Boston: Pucker Gallery, 1992. Softcover. White & black & color illus. wraps, [24 pp.], many color plates. Issued in conjunction with a 1992 exhibition of porcelains crafted by Nova Scotia-born artist, Brother Thomas Bezanson (1929-2007). With a brief intro by Pamela Fletcher, a chronology and exhibition history, and more than..... More
Boston, Massachusetts: Pucker Gallery, 2011. Softcover. Burgundy, black and white wraps with color-illustration, 32 pp., with very many color images of the artist's work. Issued in conjunction with a 2011 exhibition of ceramics crafted by Canadian-born potter Brother Thomas Bezanson (1929-2007). Includes the article, "The Ritual of Friendship," by Bernie..... More
Winterthur: The Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, 1972. Softcover. Red ill. wraps. ix, 373 pp. Numerous bw ills. Examines Spanish ceramics, Pearlware, the poor potter of Yorktown, Staffordshire Stoneware, Tucker porcelain, and ceramics found in several U. S. historic sites. More
Burnstown, Ontario: General Store Publishing House, 1997. Softcover. Olive green & illus. wraps, 220 pp., many BW illus. "There are millions, maybe hundreds of millions, of objects printed with the Willow Pattern design lining shelves, brooding behind glass door panes, glistening on mantelpieces or clipped to walls all over the..... More
Hale, Cushman & Flint, 1939. First Printing. Hardcover. Buff cloth with gilt lettering. xx, 304 pp. 91 bw plates + drawings of marks. Exhaustive study of American pottery that provides valuable information regarding definitions; regions, including Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, New York, New England, the mid-west, and the south;..... More
Des Moines, Iowa: Wallace-Homestead Book Company, 1981. Hardbound. Light blue, color-illustrated glossy boards. 87 pp., profusely illustrated in color and bw. More than 100 pieces are illustrated. Including Etruscan majolica, made in Phoenixville, the Bennet Brothers, Ohio potters, Hampshire Pottery, Trenton wares, New Milford, Ct. Marks and backstamps. A wonderful..... More
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1989. Second printing. Hardcover. Brick-red cloth over boards; Color pictorial dj.; 255 pp.; 129 bw figures. The book about Henry Chapman Mercer, a leading figure of the American Arts and Crafts movement; An in-depth exploration of his work based on his own business and personal..... More
Strasburg, Virginia: Shenandoah Publishing House, Inc., 1929. Hardbound. Purplish textured cloth with gilt letters on spine and gilt decoration on front cover. 277 pp. 7 color plates, 38 halftone illustrations and 100s of smaller bw depictions of stoneware. A wonderful solid copy of the original edition of this classic. Chapter..... More
Westerville, Ohio: The American Ceramic Society, 1997. Hardcover. Color pictorial paper over boards; 262 pp.; Numerous bw figures. Volume VII in the Ceramics and Civilization series; Proceedings from "The Prehistory and History of Ceramic Kilns," held at the 98th Meeting of the American Ceramic Society in Indianapolis in 1996. More
[Claremont, Calif.]: [Scripps College], [1969]. Paperback. Large gray portfolio with white lettering. Inside contents contain a bifold with text and 32 BW thumbnail illustrations. 32 large individual BW plates. A nice collection of 32 plates depicting various ceramics by American artists. The bifold contains Editor's Remarks: "These thirty-two examples of..... More
Minneapolis, Minnesota: University Museum, University of Minneapolis, 1988. Softbound. Color-illustrated wraps, 105 pp. Illustrated in B&W, some color plates. Biographies and works of ten ceramists - Maija Grotell, Thomas Samuel Haile, Glen Lukens, Gertrud & Otto Natzler, Henry Varnum Poor, Edwin & Mary Scheier, Viktor Schreckengost, Margeurite Wildenhain. More
Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1980. Softcover. Tan ill. wraps. 160 pp. 49 bw ills. Extensive study of the Meaders family history and pottery. With details on family members, their work processes, their wares, glazes, kilns, and more. With many illustrations from black & white photos, maps, etc. More
Syracuse, New York: Keramic Studio Publishing Company, 1903 - 1904. Hardcover. Leather at spine and corners, blue marbled paper over boards. Marbled endpapers and page edges. 246 pp. Profusely illustrated in bw. Issues of Old China magazine (volume III, issues 1 through 12) bound into a single volume. More
Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, 1997. Hardcover. Maroon boards with white lettering, marbled end papers. Glossy color-illustrated dust jacket with blue and white lettering. 207 pp. Color illustrations. Signed by author. American art pottery is one of the most dynamic collecting fields, with prices soaring up to $200,000 for one piece..... More
New York, New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1966. Hardbound. Color embossed and designed cloth covers with illustrated dustjacket. 144 pp., profusely illustrated. A wonderful copy of this classic. More
New York: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, 1968. Softbound. Yellowish wraps with design. 108 pp., with 22 color and 71 bw plates. Extensive annotations and vivid photographs. More
Chicago, Illinois: Art Institute of Chicago, 1954. Softcover. Brown illus. wraps; Staple-bound; 50 pp.; Profusely illustrated with bw photos and figures. Exhibition featured over 200 ceramic pieces from the Mochica and Nazca civilizations; Extensive annotations; Preface by Nathan Cumming. More
New York: Renaissance Editions, 1967. Hardbound. Bluish cloth with color illustrated glossy dustjacket. 93 pp., 75 mostly bw plates. More
Claremont, California: Scripps College, 2002. Softcover. Red illus. wraps; 48 pp. with 43 items pictured. More
Ayer, Massachusetts: Ayer Antique China Co., no date given (circa 1890s?). Softcover. Blue wraps; 23 pp.; 17 bw figures. A listing of various items the Ayer Antique China Co. is willing purchase, including the prices they are willing to pay. More
Paducah, KY: Collector Books, 1991. Softbound. Pink and color illustrated wraps. 175 pp., profusely illustrated in vivid color. "The first manufacturer of Gaudy Dutch in England was the Royal Worcester Pottery Works, located in Worcestershire. ... After the War of 1812, it was sent to the American market. The ware..... More
Williamsburg, Va. The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation / University Press of New England, 2009. Hardcover. Chocolate cloth, gilt letters on spine, illus. dust jacket, 271 pp., 300+ BW & color illus. "Salt-glazed Stoneware in Early Americachronicles the traditions of stoneware imported from England and Germany as well as the often overlooked..... More
Lebanon, Pennsylvania: Applied Arts Publishers, 1988. Softcover. Orange illus. wraps; 32 pp. with numerous bw illustrations. Includes names of represented potteries and suggested reading list. More
Cambridge: Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 1971. Paperback. Orange wraps with red and black lettering and black illustrations. xxii, 630 pp. Illustrations. Pocket in back cover contains "Munsell Chart for Identification of Ceramic Color Designations Referred to in this Volume." More
New York: The Century Co., 1926. Hardcover. Navy cloth. xviii, 393 pp. 64 bw plates. A very nice, clean copy of this book. More
