THE LIFE OF JOSIAH WEDGWOOD BY ELIZA METEYARD 1865-66 FIRST EDITION IN TWO VOLS.

THE LIFE OF JOSIAH WEDGWOOD BY ELIZA METEYARD 1865-66 FIRST EDITION IN TWO VOLS.

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[METEYARD, Eliza]. The Life of Josiah Wedgwood: From his Private Correspondence and Family Papers in the Possession of Joseph Mayer, F. Wedgwood, C. Darwin, Miss Wedgwood, and other Original Sources: with an Introductory Sketch of the Art of Pottery in England. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1865-1866.

First edition. In two volumes. Leather-bound. Hardcover. Octavo (240 x 150 mm). Pp. xxxv, 504; xxiv; 643. English text. Bound in handsome half morocco with marbled paper-covered sides. Top edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Half-titles present. Title-page printed in red and black. Portrait frontispieces with guards. Illustrated with hundreds of engravings. Head- and tail-pieces. Printed footnotes. Index to the rear of vol.2. Printed by Spottiswoode and Co. Condition: VERY GOOD. Bindings tight and secure, the hinges intact. Very light wear to covers. Textblocks very well-preserved with just a hunt of foxing. Without previous ownership markings. An excellent example.