Chinese Snuff Bottles 161 Photos / Scarce Book Lavishly illustrated in color and black-and-white, this early out-of-print book delves into the historical background, techniques of manufacture, kind and quality of materials, classification and organization of Chinese snuff bottles.

CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES – THE ADVENTURES AND STUDIES OF A COLLECTOR by Lilla S. Perry, Charles E. Tuttle Co. 1960/1964.

This scholarly study includes a comprehensive treatment of the origins and development of the snuff bottle in China and pictures over 150 actual-size reproductions, the majority in full color. This book covers by chapter: On Collecting in General; On Collecting Snuff Bottles In Particular; The Story of the Bottles in China; The Start of a Snuff Bottle Collection; First Bottles for the Collector: The Glass; The Quartz Bottles: A Large Family; Porcelain Bottles: A Lifetime Study; The Mysterious Ku Yueh Hsuan; Jade and Other Semiprecious-Stone Bottles; Snuff Bottles of Organic Materials; The Story of the Famous Hornbill; The Inside-Painted Bottles; Miscellaneous Types of Bottles; What Becomes of Our Collections; Bibliography, and Index. This in-depth text belongs in the permanent library of the collector, dealer, or historian of Chinese snuff bottles.

10.4 in. x 9.9 in. hardback with dust cover in very good condition. 158 pages.

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