MASTERPIECES OF WESTERN AND NEAR EASTERN CERAMICS MASTERPIECES of Western and Near Eastern ceramics / general editor Robert J. Charleston.- New York: Kodansha, 1978-1980.- 8 vols.: il.; 37 cm.- E. Bilingual editions, in English and Japanese, of an excellent graphic work, assuming as a reference work of the greatest usefulness in its theme. Complete set consisting of the following titles: I-Ancient Near Eastern pottery/John Basil Hennessy (1979); II-Greek and Roman pottery/Robert M. Cook & Robert J. Charleston (1979); III-Pre-Columbian pottery of the Americas/David M. Boston (1980); IV-Islamic pottery/Robert J. Charleston (1979); V-Italian Ceramics/Giuseppe Liverani (1980); VI-French Ceramics/Henri-Pierre Fourest (1979); VII-English and Dutch ceramics/Robert J. Charleston & D. F. Lunsingh Scheurleer (1979); VIII-German and Austrian ceramics/Günther Reinheckel (1978). Editor's gray canvas bookbinding, with protective cases as published.