On this page you can pour through the 173 Pottery and Porcelain related books in stock on January 27, 2008, at Ray Boas, Bookseller in Walpole, New Hampshire. Take a note of the order number just before the price, and then place your order at anytime, thank you, RAY

1. AMERICAN CERAMIC CIRCLE, very good and better, Offered as a set are the following seven bulletins/journals: 1) Bulletin 1970-1971; 2) Bulletin Number 2; 3) Bulletin Number 3; 4) Bulletin Number 4; 5) Bulletin Number 5; 6) Journal VI; and, 7) Journal Volume VII., (Order No: 13999 ), $100.00

2. INDIAN POTTERY OF THE SOUTHWEST, POST SPANISH PERIOD, Philbrook Art Center, Tulsa, OK, (1960), B&W ill., unpaginated, good, wraps (softcover), This brochure is designed as an introduction to the Clark Field collection of Indian Pottery at Philbrook Art Center. It presents an historical background and a brief description of pottery making and the two methods used., (Order No: 29760 ), $10.00

3. THE TWELFTH WEDGWOOD INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR - MAY 3-6, 1967 AT THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, WASHINGTON, D.C., n.p., n.p., 1967, B&W illustrations, 219pp, very good+, pictorial boards (hardcover) w/original tissue cover, Papers include: DECORATIVE WEDGWOOD IN ARCHITECTURE AND FURNITURE, Alison, Kelly; MINATURE WEDGWOOD, Stanley H. Greenwald; PORTRAITS OF ALEXANDER POPE, W. K. Wimsatt; YELLOW GLAZED ENGLISH EARTHENWARE, Jack L. Leon; THE FEMININE TOUCH IN WEDGWOOD, Mrs. Leonard S. Rakow; WEDGWOOD BONE CHINA OF THE FIRST PERIOD, Mrs. Samuel Laver; THE GARDENS OF HILLWOOD., (Order No: 28081 ), $20.00

4. Antonelli, Marylu and Forbes, Jack, POTTERY IN ALBERTA: THE LONG TRADITION, Univ. of Alberta Press, Alberta, Canada, 1978, B&W ill., 189pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0888640234 The story of the people who built this industry in Alberta., (Order No: 35464 ), $75.00

5. Archer, Michael, IRISH POTTERY & PORCELAIN -- THE IRISH HERITAGE SERIES: 27, Eason & Son, Ltd., Dublin, (1979), B&W and color illustrations, 24pp, very good++, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0900346299, (Order No: 46077 ), $10.00

6. Barber, Edwin Atlee, ANGLO-AMERICAN POTTERY: OLD ENGLISH CHINA WITH AMERICAN VIEWS - A MANUAL FOR COLLECTORS, The Clay-Worker, Indianapolis, 1899 1st ed, 93 B&W ill., 161pp, index, good, light blue cloth (hardcover) light wear and fade to cloth, Franklin 3653- Best on the Subject., (Order No: 691 ), $40.00

7. Barber, Edwin Atlee, TULIP WARE OF THE PENNSYLVANIA-GERMAN POTTERS: AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF SLIP-DECORATION IN THE UNITED STATES, Pennsylvania Museum, Philadelphia, 1903 1st ed, nearly 100 B&W ill., 233pp, very good, tan cloth, teg (hardcover) large paper edition, Large paper edition limited to 300 copies. Nice clean and tight copy., (Order No: 3878 ), $200.00

8. Bardos, Carolyn M., EARTHEN WONDERS: HUNGARIAN CERAMICS TODAY, Lake House Books, Lyme, NH, (2000), B&W and color illustrations, 130pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0967680808 This book honors forty-seven Hungarian potters and ceramic artists whose work includes everything from complex sculptural forms to traditional utilitarian ware., (Order No: 52349 ), $14.50

9. Barret, Richard Carter, BENNINGTON POTTERY AND PORCELAIN: A GUIDE TO IDENTIFICATION, Crown Publishers, Inc., New York, (1958) 1st ed, over 2,000 items ill., 348pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) signed by the author, (Order No: 5452 ), $30.00

10. Bedford, John, STAFFORDSHIRE POTTERY FIGURES - COLLECTORS' PIECES SERIES, Walker and Company, New York, (1965), B&W illustrations, 62pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 43195 ), $5.00

11. Blacker, J. F., ABC OF COLLECTING OLD CONTINENTAL POTTERY, George W. Jacobs & Co., Philadelphia, c1913, B&W illustrations, 315pp, good, tan cloth (hardcover) old hinge repairs, clean and tight, Includes marks. Franklin 3787., (Order No: 947 ), $25.00

12. Blake, Sylvia Dugger, FLOW BLUE, Wallace-Homestead Book Co., Des Moines, IA, 1971 2nd ptg, 24 color plates (blue&white), very good, plastic "comb" spiral binding (stiff boards), Twenty-four (24) plates of flow blue with descriptions on opposite page., (Order No: 24813 ), $10.00

13. Boardman, John, ATHENIAN BLACK FIGURE VASES, Oxford University Press, New York, 1974, 383 B&W illustrations, 252pp, good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0195197593 Athenian black figure vases bear the work of consummate artists, like Exekias, who depicted on them scenes of myth and everyday life which deepen our knowledge and understanding of Greek antiquity., (Order No: 47897 ), $12.00

14. Boehm, Helen F. (letter from); Hammer, Armand (preface by), THE AMERICAN BOEHM PORCELAIN EXHIBITION: MOSCOW, U.S.S.R., MAY 17 - JUNE 27, 1987, color illustrations, 69pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), Text in English and Russian., (Order No: 40649 ), $25.00

15. Boger, Louise Ade, THE DICTIONARY OF WORLD POTTERY AND PORCELAIN: FROM PREHISTORIC TIMES TO THE PRESENT, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, (1971), B&W and color ill., 533pp, very good+, black cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, ISBN 0684100312 Includes: 2200 entries; 150 drawings, 550 maker's marks; 550 photographs with notes; and 60 color plates., (Order No: 801 ), $17.50

16. Boney, Knowles, LIVERPOOL PORCELAIN OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY AND ITS MAKERS, Portman Press, London, (1989), 50 B&W plates, 223pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0713461896 First published in 1957., (Order No: 4466 ), $30.00

17. Buhler, Kathryn C., ENGLISH PORCELAIN FIGURES 1750-1775, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, n.d., 40 B&W illustrations, unpaginated, good, wraps (softcover), Third in the Museum of Fine Arts Picture Books series., (Order No: 42557 ), $15.00

18. Burgess, Fred. W., OLD POTTERY AND PORCELAIN, G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1916, 130 B&W illustrations, 426pp, very good, blue cloth (hardcover), Franklin 2915 - general work., (Order No: 7088 ), $15.00

19. Burke, Susan Matheson and Pollitt, Jerome J., GREEK VASES AT YALE, Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, (1975), B&W illustrations, 92pp, very good, wraps (softcover), This catalogue accompanies an exhibition at the Yale University Art Gallery between November 19, 1975, and January 18, 1976. An exhibition featuring ancient Greek and Etruscan vases., (Order No: 48020 ), $15.00

20. Burton, William, A HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION OF ENGLISH PORCELAIN, Cassell and Company, Ltd., London, 1902, 35 color plts, 90 B&W ill., 196pp, very good, green cloth, teg (hardcover), Copy 402 of limited edition of 1,200 copies. Marks also illustrated. Franklin 3239., (Order No: 6568 ), $45.00

21. Burton, William, JOSIAH WEDGWOOD AND HIS POTTERY, Cassell and Company, Ltd, London, 1922, 32 color and 72 B&W plates, 196pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), teg, This Edition is limited to fifteen hundred copies (1,000 for England and 500 for the United States of America), of which this is No. 770. Contents include: By Way of Introduction; The Early Conditions of the Pottery Industry in Staffordshire; The Improvement of Manufacturing Conditions in Staffordshire; The White and Cream-Coloured Earthenware; Useful Wares; Red, Black, and Buff Pottery; The Invention of the "Jasper" Body; Wedgwood's Printed Earthenwares; The Wedgwood "Russian Service"; The Staffordshire Lustre Pottery; Wedgwood's Public Work; Wedgwood and His Partners; Wedgwood's Principal Artists; Wedgwood and His Family; The Principal Contemporary Potters in Staffordshire., (Order No: 45438 ), $175.00

22. Buten, David; Pelehach, Patricia; and, Smith, L. Richard, MONOGRAPHS IN WEDGWOOD STUDIES NUMBERS 3 & 4: EMILE LESSORE 1805-1876, HIS LIFE AND WORK - THE SYDNEY COVE MEDALLION, The Buten Museum of Wedgwood, Merion, PA, 1979, B&W illustrations, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0912014520 Bound as one volume are MONOGRAPHS IN WEDGWOOD SERIES NOS. 3 & 4, which cover two very interesting topics in Wedgwood research: The Artist Emile Lessore, and the Sydney Cove Medallion., (Order No: 35216 ), $7.50

23. Buten, David (with Jane Perkins Claney and contributions by Patricia Pelehach), 18TH-CENTURY WEDGWOOD: A GUIDE FOR COLLECTORS & CONNOISSEURS, Main Street Pres Metheun Inc, New York, (1980) 1st ed, B&W and Color illustrations, 192pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) couple closed tears dj, ISBN 0416005616 Published in conjunction with the 250th anniversary of Wedgwood's birth and a Jubilee international loan exhibition of objects made before 1800, this volume constitutes an imaginative textual and visual history of English ceramic production in one of its most creative periods., (Order No: 42658 ), $14.50

24. Buten, Harry M., WEDGWOOD ABC - BUT NOT MIDDLE E, Buten Museum of Wedgwood, Merion, PA, (1964) 4th ed, B&W illustrations, 112pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), Devoted much to dating of Wedgwood, comparative price chart, 10 major varieties with 83 minor varieties, brief history, Jasper story, imitators, and much more., (Order No: 1317 ), $10.00

25. Chaffers, William (revised by Frederick Lichfield), COLLECTORS' HANDBOOK OF MARKS & MONOGRAMS ON POTTERY & PORCELAIN, William Reeves, London, (1972), B&W illustrations, 367pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Reprint of the fourth edition of 1968., (Order No: 513 ), $7.00

26. Chaffers, William (revised and editied by H. M. Cundall), THE NEW KERAMIC GALLERY - TWO VOLUMES COMPLETE, Reeves and Turner, London, 1926, B&W illustrations, 2 vols, 694pp, fine w/good+ dustjackets (hardcover), An exceptional set - companion volume to Chaffer's MARKS ON MONOGRAMS ON POTTERY AND PORCELAIN. This is the third edition enlarges by over 100 additional illustrations. Over 700 illustrations in all including eight full-page color plates., (Order No: 6575 ), $75.00

27. Chaffers, William; Cundall, H. M. (revised and edited by), THE KERAMIC GALLERY - SECOND EDITION, Gibbings and Company, London, 1907, color frontis, B&W ill., 468pp, ads, good, decorated cloth, teg (hardcover) some light edgewear, "Containing several Hundred Illustrations of Rare Curious and Choice Examples of Pottery and Porcelain from the Earliest Times to the beginning of the XIXth Century With Historical Notices and Descriptions." Nice clean and tight copy, with old solid hinge repairs., (Order No: 49929 ), $30.00

28. Cole, Fay-Cooper (postscript by Berthold Laufer), CHINESE POTTERY IN THE PHILIPPINES, Field Museum of Natural Hist, Chicago, IL, 1912, B&W illustrations, 47pp of text, good, wraps (softcover) - some edgewear w/errata sheet laid in, Field Museum of Natural History Publication 162. Anthropological Series Vol. XII, No. 1. The Robert F. Cummings Philippine Expedition., (Order No: 41323 ), $25.00

29. Collard, Elizabeth, THE POTTERS' VIEW OF CANADA: CANADIAN SCENES ON NINETEENTH-CENTURY EARTHENWARE, McGill-Queen's Univ. Press, Kingston, (1983), 148 B&W plates, 194pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0773504214 First book to be devoted exclusively to potters' view of Canada., (Order No: 2488 ), $25.00

30. Cosentino, Frank J., THE BOEHM JOURNEY TO CHING-TE-CHEN, CHINA, BIRTHPLACE OF PORCELAIN, Edward Marshall Boehm, Inc., Trenton, NJ, (1976), B&W and color illustrations, 159pp, very good, rust-red cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket), ISBN 0918096014 Narrative of the trip from November 29 to December 19, 1974, that the author (who at time was President of Edward Marshall Boehm, Inc.) took with Mrs. Edward Marshall Boehm, and Maurice Eyeington, the head artist., (Order No: 3602 ), $5.00

31. Cox, Susan N., THE COLLECTORS GUIDE TO FRANKOMA POTTERY BOOK TWO, Page One Publications, La Mesa, CA, 1982, B&W illustrations, 168pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 096072740X, (Order No: 51772 ), $60.00

32. Crooke, Earl Edwin, CROOKE'S MANUAL OF MARKS: POTTERY & PORCELAIN, E. E. Crooke, Indianapolis, IN, 1937, B&W illustrations, 62pp, good, wraps (softcover), This manual contains the history, and marks, of those factories of Continental Europe that are apt to appear on the market., (Order No: 51493 ), $7.00

33. Dawson, Aileen, BERNARD MOORE: MASTER POTTER, 1850-1935, Richard Dennis, London, (1982), B&W and color ill., 115pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0903685124 A study of Bernard Moore's career., (Order No: 33345 ), $35.00

34. Del Chiaro, Mario A., ETRUSCAN RED-FIGURED VASE-PAINTING AT CAERE, University of California Pr., Berkeley, CA, (1974), B&W illustrations, 160pp, plates, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0520025784 This study derives from a close investigation of a class of Etruscan plates belonging to the Genucillia Group., (Order No: 47537 ), $12.50

35. Denker, Ellen and Denker, Bert, THE WARNER COLLECTOR'S GUIDE TO NORTH AMERICAN POTTERY AND PORCELAIN, Warner Books, New York, (1982) 1st ptg, 270 B&W and 50 color ill., 256pp, fine, wraps (softcover), Organized by type and keyed to color photographs, over 500 different pieces are classified and described by maker, age, dimensions, materials, and decoration., (Order No: 30518 ), $20.00

36. Detweiler, Susan Gray, GEORGE WASHINGTON'S CHINAWARE, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, (1982) 1st ed, 161 ill. inc. 55 color plts, 244pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0810917793 Includes: Mount Vernon, early marriage, war years, President's table, return to Mount Vernon, more., (Order No: 811 ), $30.00

37. Dickens, Charles, A PLATED ARTICLE, W. T. Copeland & Sons, Stoke-Upon-Trent, n.d., color illustrations, 21pp, very good, paper covered boards (hardcover), "With an Introductory Account of the Historical Spode-Copeland China Works to which it refers." With a page of marks., (Order No: 45231 ), $3.00

38. Dietz, Ulysses G., THE NEWARK MUSEUM COLLECTION OF AMERICAN ART POTTERY, The Newark Museum, Newark, NJ, 1984, B&W and Color illustrations, 125pp, good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0932828191, (Order No: 40466 ), $30.00

39. Dixon, J. L., ENGLISH PORCELAIN OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY, Faber and Faber, London, (1952), B&W and color illustrations, 80pp, plates, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), The greater part of Mr. Dixon's book consists of a selection of fine specimens of English porcelain reproduced and arranged to demonstrate the particular variety of aesthetic merit shown by each of the several factories. The specimens have all been chosen for their characteristic beauty and are described in relation to the contemporary social background in an informative and lucid introduction., (Order No: 39735 ), $30.00

40. Donahue, Lou Ann, NORITAKE COLLECTIBLES - WITH PRICE GUIDE LAID IN, Wallace-Homestead Book Co., Des Moines, IA, (1979), B&W and color ill., 111pp, good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0870692828 This book is to help collectors satisfy their curiosity for detailed information on old dinnerware patterns in Noritake and to present a guide to the backstamps and the relative value of Noritake collectibles., (Order No: 35281 ), $40.00

41. Eberlein, Harold Donaldson & Ramsdell, Roger Wearne, THE PRACTICAL BOOK OF CHINAWARE, Halycyon House, New York, (1925), 205 ill. inc. 12 in color, 325pp, good+, blue cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket), Covers chinaware of all countries. Franklin 2949 - Best on the Subject., (Order No: 3027 ), $6.50

42. Evans, Paul, ART POTTERY OF THE UNITED STATES: AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PRODUCERS AND THEIR MARKS, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, (1974), B&W and color illustrations, 353pp, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0684140292 A comprehensive and exhaustive study., (Order No: 799 ), $50.00

43. Fay-Halle, Antoinette; and Mundt, Barbara, PORCELAIN OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY, Rizzoli, New York, (1983), B&W and color illustrations, 302pp, very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover) small tear on jacket, ISBN 0847804372 The first book to survey the whole development of porcelain in Europe between the Napoleonic era and the First World War., (Order No: 51032 ), $50.00

44. Fennelly, Catherine, SOMETHING BLUE - SOME AMERICAN VIEWS OF STAFFORDSHIRE, Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, MA, (1967) 2nd ed, blue toned illustrations, 36pp, fine, wraps (softcover), A booklet in the Old Sturbridge Village Booklet Series., (Order No: 41962 ), $7.00

45. Fisher, Stanley W., THE DECORATION OF ENGLISH PORCELAIN, Derek Verschoyle, London, (1954), 137 B&W plates, 213pp, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), A description of the painting and printing on English porcelain of the period 1750 to 1850., (Order No: 628 ), $20.00

46. Fisher, Stanley W. (with a foreword by Bernard Rackham), ENGLISH BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN OF THE 18TH CENTURY, B. T. Batsford Ltd., London, (1947), color frontis, B&W plates, 190pp, good++ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), An illustrated description account of the early soft paste productions of Bow, Chelsea, Lowestoft, Derby, Longton Hall, Bristol, Worcester, Caughley, and Liverpool Potters, circa 1740-1800., (Order No: 45310 ), $25.00

47. Gardner, Paul Vickers, MEISSEN AND OTHER GERMAN PORCELAIN IN THE ALFRED DUANE PELL COLLECTION, The Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., (1966) rev ed, B&W illustrations, 68pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), The Reverend Alfred Duane Pell, Episcopal clergyman and art connoisseur, collected many art objects, including a large selection of porcelain, during the period from approximately 1875 to 1924., (Order No: 46215 ), $10.00

48. Garner, F. H., ENGLISH DELFTWARE, Faber and Faber, London, (1948), 96 B&W plates follow text, 44pp of text, good, red cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket), A volume from the "The Faber Monographs on Pottery and Porcelain", edited by W. B. Honey, covering the whole range of the English tin-glazed pottery by a convenient and well-established misnomer as "delftware". Four color plates in the text., (Order No: 3428 ), $25.00

49. Gaston, Mary Frank, HAVILAND COLLECTABLES & OBJECTS OF ART, Collector Books, Paducah, KY, (1984), 223 plates, 37 marks in col., 126pp, very good+, pictorial boards (hardcover), ISBN 0891452524 The name"Haviland" is well known among antique dealers and collectors for the beautiful porcelain the company manufactured in Limoges, France, an d exported to the US duringthe latter nineteenth and early twentieth centuries., (Order No: 10490 ), $30.00

50. Gaston, Mary Frank, AMERICAN BELLEEK, Collector Books, Paducah, KY, (1984), 215 color plates, 127pp, very good+, pictorial boards (hardcover) owner's name, ISBN 0891452656 "American porcelain made between 1883 and 1930, identified as 'Belleek' by the manufacturers in imitation of the famous Irish Belleek porcelain, occupied a special place in the antique and collectible market." This book is an informative study of the American Belleek manufacturers and their porcelain. Company histories, marks, photographs, and current prices are included to give a comprehensive guide for the subject., (Order No: 10491 ), $20.00

51. Gilman Collamore & Company, Inc., CHINA AND POTTERY MARKS, Gilman, Collamore & Co., Inc, New York, (1920), B&W illustrations, 37pp, very good, tan cloth (hardcover), From the introduction, Traditions and Old China, "for the convenience of the seasoned collector, as well as the beginner, in this book is a representative list of better known marks by which china can be identified." Includes: Germany and Austria, Russia and Poland, Denmark, Switzerland, Italy and Spain, England, France, and Sevres Marks., (Order No: 50746 ), $7.50

52. Godden, Geoffrey A., ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF BRITISH PORCELAIN MANUFACTURERS, Barrie & Jenkins, London, (1988), B&W and color illustrations, 855pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0712621008 This major reference book gathers together in accessible form information on all porcelain manufacturers working in the British Isles from the introduction of porcelain or 'china ware' in the 1740s up to the present day; a total of over two thousand., (Order No: 52542 ), $125.00

53. Gompertz, G. St. G. M., CELADON WARES, Frederick A. Praeger, Pub., New York, (1969), B&W and color illustrations, 104pp of text, very good, green cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket), A handbook that deals with all the varieties of celadon ware, Chinese, Korean, Siamese and modern., (Order No: 39734 ), $30.00

54. Gordon, Horace W. and Gordon, Elinor, ORIENTAL LOWESTOFT (CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN), published by the authors, Villanova, Pa, 1963 3rd ed, 54 B&W ill., 51pp, very good+, spiral bound (softcover), "The purpose of this booklet is to furnish a concise description of Oriental Lowestoft, what it is, as well as what it is not, and to describe some of its major characteristics." Authors were dealers in Oriental Lowestoft., (Order No: 29074 ), $5.00

55. Gorley, Jean (catalogue by), THE ROSE COLLECTION OF EARLY CERAMICS, The Rose Art Museum, Waltham, MA, 1961, B&W illustrations, 14pp, good, wraps (softcover), Catalog of an exhibition held June 3 through July 2, 1961, inaugurating The Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts., (Order No: 39614 ), $12.50

56. Graham, John Meredith & Wedgwood, Hensleigh Cecil, WEDGWOOD, The Tudor Publishing Co., New York, (1948), B&W and color illustrations, 118pp, good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), "A visual history of ten generations of great achievements by the most famous naem in English ceramics, with a checklist of marks, index of artists, and glossary.", (Order No: 4705 ), $8.50

57. Guilland, Harold F., EARLY AMERICAN FOLK POTTERY, Chilton Book Co., Philadelphia, (1971) 1st ed, B&W and color illustrations, 322pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0801954363 Features a comprehensive selection from the Index of American Design collection of primitive, folk and popular artifacts. Here are the utensils our forebears used, detailed descriptions of the pottery, valuable information about techniques and processes, and much more. Franklin 3121 - Best on the Subject., (Order No: 3174 ), $45.00

58. Hall, Doris and Hall, Burdell, MORTON'S POTTERIES: 99 YEARS, VOLUME II, 1877-1976 - A PRODUCT GUIDE WITH PRICES [MORTON POTTERIES], L-W Book Sales, Gas City, IN, 1995, B&W and color ill., 272pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0895380285 A historical sketch, product identification and value guide for the Morton Potteries., (Order No: 31344 ), $125.00

59. Halsey, R. T. Haines (new introduction by Marvin D. Schwartz), PICTURES OF EARLY NEW YORK ON DARK BLUE STAFFORDSHIRE POTTERY, Dover Publications, Inc., New York, (1974), 166 B&W illustrations, 327pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 048621980X "Together with Pictures of Boston and New England, Philadelphia, The South and West." Originally published in 1899., (Order No: 23501 ), $14.50

60. Hammond, Dorothy, CONFUSING COLLECTIBLES: A GUIDE TO THE IDENTIFICATION OF CONTEMPORARY OBJECTS - REVISED, Wallace-Homestead Book Co., Des Moines, IA, (1979) rev. ed, B&W and color illustrations, 208pp, very good, pictorial boards (hardcover), ISBN 0870692429 Includes: Art Glass; Pressed Glass; Potter and Porcelain; Milk Glass; Lamps; Paperweights; Furniture; Cast Iron Banks and Toys; Metalware; Woodenware; and, much more., (Order No: 51641 ), $15.00

61. Heilpern, Gisela (compiled by), JOSIAH WEDGWOOD, EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY ENGLISH POTTER: A BIBLIOGRAPHY, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, 1967, 66pp, very good, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 38679 ), $20.00

62. Hildyard, Robin, BROWNE MUGGS - ENGLISH BROWN STONEWARE, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1985, B&W illustrations, 128pp, very good+, wraps (softcover) review slip laid in, ISBN 0948107243 Catalogue of the exhibition held at the V&A September 11 - November 17, 1985 covering the full range of domestic stonewares made between 1660 and the late 19th century., (Order No: 52531 ), $85.00

63. Hillier, Bevis, POTTERY AND PORCELAIN 1700-1914 - ENGLAND, EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA: THE SOCIAL HISTORY OF THE DECORATIVE ARTS, Meredith Press, New York, (1968), 16 color plates, 112pp B&W, 386pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Book emphasizes the social and economic aspects in the development of ceramics. Bibliography. Franklin 2979 - best on the subject., (Order No: 6338 ), $12.00

64. Hobson, R. L., CHINESE ART - ONE HUNDRED PLATES IN COLOUR REPRODUCING POTTERY & PORECELAIN OF ALL PERIODS ..., The Macmillan Company, New York, 1927, 100 color plates, good, green cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket), "...JADES, LACQUER, PAINTINGS, BRONZES, FURNITURE ETC., ETC." Fifteen page introduction followed by the 100 plates reproducing Pottery and Porcelain of all periods, Jades, Lacquer, Paintings, Bronzes, Furniture, etc., (Order No: 2909 ), $25.00

65. Hobson, R. L., HANDBOOK OF THE POTTERY & PORCELAIN OF THE FAR EAST IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ORIENTAL ANTIQUITIES AND OF ETHNOGRAPHY, British Museum, London, 1937, 20 plates and 260 ill. (B&W), 180pp, good, orange boards (hardcover), Second Edition, the first having been issued in 1924., (Order No: 16894 ), $12.50

66. Hodgson, Mrs. (A.) Willoughby, HOW TO IDENTIFY OLD CHINESE PORCELAIN, Methuen & Co., London, (1906) 2nd ed, 40 B&W illustrations, 178pp, good+, blue cloth (hardcover) nice clean and tight copy, First published in 1905. "...written solely to help the amateur to make a beginning in the study of the most interesting and difficult branch of Ceramic Art." Franklin 4053., (Order No: 29172 ), $40.00

67. Honey, W. B. -- Honey, William B., DRESDEN CHINA: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF MEISSEN PORCELAIN, David Rosenfeld, Troy, New York, 1946, 61 plates ill. 175 pieces, 223pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), The authoritative work on the great 18th century Meissen Manufactory, its art, artists and productions. Franklin 3839., (Order No: 596 ), $27.50

68. Honey, W. B., OLD ENGLISH PORCELAIN - A HANDBOOK FOR COLLECTORS, Whittlesey House, New York, orig pub 1931, B&W illustrations, 292pp, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 709 ), $15.00

69. Honey, W.B., GERMAN PORCELAIN, Faber and Faber, London, (1951) 2nd ptg, 96 plates follow text, 56pp, good, yellow cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket), First published in 1947., (Order No: 906 ), $10.00

70. Honey, William Bowyer, EUROPEAN CERAMIC ART FROM THE END OF THE MIDDLE AGES TO ABOUT 1815: ILLUSTRATED HISTORICAL SURVEY, Book Collectors Society, New York, [1949], 24 color, 192 B&W plates, 47pp of text, good+, full green leather w/light edgewear (hardcover), This edition limited to 250 copies. Plates follow the text. Franklin 3850 - Best on Subject., (Order No: 32014 ), $75.00

71. Horney, Wayne B., POTTERY OF THE GALENA AREA, published by the author, Galena, IL, 1965 1st ptg, B&W and color illustrations, 48pp, fine, wraps (softcover), "A limited history and partial listing of identification characteristics of the various potteries of the Galena, Illinois area, 1843-1899." Based on the author's 6 years of research., (Order No: 41146 ), $50.00

72. Howard, David and Ayers, John, MASTERPIECES OF CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN FROM THE MOTTAHEDEH COLLECTION IN THE VIRGINIA MUSEUM, Sotheby Parke Bernet, n.p., (1981), color illustrations, 80pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0856670855 The sixty-two masterpieces of Chinese export porcelain, illustrated here in full colour, have been selected from one of the finest collections of the century to give a representative view of these wares in all their different roles., (Order No: 51789 ), $12.00

73. Hughes, G. Bernard, THE COUNTRY LIFE POCKET BOOK OF CHINA, Country Life Limited, London, (1965), over 900 ill. by T. Hughes, 376pp, good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 6341 ), $3.00

74. Huxford, Sharon and Huxford, Bob, COLLECTOR'S CATALOGUE OF EARLY ROSEVILLE: AN IDENTIFICATION GUIDE FOR OVER 1,000 PIECES OF ROSEVILLE POTTERY, Collector Books, Paducah, KY, n.d. c1979, B&W photographs, 64pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0891450343 The pictures in this book are reprints of actual pages from the old Roseville Pottery catalogues, now on deposit at the Ohio Historical Society Library at Columbus, Ohio., (Order No: 12671 ), $5.00

75. Irvine, Louise, ROYAL DOULTON SERIES WARE - VOLUME 1, Richard Dennis, London, 1980, B&W and color illustrations, 112pp, very good+, pictorial boards (hardcover) small bump top corner, ISBN 0903685078 This volume includes: Subjects from Literature; Popular Illustrators; Historical Characters and Events., (Order No: 34195 ), $30.00

76. Irvine, Louise, ROYAL DOULTON SERIES WARE - VOLUME 4, Richard Dennis, London, 1988, B&W illustrations, 242pp, fine, pictorial boards (hardcover), ISBN 0903685213 This volume covers "Around the World Flora and Fauna.", (Order No: 47235 ), $30.00

77. Jackson, Mary L., IF DISHES COULD TALK: THE HISTORY AND ROMANCE OF OLD CHINA, Meador Publishing Company, Boston, MA, (1959) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 240pp, very good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), "It is written with the intention of reaching those persons who may possess old china and wish to know something about it without spending too much time in perusing numerous books on the subject.", (Order No: 29463 ), $15.00

78. James, Arthur E., THE POTTERS AND POTTERIES OF CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, Schiffer Publishing Co., Exton, PA, (1978), B&W photographs, 208pp, very good+, brown cloth (hardcover) signed by the author, ISBN 0916838188, (Order No: 9038 ), $15.00

79. Jensen, Veryl M., THE FIRST BOOK OF INTERNATIONAL WILLOW WARE CHINA - 1976 PRICE GUIDE LAID IN, published by the author, n.p., (1975) 1st ed, B&W and color illustrations, 96pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), Willow pattern chinaware is the most universal, romantic, popular and varied dinnerware in the world. Separate 9 page supplemental price guide laid in., (Order No: 41936 ), $100.00

80. Johnson, Deb and Johnson, Gini, BEGINNER'S BOOK OF AMERICAN POTTERY WITH PRICE GUIDE PLUS LAID IN, Wallace-Homestead Book Co., Des Moines, IA, (1974), B&W and color illustrations, 119pp, good, wraps (softcover), With this book is the 45 page PRICE GUIDE PLUS for the BEGINNER'S BOOK OF AMERICAN POTTERY with a pricing of Book Examples, Commentary, and 80 Additional Pieces illustrated., (Order No: 43196 ), $25.00

81. Joseph, Francis, COLLECTING CARLTON WARE, Francis Joseph Publications, London, (1994) 1st ptg, B&W and color illustrations, 120pp, fine, wraps (softcover) owner's name, ISBN 1870703022 "Including a Unique Price and Pattern Guide" for this colorful English pottery., (Order No: 50612 ), $25.00

82. Kelly, Alison, THE STORY OF WEDGWOOD, The Viking Press, New York, (1962), B&W illustrations, 80pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Impressive short concise history of this famous pottery firm which celebrated it bi-centenary in 1959., (Order No: 4706 ), $6.00

83. Kelly, Alison, WEDGWOOD WARE, Ward Lock Limited, London, (1970), B&W photos, 96pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0706318900 "A Ward Lock Collectors Monograph", (Order No: 6342 ), $10.00

84. Klein, Adalbert (translated by Katherine Watson), A CONNOISSEUR'S GUIDE TO JAPANESE CERAMICS, Alpine Fine Arts Collection, London, (1987), B&W and color illustrations, 275pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0881681326 "This work presents all stages of its history from the prehistoric era with the pottery of Jomom, Yayoi and Sue, through the medieval period on into the development of porcelain and the studio work of the 17th and the 18th centuries.", (Order No: 52950 ), $75.00

85. Koechlin, R. and Migeon, G., ORIENTAL ART: CERAMICS, FABRICS, CARPETS, The Macmillan Company, New York, [1928], color illustrations, unpaginated, very good+, green cloth (hardcover) exceptionally nice copy, One Hundred Plates In Colour. Franklin 1900., (Order No: 47517 ), $45.00

86. Kopplin, Monika, SCHWARTZ PORCELAIN - THE LACQUER CRAZE AND ITS IMPACT ON EUROPEAN PORCELAIN -- TWO VOLUME SET, Hirmer Verlag, Munich, Germany, B&W illustrations, very good++, pictorial boards (hardcover), ISBN 3777498807 SCHWARTZ PORCELAIN: DIE LEIDENSCHAFT FUR LACK UND IHRE WIRKUNG AUF DAS EUROPAISCHE PORZELLAN, (2003) 255pp, full catalogue of the exhibition, text in German; and, ISBN 3777423157, 127pp, the English language essays to accompany the exhibition catalogue. Sold as a set., (Order No: 51208 ), $75.00

87. Kovel, Ralph M. and Kovel, Terry H., DICTIONARY OF MARKS - POTTERY AND PORCELAIN, Crown Publishers, Inc., New York, (1973) 22nd ptg, B&W ill of marks, 278pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0517001411 First published in 1953., (Order No: 717 ), $5.00

88. Laidacker, Sam, ANGLO-AMERICAN CHINA PART I - EXPORT CHINA MADE FOR THE AMERICAN TRADE, published by the author, Bristol, PA, 1954, B&W illustrations, 90pp, good+ w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover) signed by the author, HISTORICAL AMERICAN VIEWS & SUBJECTS AND HAND DECORATED WARES. Gaudy Dutch, King's Rose, Spatter, Etc. Mostly During the Period 1800-1860., (Order No: 48878 ), $25.00

89. Lancaster, H. Boswell, LIVERPOOL AND HER POTTERS, W. B. Jones and Co., Ltd., Liverpool, 1936, B&W illustrations, 95pp, plates, good, wraps (softcover), A scarce publication whose contents include: The History of the Potteries; Records of the Potters (in alphabetical order); Classification and Examples; Marks & Characteristics; and, References., (Order No: 25562 ), $20.00

90. Lancaster, H. Boswell, TALKS ON POTTERY, The Patina Press, London, 1949, 11 B&W illustrations, 63pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), An introduction to English pottery and porcelain craftsmen from the earliest maker of importance, John Dwight, of Fulham, 1671 to 1703., (Order No: 28006 ), $12.50

91. Lasansky, Jeannette, CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA REDWARE POTTERY 1780-1904, Penn. State Univ. Press, University Park, PA, 1979, B&W and color ill., 60pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0271002271 Third in a series of regional studies focusing on rural, small town and city handcraft industries., (Order No: 10419 ), $85.00

92. Lasansky, Jeannette, MADE OF MUD: STONEWARE POTTERIES IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA 1834-1929, Penn. State Univ. Press, University Park, PA, 1977, B&W illustrations, 60pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 027100228X, (Order No: 10420 ), $85.00

93. Leder, Steven B.; and Cesana, Fred, THE BIRDS OF BENNINGTON, Stoneware Publications, Hamden, CT, (1991), color illustrations, 150pp, append., good, wraps (softcover), A study of the bird-decorated Bennington, Vermont, stoneware and their decorators. A small chapter looks at Bennington Bird Designs found on wares from other potteries., (Order No: 50310 ), $75.00

94. Lee, Jean Gordon (essay by Philip Chadwick Foster Smith), PHILADELPHIANS AND THE CHINA TRADE 1784-1844, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA, (1984), 270 B&W and color ill., 232pp, fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0812279395 Published on the occasion of two exhibitions at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphians and the China Trade, 1784-1844, July 1-September 23, 1984, and The Canton Connection: Ships, Captains and Cargoes, organized by the Philadelphia Maritime Museum, July 1-September 16, 1984., (Order No: 15633 ), $85.00

95. Lehner, Lois, OHIO POTTERY AND GLASS MARKS AND MANUFACTURERS, Wallace-Homestead Book Co., Des Moines, IA, (1978), B&W illustrations, 113pp, good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0870691686 This book is for everyone. Go to the cupboard, get a plate, even an ordinary one. If the plate is china you will more than likely find the name of a factory or city or both. If you start with the factory, look in the factory listing which will give you the name of the city in which the factory is located. Turn to that city (the cities are in alphabetical order throughout the book) and find the factory which is listed in alphabetical order. If the plate has only a city name, read about the products of various plants in that city and perhaps you may get a lead as to which factory made your plate. Graduate to the china cupboard and go! Mark dates! Have fun!, (Order No: 40376 ), $37.50

96. Lewer, H. William; Stevens, Frank (prefatory note by), THE CHINA COLLECTOR, Dodd, Mead & Company, New York, [1913], B&W illustrations & marks, 347pp, very good, blue cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, "A Guide to the Porcelain of the English Factories." Franklin 3407., (Order No: 51832 ), $7.50

97. Loendorf, Gene; photography by John Baynham, NIPPON HAND PAINTED CHINA, McGrew Color Graphics, Kansas City, MO, (1975), color photographs, 39pp, very good, stiff card stock spiral bound (softcover), All pieces from the collection of Gene Loendorf's, Valley City, ND. Color plates with descriptive information on opposite page., (Order No: 29481 ), $12.00

98. Lukins, Jocelyn (A Collectors List Compiled By), COLLECTING DOULTON ANIMALS, Venta Books, UK, (1990), B&W and color illustrations, 128pp, fine, pictorial boards (hardcover), ISBN 0951028839 An informative presentation of the various type of animals and their background., (Order No: 51080 ), $20.00

99. Mali, Millicent S., FRENCH FAIENCE - FANTAISIE ET POPULAIRE OF THE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURIES, United Printing, n.p., (1986), B&W and color illustrations, 119pp, good, wraps (softcover) inscribed by the author, ISBN 0960382429 The initial chapters present a very brief introduction to basic phrases, definitions and styles which characterize 17th and 18th century French fainece. The great potting centers are described as to how they evolved and the particular decorative themes and techniques. The main portion of the book reports on the faience of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and those examples which have come to be called fantaisie and souvenir items. Some light soiling to the rear cover and foreedge of the book block., (Order No: 51069 ), $50.00

100. Manners, Guy (in association with The Wedgwood Museum, Barlaston), THE WEDGWOOD PORTLAND VASE, Josiah Wedgwood & Sons, Ltd., Barlaston, Staffordshire, (1972), B&W and color illustrations, 24pp, very good, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 42545 ), $30.00

101. Marks, Mariann K., MAJOLICA POTTERY - AN IDENTIFICATION AND VALUE GUIDE - 1989 VALUES, Collector Books, Paducah, KY, (1989), color illustrations, 144pp, very good++, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0891452192, (Order No: 46390 ), $6.00

102. Marryat, Joseph, COLLECTIONS TOWARDS A HISTORY OF POTTERY AND PORCELAIN, IN THE 15TH 16TH, 17TH,AND 18TH CENTURIES ..., John Murray, London, 1850 1st ed, B&W ill., 12 colored plates, 381pp, good, original dark green cloth (hardcover), The first modern study for collectors of pottery and porcelain., (Order No: 49594 ), $100.00

103. McCaslin, Mary J., ROYAL BAYREUTH: A COLLECTOR'S GUIDE - 1994-95 VALUE GUIDE LAID IN, Antique Publications, Marietta, OH, (1994), B&W and color illustrations, 150pp, very good, wraps (softcover) - light rubbing to covers, ISBN 0915410966 Contents include: Company History; Categories; Marks & Tidbits of Information; Interview with Past Director of the Tettau Factory; Description of Items Illustrated in Color; Royal Bayreuth in Color; Royal Rayreuth Today; Record of Ownership & Directors; Bibliography; Index; Value Guide., (Order No: 49624 ), $30.00

104. McNerney, Kathryn, BLUE & WHITE STONEWARE: AN IDENTIFICATION AND VALUE GUIDE, Collector Books, Paducah, KY, (1981), color illustrations, 152pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 089145179X, (Order No: 25045 ), $6.00

105. Meister, Peter Wilhelm and Reber, Horst (translated by Ewald Osers), EUROPEAN PORCELAIN OF THE 18TH CENTURY, Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY, (1983), B&W and color illustrations, 320pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0801414431 With 546 illustrations with 100 in color, the contents include: Term Porcelain and its Use in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries; Chinese Porcelain and the West; Manufactories as Production Centres of European Porcelain; Porcelain Manufactories as Artistic Centres; Artists and Artisans; History of Porcelain Style in the Eighteenth Century; Porcelain as an Article of Use in the Eighteenth Century; Iconography of European Porcelain in the Eighteenth Century; Important Customers and Patrons of Porcelain in the Eighteenth Century; and, more., (Order No: 48110 ), $50.00

106. Meteyard, Eliza, WEDGWOOD TRIO: WEDGEWOOD AND HIS WORKS (1873), MEMORIALS OF WEDGWOOD (1874), CHOICE EXAMPLES OF WEDGWOOD ART (1879), Buten Museum of Wedgwood, Merion, PA, 1967, B&W illustrations, 280pp, very good+, blue cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket as published), Three books reprinted in their entirety., (Order No: 1316 ), $45.00

107. Mew, Egan, OLD CHINESE PORCELAIN: MASTERPIECES OF HANDICRAFT SERIES, T. C. & E. C. Jack, London, n.d. (c1909), B&W and color illustrations, 100pp, marks, good, black cloth, pictorial pastedown, teg (hardcover), (Order No: 36498 ), $17.50

108. Mew, Egan, JAPANESE PORCELAIN: MASTERPIECES OF HANDICRAFT SERIES, T. C. & E. C. Jack, London, n.d. (c1909), B&W and color illustrations, 96pp, good, black cloth, pictorial pastedown, teg (hardcover) lt. wear, (Order No: 36499 ), $20.00

109. Mew, Egan, OLD BOW CHINA: MASTERPIECES OF HANDICRAFT SERIES, T. C. & E. C. Jack, London, n.d. (c1909), B&W and color illustrations, 111pp, good, black cloth, pictorial pastedown, teg (hardcover), (Order No: 36500 ), $15.00

110. Mew, Egan, ROYAL SEVRES CHINA: MASTERPIECES OF HANDICRAFT SERIES, T. C. & E. C. Jack, London, n.d. (c1909), B&W and color illustrations, 90pp, good, black cloth, pictorial pastedown, teg (hardcover), (Order No: 36502 ), $20.00

111. Meyer, Florence E.; photography by Jack Odell, THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF NIPPON, Wallace-Homestead Book Co., Des Moines, IA, 1971, color photographs, unpaginated, very good, stiff card stock spiral bound (softcover), 19 color plates with descriptive information on facing page. Includes corresponding Price Guide., (Order No: 29482 ), $7.50

112. Mickenhagen, R., GERMAN PORCELAIN - A GUIDEBOOK IN ENGLISH AND GERMAN, Gugath & Sohn, Munich-Feldmoching, n.d. 1940s-50s, B&W illustrations - marks, 56pp, very good, wraps (softcover), Includes extensive listing of firms, makers, and marks., (Order No: 42898 ), $15.00

113. Miller, J. Jefferson, EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY MEISSEN PORCELAIN FROM THE MARGARET M. AND ARTHUR J. MOUROT COLLECTION IN THE VIRGINIA MUSEUM, Virginia Museum, Richmond, (1983), 68 pieces ill. in B&W, 68pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0917046137, (Order No: 10384 ), $30.00

114. Mills, Flora Rupe, POTTERS AND GLASSBLOWERS, The Naylor Company, San Antonio, TX, (1963), 15 B&W ill., 113pp, very good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), Mrs. Mills reviews the work of twenty- seven famous potters and glassblowers of the past, covering three centuries., (Order No: 12871 ), $7.50

115. Monachesi, Mrs. Nicola di Rienzi, A MANUAL FOR CHINA PAINTERS - REVISED AND ENLARGED EDITION, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., Boston, (1907) rev ed, B&W illustrations, 300pp, fine, decorated cloth (hardcover) EXCEPTIONALLY NICE COPY, First published in 1896. "Being a Practical and Comprehensive Treatise on the Art of Painting China and Glass with Mineral Colors." With five plates each having color chips. Exceptionally nice (looking new) copy, white cloth clean and white with dark blue decorations on spine and front and rear boards., (Order No: 8372 ), $40.00

116. Montgomery, Susan J., THE CERAMICS OF WILLIAM H. GRUEBY: THE SPIRIT OF THE NEW IDEA IN ARTISTIC HANDICRAFT, Arts & Crafts Quarterly Pr., Lambertville, NJ, 1993, B&W and color illustrations, 119pp of text, very good++, wraps (softcover) small bump lower corner, ISBN 0963789635 With the resurgence of interest in the Arts and Crafts movement and Grueby pottery, this book examine's Grueby's work, on the one hand, in the broader context of international reform, and on the other hand, as the unique contribution of a talented and devoted team of artists., (Order No: 37586 ), $60.00

117. Moore, N. Hudson, THE OLD CHINA BOOK, Tudor Publishing Co., New York, 1936 reprint, 150 B&W illustrations, 300pp, good (hardcover) (no dustjacket), Originally published in 1903, the book includes Staffordshire, Wedgwood, Lustre and other English pottery and porcelain., (Order No: 543 ), $5.00

118. Moore, N. Hudson, DELFTWARE: DUTCH AND ENGLISH - COLLECTOR'S HANDBOOKS, Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York, (1908), 58 B&W ill., 78pp, good, blue cloth (hardcover) EX-LIB w/light edgewear, A Handbook of Dutch Delft and English Delft as well as Delft Potters., (Order No: 23522 ), $10.00

119. Ormsbee, Thomas H., ENGLISH CHINA AND ITS MARKS, Hearthside Press, Inc., New York, (1967), B&W illustrations, 200pp, good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), First published in 1959. Comprehensive record of English potteries and porcelain factories from 1750-1870. Arranged alphabetically it covers 205 makers, 688 marks are illustrated., (Order No: 711 ), $12.50

120. Palmer, Arlene M., A WINTERTHUR GUIDE TO CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN, Crown Publishers, New York, (1976) 1st ptg, 100 B&W, 16 color ill., 144pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0517521784 Select examples from the Winterthur Museum illustrate the variety of forms and designs demanded by Western taste as 60 million pieces of Chinese porcelain were sent to the West before 1800., (Order No: 2272 ), $7.50

121. Palmer, J. P. and Chilton, Meredith, TREASURES OF THE GEORGE R. GARDINER MUSEUM OF CERAMIC ART, Ontario Heritage Foundation, Ontario, Canada, 1984, color illustrations, 72pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 42546 ), $10.00

122. Pappas, John and Kendall, A. Harold, HAMPSHIRE POTTERY MANUFACTURED BY J. S. TAFT & COMPANY KEENE, NEW HAMPSHIRE, Forward's Color Productions, Manchester, VT, 1971, 21 color plates, very good+, sprial bound hard boards, signed by author, 2 marks, Descriptions on pages facing plates. Three page history of the company preceeds the plates., (Order No: 23579 ), $25.00

123. Paquot, Ris, LA CERAMIQUE MUSICALE ET INSTRUMENTALE, A. Levy, Editeur, Paris, 1889, 48 chromolithograph plates, 240pp, very good, unbound and uncut sheets in original folder, In French, this piece discusses the development of music as an art form from classical antiquity. In addition, it presents the representation of musical instruments in art, particularly on ceramics. An uncommon item, usual found bound to suit the desires of the original purchaser. This copy is as purchased from the publisher, unbound, and was never bound. In the original board folder with ties, the front board has the same illustration as the title page. The signatures are unopened and untrimmed waiting for the final binding process. No internal faults, excellent plates. Perfect for binding to suit, or to own as originally published., (Order No: 35032 ), $750.00

124. Phillips, John Goldsmith, CHINA-TRADE PORCELAIN, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, 1956, B&W and color illustrations, 234pp, good+, blue cloth spine (hardcover) no dustjacket, An Account of Its Historical Background, Manufacture, and Decoration and a Study of the Helena Woolworth McCann Collection. Published for the Winfield Foundation and the Metropolitan Museum of Art., (Order No: 47779 ), $25.00

125. Poche, Emanuel (translated by Richard K. White) (photographs by Josef Ebm), BOHEMIAN PORCELAIN, Artia/Spring Books, London, n.d., 176 full page plates, 16 col, 72pp of text, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), The author examines in detail the individual contribution of each factory, and traces more broadly those currents of style or commerce which swayed the destiny of the industry as a whole, from its beginnings into the period of classic achievement, and up to the heavy commercialisation of the later years of the Nineteenth century. PLATES FOLLOW TEXT, (Order No: 26296 ), $30.00

126. Powell, Elizabeth A. (written & illustrated by), PENNSYLVANIA POTTERY: TOOLS AND PROCESSES, Bucks County Historical Soc., Doylestown, PA, (1972) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 20pp, fine, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 45595 ), $16.50

127. Purviance, Louise; Purviance, Evan; and, Schneider, Norris F., ZANESVILLE ART POTTERY IN COLOR, Wallace-Homestead Book Co., Des Moines, IA, (1968) 3rd ptg, color plates, very good, spiral bound, stiff boards, (Order No: 16315 ), $10.00

128. Rackham, Bernard, A BOOK OF PORCELAIN: FINE EXAMPLES IN THE VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM, Adam and Charles Black, London, 1910, color illustrations, 95pp of text, good, olive green cloth (hardcover) fading and wear to spine, Twenty-eight tipped in color paintings of specimens of porcelain painted by William Gibb., (Order No: 15762 ), $20.00

129. Ramsey, L. G. G. (editor), THE CONNOISSEUR NEW GUIDE TO ANTIQUE ENGLISH POTTERY, PORCELAIN AND GLASS, E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., New York, (1961), 64pp photos, line drawings, 128pp text, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 6565 ), $8.50

130. Ray, Marcia, COLLECTIBLE CERAMICS: AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF POTTERY AND PORCELAIN FOR THE AMERICAN COLLECTOR, Crown Publishers, New York, (1974), 500 pieces ill. in Col & B&W, 256pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), Concise alphabetic handbook of more than 350 kinds of ceramics from the 18th century to the present., (Order No: 1623 ), $7.50

131. Read, Herbert, STAFFORDSHIRE POTTERY FIGURES, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA, 1929, 6 color, 70 B&W plates, 24pp of text, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) w/good slipcase SEE NOTE, Exceptionally nice clean and tight copy with largerly unopened pages. CONDIION NOTE - Small bump bottom corner, chip on dustjacket, slipcase lightly worn., (Order No: 48341 ), $75.00

132. Rebert, M. Charles, AMERICAN MAJOLICA 1850-1900, Wallace-Homestead, Des Moines, IA, (1981), B&W and color ill., 87pp, good, pictorial boards (hardcover) EX-LIB usual marks/edgewear, ISBN 0870693433 The standard guide., (Order No: 9629 ), $50.00

133. Ree, Richard Lewis (English version); Martin, Ricardo (Head of Publication), LLADRO - THE MAGIC WORLD OF PORCELAIN, Salvat Editores, S.A., Barcelona, (1989), color illustrations, 279pp, fine, black simulated leather (hardcover), ISBN 8434548607 Contents include: Lladro: Miracle, Magic, Myth; History of Porcelain; Years that are History; The most recent history. A wide range of pieces are then illustrated, and marks presented., (Order No: 48328 ), $8.50

134. Reilly, Robin, THE COLLECTOR'S WEDGWOOD, Portfolio Press, Huntington, NY, (1980), B&W and color illustrations, 312pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), A visual history of Wedgwood., (Order No: 45463 ), $32.50

135. Richter, Gisela M. A., ATTIC RED-FIGURED VASES: A SURVEY, Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, 1946, 125 B&W ill., 221pp, good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), Since the publication in 1936 of the large two-volume catalogue RED-FIGURED ATHENIAN VASES IN THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM, the author has repeatedly been asked to republish part of the text in a smaller, less expensive volume. In this book she has borrowed freely from the previous catalogue, but has also added much that is new., (Order No: 22523 ), $15.00

136. Rickerson, Wildey C., MAJOLICA - IT'S FUN TO COLLECT, published by the author, Deep River, CT, [1963], B&W illustrations, 70pp, very good, wraps (softcover), Full of history and collecting details, marks, etc., (Order No: 41960 ), $30.00

137. Robacker, Earl F. and Robacker, Ada F., SPATTERWARE AND SPONGE: HARDY PERENNIALS OF CERAMICS, A. S. Barnes and Company, New York, (1978), B&W and color illustrations, 167pp, good++ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 049802086X First fully comprehensive treatment of the spattered and sponged wares popularly assumed to be Pennsylvania Dutch but actually limited neither to the Dutchland nor to the United States., (Order No: 33728 ), $165.00

138. Robinson, Dorotha, HAND-PAINTED NIPPON CHINA, Forward's Color Productions, Manchester, VT, [1971], 24 color plates, good, spiral bound stiff boards, "A full color guide for chinaware collectors with many identifying marks and prices." Full color plates with descriptions on opposite page., (Order No: 30417 ), $10.00

139. Rosenfeld, David, PORCELAIN FIGURES OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY IN EUROPE, The Studio Publications, New York, (1949), B&W and color plates, 131pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), Franklin 3895., (Order No: 626 ), $9.50

140. Ruscoe, William, ENGLISH PORCELAIN FIGURES 1744-1848, John Tiranti Ltd., London, 1947, B&W illustrations, 40pp, good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), An introductory essay to the study of English Porcelain, including figures from the porcelain works at Bow, Chelsea, Derby, Longton Hall, Worcester, Plymouth and Bristol., (Order No: 26312 ), $7.50

141. Rust, Gordon A., COLLECTOR'S GUIDE TO ANTIQUE PORCELAIN, Viking Press, New York, (1973), B&W and color illustrations, 144pp, good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0670229172, (Order No: 598 ), $7.50

142. Sandon, John, THE PHILLIPS GUIDE TO ENGLISH PORCELAIN OF THE 18TH AND 19TH CENTURIES, Merehurst Press, London, (1989), B&W and color illustrations, 160pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 1853910619 Good overall survey telling the full story of English porcelain., (Order No: 2634 ), $10.00

143. Savage, George, SEVENTEENTH AND EIGHTEENTH FRENCH PORCELAIN, Barrie & Rockliff, London, (1960), 4 col., B&W ill., marks, 243pp, very good+, blue cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, First comprehensive work in this field since 1906., (Order No: 563 ), $15.00

144. Savage, George, EIGHTEENTH CENTURY ENGLISH PORCELAIN - (18TH CENTURY ENGLISH PORCELAIN), Spring Books, London, (1964), over 250 B&W ill., 435pp, good, blue cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket) light fade to spine, First published in 1952., (Order No: 681 ), $10.00

145. Savage, George, CERAMICS FOR THE COLLECTOR: AN INTRODUCTION TO POTTERY AND PORCELAIN, Rockliff, London, (1955) 3rd ptg, 64pp of B&W plates, 224pp, very good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), Includes: technique, far East, Spain, Italy, Continental Faience and stoneware, English, etc. Franklin 3038., (Order No: 754 ), $5.00

146. Savage, George, CERAMIQUE ANGLAISE, Office du Livre, Fribourg, Suisse, (1961), 184 ill w/56 color plates, 437pp, very good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), "Poteries - Faiences - Faiences fines - Gres - Porcelaines." French edition of an important title., (Order No: 1217 ), $30.00

147. Savage, George, 18TH CENTURY GERMAN PORCELAIN, Spring Books, London, (1967), nearly 300 B&W ill., 242pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Originally published in 1958., (Order No: 2768 ), $15.00

148. Savage, George, ENGLISH CERAMICS, Jean F. Gonthier Publisher, Switzerland, (1983), B&W and Color illustrations, 270pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), A definitive collection of the best in English ceramic art., (Order No: 41814 ), $30.00

149. Schreiber, Charlotte; Guest, Montague J. (edited by); Mew, Egan (annotations by), LADY CHARLOTTE SCHREIBER'S JOURNALS: CONFIDENCES OF A COLLECTOR OF CERAMICS & ANTIQUES... -- TWO VOLUME SET COMPLETE, John Lane, The Bodley Head, London, 1911, B&W ill. color frontis, good, decorated blue cloth, teg (hardcover) EX-LIB spine wear, "...THROUGHOUT BRITAIN, FRANCE, HOLLAND, BELGIUM, SPAIN, PORTUGAL, TURKEY, AUSTRIA & GERMANY FROM THE YEAR 1869 TO 1885." "Illustrated by Upwards of One Hundred Plates Including Eight in Colour & One in Photogravure." Two Volume Set: Volume I, 503pp; Volume II, 542pp. Ex-Lib with usual markings, and wear at the top and bottom of the spines (especially on Volume I). Nice clean and tight set., (Order No: 47234 ), $125.00

150. Schwartz, Marvin D. & Wolfe, Richard, A HISTORY OF AMERICAN ART PORCELAIN, Renaissance Editions, New York, (1967) 1st ed, 75 B&W ill., 93pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) small chip/tear on dustjacket, Traces the history of porcelain making in the United States from its earliest colonial beginnings to the present works of a contemporary studio., (Order No: 4343 ), $7.50

151. Seattle Ceramic Society (foreword by Millard B. Rogers, Associate Director, Seattle Art Museum), 18TH CENTURY ENGLISH PORCELAIN - A CATALOGUE OF A SPECIAL EXHIBITION APRIL 19 TO MAY 27, 1956, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA, 1956, B&W illustrations, 64pp, very good, wraps (softcover), This special loan exhibition of eighteenth century English porcelain marks the ninth year of the Seattle Ceramic Society and is the third large exhibition arranged by the group., (Order No: 48725 ), $17.50

152. Smith, Alan, THE ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO LIVERPOOL HERCULANEUM POTTERY: 1796-1840, Barrie & Jenkins, London, (1970), 100 B&W ill, 8 color plates, 142pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover) author inscribed, ISBN 0257651098 This copy warmly inscribed by the author "For Jack & El, with many thanks for all your help and encouragement while I was working on this book..." Jack and Eleanor Leon were noted collectors of English yellow glazed earthenware. Their collection is now housed in the Smithsonian., (Order No: 770 ), $40.00

153. Snyder, Jeffrey B., FASCINATING FLOW BLUE WITH VALUES, Schiffer Publishing Co., Atglen, PA, (1997) 1st ptg, color illustrations, 165pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 076430335X A new study showing a wide-ranging array of rare, unusual, and highly prized Flow Blue ceramic wares in 500 color photographs., (Order No: 44150 ), $25.00

154. Snyder, Jeffrey B. and Bockol, Leslie, MAJOLICA: AMERICAN & EUROPEAN WARES, Schiffer Publishing Ltd., Atglen, PA, (1994), B&W and color illustrations, 176pp, very good++, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0887405614 With Price Guide. This book presents a new analysis of Majolica set against its cultural-historical background. American, British, and European wares in hundreds of patterns in dozens of forms, are displayed in over 550 color photographs., (Order No: 51460 ), $14.50

155. Solon, M. L., A BRIEF HISTORY OF OLD ENGLISH PORCELAIN AND ITS MANUFACTORIES, Bemrose & Sons, Ltd., London, 1903, 20 color, 74 B&W plates, 255pp, good, blue cloth spine, white cloth boards, teg (hardcover), "...with an Artistic, Industrial, and Critical Appreciation of Their Productions." Limited to 1250 copies. Franklin 3498 - Best on the Subject., (Order No: 7089 ), $40.00

156. Spargo, John, EARLY AMERICAN POTTERY AND CHINA, Garden City Publishing Co., New York, 1948 reprint, over 100 B&W illustrations, 393pp, very good, green cloth spine (hardcover) (no dustjacket), Standard illustrated reference on American pottery and china by a universally acknowledged authority. Originally published in 1926 by The Century Co., (Order No: 803 ), $9.50

157. Spargo, John, THE POTTERS AND POTTERIES OF BENNINGTON, Cracker Barrel Press, Southampton, LI, New York, orig pub 1926, B&W ill. follow text, 265pp of text, very good, red cloth (hardcover), 1970s reprint of this classic., (Order No: 5159 ), $20.00

158. Spargo, John, THE POTTERS AND POTTERIES OF BENNINGTON - LIMITED EDITION, HoughtonMifflin/Antiques Inc, Boston, 1926, color frontis, 44 B&W plates, 270pp of text, good, black cloth spine, paper covered boards with edgeware, Limited Edition of 800 numbered copies. Part One: The Norton Potteries - 1793-1894; Part Two: The Fenton Potteries. Franklin 3175 Best on the Subject., (Order No: 35509 ), $75.00

159. St.-Gaudens, Paul; and Jackson, Arthur R., HOW TO MEND CHINA AND BRIC-A-BRAC: AS A HOBBY ... AS A BUSINESS, Charles T. Branford Company, Boston, (1953) 2nd ptg, drawings by Jane Pitts, 123pp, very good w/good dustjacket, (Order No: 26675 ), $14.50

160. Strohmer - Nowak, ALTWIENER PORZELLAN, Kunstverlag Wolfrum, Wein, (1950), B&W and color illustrations, 34pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Wolfrumbucher Nr. 3 Also illustrates marks on Austrian porcelain. Text in German., (Order No: 46083 ), $8.50

161. Tait, Hugh, PORCELAIN, Paul Hamlyn, London, (1962), 55 plates follow text, 44pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), In 1709 first true European porcelain was produced at Meissen. Author gives account of early rivalry between factories as techniques improved., (Order No: 564 ), $5.00

162. The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, THE MOUNT VERNON CHINA: AN ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE WITH HISTORICAL NOTES, published by the association, Mount Vernon, VA, (1949), B&W illustrations, 58pp, good+, wraps (softcover), The second in the series of interpretative catalogues of the Mount Vernon Collection., (Order No: 31423 ), $10.00

163. Valenstein, Suzanne G., MING PORCELAINS: A RETROSPECTIVE, China Institute in America, New York, (1970), B&W illustrations, 104pp, good, wraps (softcover), Catalogue of a Loan Exhibition From Museum and Private Collections in the United States October 29, 1970 through January 31, 1971., (Order No: 33035 ), $15.00

164. Vydra, Josef & Kunz, Ludvik, PAINTING ON FOLK CERAMICS, Spring Books, London, n.d. c1960, 156 plates, 40 are in color, 78pp of text, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) good slipcase, (Order No: 5052 ), $30.00

165. Walsh, David A. & Stetler, Polly (researched and compiled by), PFALTZGRAFF: AMERICA'S POTTER, Historical Society of York, York, PA, 1989, B&W and color illustrations, 128pp, very good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Historical Society of York County, PA, October, 1989 - October, 1990. Covers 150 years of the company's change and growth., (Order No: 2705 ), $17.50

166. Warner, Ian (with Mike Posgay), THE WORLD OF WADE: COLLECTABLE PORCELAIN AND POTTERY, Antique Publications, Marietta, OH, (1988), B&W and color illustrations, 188pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0915410508 Covers Wade collectibles between 1927 and 1987., (Order No: 53156 ), $15.00

167. Watson, Wendy M., ITALIAN RENAISSANCE MAIOLICA FROM THE WILLIAM A. CLARK COLLECTION, Scala Books, London, (1986), B&W and color illustrations, 192pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0886750202 Catalog of a traveling exhibition organized by The Corcoran Gallery of Art and the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum., (Order No: 32637 ), $15.00

168. Weiss, Gustav, THE BOOK OF PORCELAIN, Praeger Publishers, New York, (1971), B&W and color illustrations, 335pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0214651053 A treasure house of technical, cultural, and artistic infomation Weiss covers both Far-eastern and European porcelain., (Order No: 518 ), $7.50

169. Wells, James D., "A CHOICE SORTMENT:" CERAMICS FROM NEW ENGLAND HOMES, Wm. Underwood Co. Gallery, Westwood, MA, 1981, B&W and color illustrations, 32pp, fine, wraps (softcover) with errata sheet laid in, Catalogue of an ceramic exhibition held September 9 - October 26, 1981 for the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities. Contents include: Drinking Vessels, Coffee and Tea Wares, Tablewares, Household Embellishments, Utilitarian Wares, and Toys., (Order No: 46261 ), $20.00

170. Wills, Geoffrey & Joy, Edward T., THE COLLECTORS' BOOK OF ENGLISH ANTIQUES, A. S. Barnes & Co., New York, orig pub 1964, B&W and color illustrations, 104pp & 96pp, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0498014312 Originally published in two volumes as: THE BOOK OF ENGLISH FURNITURE, and THE BOOK OF ENGLISH CHINA., (Order No: 876 ), $5.00

171. Wills, Geoffrey, THE BOOK OF ENGLISH CHINA, A. S. Barnes and Co., South Brunswick, NJ, (1964), 131 B&W plates, 96pp, good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), Plates show selected pieces of English china made during a period of three hundred years from about 1500 ending in 1830., (Order No: 12586 ), $7.50

172. Wolseley, Cecilia and Schuster, Felicia, THESE MINOR MONUMENTS, FRESH LIGHTS ON CHINA APPRECIATION, Arco Publishing Co., Inc., New York, (1970), B&W illustrations, 115pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) EX-LIB w/usual markings, ISBN 0668024089, (Order No: 12851 ), $4.00

173. Young, Harriet, GRANDMOTHER'S HAVILAND - SECOND REVISED EDITION, Wallace-Homestead Book Co., Des Moines, IA, (1970) 2nd ed, B&W ill., 8 color plates, 200pp, very good+, pictorial boards (hardcover), History of Haviland China, marks, early decoration, how to identify pieces, etc., (Order No: 10883 ), $14.50

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