George Washington's Chinaware
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Harry N Abrams Inc, 1982. First. Hard Cover. First edition (stated). Oversized in white cloth; 244 pps. with bibliography, index.. Illustrated throughout with color and black and white plates and reproductions of period manuscripts, newspaper ads, invoices and views of the various home in which the Washingtons lived. Prologue and epilogue by Christine Meadows, Mount Vernon curator. A lavish historical look at the china owned and used by George Washington and his family from the 1750s through the end of his life. Hundreds of these objects have survived and together they illuminate not only Washington's taste and personality but also the trade, shipping and coomercial practices of the last half of the 18th century in America. Fine in fine dust jacket. PLEASE NOTE: NOT AVAILABLE FOR EXPEDITED OR CANADA SHIPPING ON B&N, ALIBRIS OR AMAZON ORDERS. THESE ORDER WILL BE SHIPPED MEDIA MAIL ONLY. INTERNATIONAL BUYERS MUST INQUIER AS TO RATE S BEFORE PLACING ORDER. THANK YOU. / Yes. Item #E5441B
ISBN: 0810917793
Price: $32.50