The Marvellous Book by Star Talbot. [CHINESE PORCELAIN] TALBOT, Star The Marvellous Book An Album. Containing One Hundred Studies of Famous Chinese Porcelains reproduced in Full Colors, Complete with Descriptive and Historical Notes in English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Italian and Chinese. Talbot & Sons, 1930. Talbot was a Eurasian entrepreneur, who established the first medicine factory in Shanghai. He built up an enviable collection of Chinese porcelain, upon which this book is based and went on to develop a method of porcelain manufacture to reproduce the finest Qing-style enamel wares. He also founded a photographic business operated by his daughter Mae Linda Talbot, who became one of the earliest documented female photographers in China. First edition, limited to 1,000 copies. Original green silk covered boards titled and decorated in gilt. Illustrated title page and 102 exquisite colour plates depicting Chinese porcelain, on coated paper under captioned tissue guards. Covers and plates in good condition per photos. This item is in the category “Books, Comics & Magazines\Antiquarian & Collectable”. The seller is “delbryce” and is located in this country: GB. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Australia, United States, Bahrain, Canada, Brazil, Japan, New Zealand, China, Israel, Hong Kong, Norway, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, Korea, South, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Bolivia, Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Cayman Islands, Ecuador, Egypt, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Macau, Monaco, Maldives, Martinique, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Paraguay, Reunion, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, Chile, Bahamas, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Kuwait, Panama, Philippines, Qatar, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Vietnam.
- Binding: Leather
- Place of Publication: London
- Language: English
- Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated, Limited Edition
- Author: Star Talbot
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Publisher: Antiquity
- Modified Item: No
- Original/Facsimile: Original
- Year Printed: 1930