American Ceramics: 1876 to the Present
NY: Abbeville Press, 1987. Hardcover. Black cloth, gilt lettering, black DJ. 351 pp. 100+ color, 140 bw plates. More
NY: Abbeville Press, 1987. Hardcover. Black cloth, gilt lettering, black DJ. 351 pp. 100+ color, 140 bw plates. More
Sandwich, Ma: Heritage Plantation of Sandwich, 1991. Softbound. Color illustrated wraps. 81 pp., 6 exquisite color plates and many bw plates. A very nice copy, with prvious owner's small bookplate inside front cover. Glossary, Bibliography. Catalogue lists 165 items. More
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1950. Hardcover. Brown cloth. x, 291 pp. + ills. 136 bw plates. 21 chapters address early settlers' pottery making. Includes chapters on early techniques, individual manufacturers, and New England regions and forms. Appendices include documents relating to the Parkers of Charlestown, New England Potters checklist and..... More
Boston, MA / Grand Rapids, MI: Pucker Gallery / Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1999. Bill Aron (photo essay). Hardcover. Bronze boards. Black dust jacket with color illustration. 218 pp. Many large color and bw plates. Contains a catalogue of 122 works by the Benedictine monk, theologian, and artist-in-residence at..... More
Athens: The University of Georgia Press, 1983. Rare first edition hardcover. Hardcover. Tannish cloth, tan ill. DJ. xxxii, 326 pp. 12 color and 154 bw plates. The complete story of Georgia's rich folk pottery tradition, drawn from scholarly research and personal interviews. More
Griffin, GA: C&C Productions, 1994. Color wraps. 64 pp. 8 color, 64+ bw plates. This volume is a pictorial legacy of the folk pottery of the Meaders family, traditional potters from Northeast Georgia. With a two-page introductory essay. More
Trenton, NJ: New Jersey State Museum, 1989. Softbound. White embossed and printed wraps. 88 pp., profusely illustrated in color. A most uncommon and essential catalogue. Wonderfully illustrated. More
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1880. Hardcover. Green cloth. Black and red design embossed on cover. xi, 258 pp. Exhaustive instructional book covering all aspects of European and Asian ceramics history, and information addressing various decorations, production methods and materials. More
Metuchen, New Jersey: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1988. Hardbound. Red clay-colored cloth with white lettering; 325 pp. Includes 965 citations and 1,240 names. More
New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1970. Hardcover. Light brown cloth, ill. DJ. x, 278 pp. A few bw plates. Study of the making of household pottery in NY from its 17th century origins to the early 20th century. Includes sections on manufactories from New York city, Hudson Valley, Albany, the..... More
La Fundacion Blasco de Alagon, 2004, circa. Softbound. Glossy color illustrated wraps. 382 pp. Profusely illustrated in color. This may be the exhibition catalogue for Alcora In New York: The Collection From The Count of Aranda's Factory at the Hispanic Society. Text is in Spanish and In English. The exhibition..... More
New Jersey: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1988. Hardbound. Black cloth with glossy bw illustrated dustjacket. 266 pp., profusely illustrated in bw. A fine, highly documented study of all the known potteries in New Jersey from Middlesex and Monmouth Counties southward through Cape May County. The illustrations are good and the..... More
Baltimore, MD: Inglett-Watson and Ken Forster, 1986. Softcover. BW illustrated glossy wraps. 51 pp., and laid-in price list. two color photographs glued to inside of front cover, 26 other half-page bw plates showing 100s of pieces. Introduction, p. 1 : "Selections from the private collections of Ken Forster, Gene Reynolds..... More
Urbana-Champaign, Ill. Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois, 1986. Softcover. Oblong, color-illus. wraps with green lettering. 32 pp. with 1 color and bw images throughout. Catalogue from the exhibition held at 3 museums between October 1986 and May 1987. Preface by Ellen Paul Decker. Signed by her. Includes a chronology..... More
Currier Gallery of Art, 1994. Softbound. Illustrated wraps. 109 pp., profusely illustrated in color and bw. A superb copy, no signs of use. A vital reference. Includes checklist, chronology, list of exhibitions, bibliography. Great illustrations. Mary and Edwin Scheier (born 1908, 1910) devoted their lifetimes to creating and teaching ceramics..... More
Portland, Maine: The Southworth-Anthoensen Press, 1942. Hardcover. Blue cloth. No dust jacket. 150 pp. 32 BW illustrations. More
Williamsburg, Va. The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation / University Press of New England, 2009. Hardcover. Chocolate cloth, gilt letters on spine, illustrated 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
Athens, Georgia: The University of Georgia Press, 1993. Hardcover. Beige cloth over boards; Color pictorial dj.; 234 pp.; Profusely illustrated in bw, with a few color figures as well. An in-depth study of South Carolina stoneware, in particular that of the Edgefield District factories; Includes information on the factories, glazes..... More
NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1901. 2nd, revised and enlarged. Hardcover. Red cloth with gilt embossed design on front cover. xxi, 539+ pp. 275 bw plates. More
Washington, DC: Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, 1983. Hardbound. Faux brown leather cloth with color illustrated dustjacket. 344 pp.; over 250 illustrations, many in color. A very nice copy of this weighty tome, replete with large and crisp color plates. 278 ceramic specimens are illustrated in this book. More
Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 1987. 2nd ed. Softcover. White & illus. wraps, 626 pp., 110 BW illus. A revised / 2nd edition of Ketchum's 1970 "Early Potters and Potteries of New York State." A fascinating look at the craft, its sites and its people. More
Des Moines, Iowa: Wallace-Homestead Book Co., 1976. Hardcover. Black paper boards, green & pictorial dj, 295 pp., 477 BW & 80 color illus. "Mary Chase Perry stratton, who founded the Pewable Pottery in Detroit, Michigan, in 1903, was the first to discover an old Persian formula for an iridescent glaze..... More
Santa Fe: Spirit Bird Press, 2015. Softcover. Color-illustrated softcover with white and yellow lettering, matching dust jacket. xx, 217 pp. Over 150 photographs and illustrations. Steve Elmore's unified view of the early life and work of the Hopi potter Nampeyo draws on 25 years of research. Nampeyo's early life which..... More
Iowa: Wallace-Homestead Company, 1978. Softbound. Blue wraps with bw illustration. 92 pp., profusely illustrated in bw. A wonderful and important resource for any collector or dealer who handles Wave Crest. More
1992. Softcover. Grey wraps. 164 pp. 97 color plates. Exhibition catalogue. Essays by Anita J. Ellis and Kenneth R. Trapp, with a foreword by Millard F. Rogers, Jr. Beautiful illustrations accompany an annotated catalogue of 97 works. More