Fans in the Royal Collection: Unfolding Pictures, Jane Roberts, 2005, HC, NF

Roberts, Jane, Prudence Sutcliffe, and Susan Mayor. London: Royal Collections Publications, 2005

English, Near Fine hardcover, folio, 12 ½” x 9 ¼”, 223 pp.

ISBN: 1902163168

Near Fine folio, dark blue paper over boards, stamped gilt lettering to spine, gray endpapers, small dents to bottom edge. Near Fine pictorial dust jacket with detail of illustrated fan, white and gilt lettering to front and spine, minimal bumping to head, protected by Mylar sleeve. Text in English, The fan- a brief history, Royal owners and collections, Catalogue, replete with 320 full-color images of fans made from paper and lace, ivory, mother-of-pearl, jay and ostrich feathers, enamel and precious stones, a beautiful collection of fans from the Royal Collection starting from the 17th-century with the stories of their creation, acquisition, and biographical information on their owners.