram box lettered in red along spine, moderate edgewear, hinges rubbed. Laid in is the pamphlet "Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art" Illustrated Guide to the Collection. Text by Lady Sheila David. London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 1956. London: The Stourton Press, 1934
number 571 of 650 copies of this desirable work. The Aries Roman and Italic types were designed by Eric Gill specially for this book, and the Chinese title and dedication by Professor Ma Hêng, Director of the Palace Museum, Peiping. In addition to the 650 Arabic-numbered copies, there was an edition of 30 Roman-numbered copies on vellum. See previous lot.
