BRITISH POTTERY BOOKS 17th - 19th Centuries

BRITISH POTTERY C.1600 to C.1890

P447  PRESTONPANS POTTERY  Buy Now Buy it now in our Shop

THE LEEDS POTTERY 1770 - 1881 P214) THE LEEDS POTTERY £ 75.00  Buy Now Buy it now in our Shop

P448) SLIPWARE In The Potteries Museum  Buy Now Buy it now in our Shop

Titles are in what we see as a logical alphabetical order by subject or factory or a key word in the title.

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P445) PAINTED in BLUE. Underglaze Blue Painted Earthenwares 1775 to 1810 - Roberts L. N.C.S. 2006. 170 pages. 410 colour illustrations. Soft. The numerous creamware and pearlware underglaze blue painted wares are examined in detail and grouped together for identification. The attributed wares by known producers are followed by the examination of unattributed marks and the unattributed groups of wares and an analysis of their pattern detail such as variations of Long Eliza, Pagoda and Fence etc. Excellent resource for both pottery and porcelain analysis.	£ 25.00  Buy Now Buy it now in our Shop
P444) PEOPLE, PASSIONS, PASTIMES, and PLEASURES : STAFFORDSHIRE FIGURES 1810 -1835 - Myrna Schkolne. Arriving March 2006. Limited edition of only1,000 copies worldwide. 324 pages. Over 400 colour illustrations. 40 black & white illustrations. 332 figures illustrated. Hardbound with dust jacket. The first comprehensive collectors' reference book devoted exclusively to early nineteenth-century enamel-painted Staffordshire figures. The book's stars are 332 figures owned by private collectors and museums worldwide. Each is featured in a superb quality colour photograph. Some mark notable events; others depict scenes from everyday life. Importantly, each offers an insightful social commentary on a world that has vanished. In many ways, 1835 marked the end of an age, and in later years new urban recreations displaced traditional rural pastimes. A meticulously researched text tells the amazing stories reflected in figures potted in the quarter-century preceding this watershed year, probes their design sources, and guides those who collect them. Thirty-five chapters explore events as diverse as The Red Barn Murder and The Death of Munrow, and tell of the Battle for the Breeches, Tithing, Bull baiting, Boxing, Menageries, Performing Animals, Farm Animals, and a host of other customs and circumstances captured in Staffordshire clay. A feast for the eyes, an invaluable reference for collectors, and riveting reading for all interested in the period. COPIES IN STOCK will be priced at £ 65.00 not £ 75.00 for a short time due to current $ exchange rates. WE ARE THE U.K., EUROPEAN, AUSTRALIA, JAPAN & ASIA SUPPLIER FOR THIS TITLE. Copies for buyers in the U.S.A. available from the author HERE	Due to the current U.S. $ exchange rates current stock in the U.K. will be priced at £ 65.00 not £ 75.00 for a short time  £ 65.00  Buy Now Buy it now in our Shop
P001) 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH POTTERY AND PORCELAIN. Bemrose G.Faber 1952. 153pp. 98 b/w & 4 Col. Plates.d/w. Worn dust wrapper The first book to focus on 19th century wares. With chapters on Country Potteries, Peasant Earthenwares, Parian Ware, Transfer Wares, Porcelain of the first half of the century, Great Exhibitions and marks.	£ 20.00
P447) PRESTONPANS POTTERY. A Definitive Study of Scotland's Heritage - Cruickshank G. 2007.290 pages. 260 colour illustrations & 131 black & white. Hardback. In dust wrapper. In stock .             A new and well researched work on the various Potteries, Potters and their families and the wares produced during the 18th,19th and 20th centuries. Prestonpans was the pre-eminent manufacturer of pottery in Scotland under the leadership of the Cadells, Gordons and Watsons. It was the town's major employer. These traditions continued with Charles Belfield & Sons right up until the 1930s, and lived again in the late 20th century with Dorothy Clyde. Graham Cruickshank a respected authority on Scottish pottery has produced a detailed and well illustrated work on the history of these potteries and the creamware, saltglazed, tortoise-shell, majolica, transfer printed and other wares produced in the Prestonpans area. provides fresh documentary evidence throughout this important contribution to Scottish pottery and its history	£ 29.95
P448) SLIPWARE In The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery- Stoke. 2007. 192 pages. 300 colour illustrations. Hardback. d/w.      The collection of Staffordshire slipware at Stoke has been formed over a period of almost two hundred years. It reflects the differing tastes and interests of collectors from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and of the museum curators who have cultivated them. The collection and this publication contains not only18th century slipware but smaller sections on factory made wares of the 19th century and studio examples of slipware decoration from the 20th century. The traditional slipware forms such as Posset pots, Fuddling cups, Jugs and Puzzle jugs are illustrated and described in over 140 pages of the book whilst the factory made and studio wares take up some 40 pages. Nearly 400 examples are illustrated with a 20 page forward to the collection and information on recent discoveries.	£ 30.00  Buy Now Buy it now in our Shop
P002) ADAMS CERAMICS. Staffordshire Potters & Pots 1779-1998 - Furniss D. & Wagner J.R. & J.W. 1999. 352 pages. 1,250 illustrations, most in colour. d/w. One of largest and most important British ceramic manufacturers finally gets the recognition it deserves. The earthenware, jasper, stoneware, basalt, parian and bone china manufactured over a 200 year period are illustrated and described. With an emphasis on transfer ware and including a price guide.	£ 55.00
P993) A DIRECTORY OF BRITISH TEAPOTS - Berthoud M. & Maskell R. 2006 . 384 pages. Over 2000 colour illustrations. Hardback.d/w. One of the best kept secrets in recent months; a new all colour teapot book that will inspire and stimulate collectors, collections and dealers around the world. Teapots from the late 17th century to the end of the 19th century in 48 sections divided by general shapes. All types of earthenware and porcelain are covered representing 233 manufacturers. With appendixes dealing with finial types, strainers and some continental teapots which offer traps for the unwary. With illustrations in full colour this book will be of interest to collectors of all forms of British teawares, not just teapots, because of the vast range of patterns that will be published. Similar in style to the earlier anthology of teapots but with new illustrations and 2000 teapots all in colour. Collectors of specific types of wares such as Basalt, Lustre, blue and white, stoneware etc. should find enough freshly illustrated examples to jusify the purchase. This is now, with out any doubt, the standard work on British Teapots.	£ 50.00   Buy Now Buy it now in our Shop
P212) ASTBURY FIGURES - Andrade C. 1924. Ltd edition of 500 copies. 40 pages & 12 b/w plates. Original cloth. Very good. These early Staffordshire figures of musicians, figures on horseback etc. exhibited at the Dalmeny galleries in 1924.	£ 30.00
P005) BLACK BASALTS. Edwards D.1993. 370 pp. 473 b/w & 24 col. plates.d/w. Now the standard work on basalt wares that covers 170 different manufacturers. An examination of unmarked and unidentified wares, and continental and other foreign factories.	£ 30.00  Buy Now Buy it now in our Shop
P006) THE DICTIONARY OF BLUE AND WHITE PRINTED POTTERY 1780-1880 Coysh A.W. & Henrywood R.K. 1995. 420pp. 680 b/w & 29 col. illust.d/w. Now reprinted. no changes, new dust wrapper price increased. The standard work for attributing patterns and information on the designs on blue printed earthenware.	£ 35.00
P007) THE DICTIONARY OF BLUE AND WHITE PRINTED POTTERY. VOL.2. Coysh A.W. & Henrywood R.K. 1989. 250pp. 400 b/w & 30 col.plates. d/w. A second volume of additional patterns discovered since the publication of volume one.	£ 25.00
P009) BLUE & WHITE TRANSFER WARE 1780-1840 - Coysh A.W. 1970. 112 pages. 200 pieces in b/w. d/w. Worn covers. This is one of the first guides by the late Bill Coysh on blue & white transfer design. Contains items not illustrated elsewhere.	£ 18.00 Buy it now in our shop  Buy Now
P011) ENGLISH TRANSFER-PRINTED POTTERY & PORCELAIN. A History of Over-Glaze Printing - Williams-Wood C. 1979. 249 pages. 157 b/w illustrations & 8 colour plates.hardback. d/w. Faded dust wrapper. Good copy. Over-glaze printing during the period 1750 to the early 19th century. From the major porcelain factories such as Bow and Worcester to the pottery of Leeds, Swansea and Bristol. A detailed account of the transfers, wares and the methods of engraving and pictorial printing used at the time.	£ 40.00
P012) STAFFORDSHIRE BLUE, Underglaze Transfer Printed Earthenware - Little Batsford 1969 1st edition. 224 pages. 119 b/w illustrations. d/w. Good copy. One of the first publications on transfer blue & white wares of the 19th century. Includes chapters on the Development of Transfer printing, Engravings and their sources, List of Earthenware potters 1780-1850 by area.	£ 30.00
P182) A Collectors Guide to WILLOW WARE - Lindbeck J.A. 1999. 160 pages. 550 colour illustrations. Soft colour covers. very good. Willow designs on plates and other shapes of British ceramics of all periods and including transfer ware in other colours than blue and polychrome designs, A useful source for illustrations.	£ 24.95
P182) The Illustrated Encyclopedia of BRITISH WILLOW WARE - Connie Rogers. Forward by Robert Copeland. 2003. 392 pages. 1,050 colour illustrations. Over 1,000 factory marks. Hardback. Dust wrapper. The ultimate source book for English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish willow ware designs on ceramics, that includes information on the wares of over 400 manufacturers. The author, a symphony orchestra violinist, has been interested in the subject since 1969 and the accumulation of 30 years work is presented here. Covering the period from the late 18th century to current productions this comprehensive work examines not only the blue & white designs but polychrome, gilded and other single colour transfer variations of the willow pattern design. From Caughley, Coalport, New Hall and other 18th century versions to the modern wares of Booth's, Price-Kensington etc. and seperate sections on Retailers & Importers and Unattributed Marked Items. A vast and invaluable publication for anyone interested in blue & white transfer wares and an up to date general source book for shapes,manufacturers, retailers and marks.	£ 55.00
P018) BRITISH POTTERY an Illustrated Guide - Godden G. 1991. 451 pages. 607 b/w illust. & 18 colour. Cloth. Very good The now out of print illustrated guide to all forms and periods of British pottery from slipware to modern commercial pottery. Produced originally to provide illustrations for Geoffrey Godden's book on marks and still a very useful every reference for dealers and collectors.	£ 40.00
P185) BRITISH CERAMIC DESIGN 1600 - 2002. Papers presented at a Colloquium at the V.&A. September 2002 celebrating the 75th anniversary of the English Ceramic Circle - Editors Walford T. & Young H. E.C.C. 2003. 186 pages. 146 b/w illustrations & 74 colour illustrations. Hardback.d/w. Articles are :- The First 75 Years of the E.C.C. - J.V.G. Mallet /// The Birth of the Ceramic Designer in England - Hilary Young /// Tin-glazed earthenware: One Design, Two Painters? - John Black /// European Redwares: Dutch, English and German Connections, 1680-1780 /// Agostino Carlini, Modeller of Dry-Edge Derby Figures? - J.V.G. Mallet /// Deign for Dessert - Robin Emmerson /// Some English Ceramic Vases and their Sources, Part 2 - Sir Timothy Clifford /// 'Wax and Wooden Wonders'; Design Sources used by Joseph Wedgwood - Gaye Blake Roberts /// 'It is not in the Power of Porcelain to be Commanded': Some Problems in the Design and Manufacture of Vulliamy's Sculptural Clocks - Roger Smith /// Architects and Ceramics in Victorian Britain - Paul Atterbury /// Studio Potters and Design: a case Study of the Whieldon-inspired earthenwares of Walter Keeler - Mathew Partington /// The British Pottery Industry in the Post-war period: a personal perspective - David Queensbury.	£ 20.00  Buy Now Buy it now in our Shop
P019) ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF BRITISH POTTERY AND PORCELAIN MARKS - Godden G. 2001. 765 pages. 8 pages of plates. 4,516 entries.d/w. Affectionately known as the bible throughout the antiques trade and an indispensable and essential tool for anyone involved with the identification and dating of British ceramics. FOR A FULL ILLUSTRATED REVIEW OF THIS BOOK CLICK   HERE	£ 45.00 Buy it now in our shop  Buy Now
P020) AN ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF BRITISH POTTERY AND PORCELAIN . Godden G. 1985. 390 pages. 679 black & white & 14 colour plates.d/w. A very good copy & clean copy. Still out of print but an important everyday ceramic tool for all dealers & collectors. Originally produced to provide illustrations to Geoffrey Godden's bible of British Marks. Illustrations are from all periods and types from the 18th to the 20th century. This is the second edition with the superior illustrations, and not the 1992 facsimile type edition.	£ 38.00
P021) Encyclopedia of MARKS on American, English and European Earthenware, Ironstone, and Stoneware 1780-1980. Makers, Marks, and Patterns in Blue & White, Historic Blue, Flow Blue ---- - Arnold & Dorothy Kowalsky. 1999. 688 pages. 1,719 printed marks. Lists of patterns etc. Hardback. d/w. An amazingly useful and greatly underestimated work of reference that compliments and adds to the existing publications on marks with an emphasis on patterns. The book contains the following sections 1) American Potters & Patterns pages 21-83 2) English Potters and Patterns pages 84-632 3) European Potters & Patterns 633-656. The English (should be British as it includes Scottish etc.) section provides numerous new marks and most importantly the most flexible means to locate an item by its pattern name, potter, partnership, registration number or shape (with a separate listing of jugs and parian wares). The collation of published and unpublished material into alphabetical and chronological appendices , a painstaking work by the authors, makes for easy reference. These enormous appendices of patterns etc. are what sets this book apart from previous volumes and provides a mass of material for identification. Although produced to cover blue & white transfer patterns,flow blue,tea leaf and Ironstone designs it naturally covers a wider range of wares.	£ 55.00
P022) New Handbook of BRITISH POTTERY & PORCELAIN MARKS - Godden G. 254 pages. 24 b/w illust. & illust of marks. Soft. After 30 years a new updated and revised edition. With 76 pages of registered designs from 1842 to 1903 that give the date, the company, the town and the object or design registered. These additional 76 pages are worth the asking price of the book alone.	£ 12.99
P024) HANDBOOK OF POTTERY & PORCELAIN MARKS. Cushion J. 1996 rev. ed. 304 pages. 4,000 marks illust. d/w. A revised edition of the guide to marks on world ceramics. Listing of British registration marks.With a lrage section British ceramics and sections on European and Oriental marks. One of the few titles to cover European pottery marks.	£ 35.00
P025) An Exhibition of English Pottery. GARRY ATKINS - Garry Atkins, selling exhibition 11th March to March 22nd 2003. 32 pages. 31 colour illustrations illustrating 49 items.Soft covers This year's offering of rare and unusual items of delft, slipware, saltglaze and creamware from Garry Atkins. Including a delft model of a 'Carver' chair, a delft double gourd vase and a Bovey Tracey dated 'Moon' flask.	£  8.00
P026) ENGLISH BROWN STONEWARE From the 17th & 18th C. Horne J. 1985. Catalogue. 48 pages. 43 b/w & 7 colour illustrations .Soft. A small but informative catalogue on early brown stoneware.	£  14.00
P741) BROWNE MUGGS. English Brown Stoneware - Hildyard R. 1985. V&A. 112 pages. 367 items in black & white. 10 other b & w plates.Soft. Good. British saltglazed brown stoneware from 1680 to 1850. Exhibition at the V&A with illustrations of 367 items from 18 different manufacturing areas. Second only to the Oswald, Hildyard & Hughes book on this subject.	SOLD
P708) The ENGLISH COUNTRY POTTERY. History and Techniques - Brears P. 1971. 266 pages. 42 b/w illust. & 1 colour plate.d/w. Very good. Examining potteries from the 17th to 19th centuries from all parts of England. With information on the firing, glazing and decoration techniques. With a gazetteer of potteries and appendix of terms.	£ 28.00
P186) An Illustrated Guide to BROWNFIELD PORCELAIN and MAJOLICA 1871-1900. Vol.2- Tim H. Peake. 2004. 64 pages. 900 small colour illustrations.Soft. Now with printed price list for all items in Pounds and Dollars. Focusing on the porcelain and majolica wares of Brownfield produced between 1871-1900 adding new illustrations and research. The first volume published in 1995 covered mostly the relief moulded jugs, stone-china and pottery tableware and only had a small chapter on the porcelain and Majolica. Much of the Majolica wares were unmarked and are often attributed to other factories such as Minton. For certain periods such as 1871 to 1878 many of the porcelain wares were unmarked except for a pattern number. With a 16 pages of text followed by the colour guide to the patterns and shapes.	£ 7.00
P709) MOTHER BURSLEM. A Burslem History - Hodgkiss B. 2001. 320 pages. 210 illustrations. Soft back. very good. A massive piece of research covering Burlsem history from the earliest days to the 20th century. With an emphasis on the potteries background and some fine illustrations of places, people, potteries', factory adverts etc.	£ 14.95
P029) Illustrated Dictionary of CERAMICS. Savage G. & Newman H. May 2000. 320pp. 604 b/w illustrations. Softback. An excellent book now back in print. Giving 3,054 terms relating to wares, materials, processes, styles, patterns, and shapes of all periods & countries. 604 ceramic pieces are illustrated. Learn the meaning of terms such as Godet, Peever and temmoku.	£ 16.95
P032) BRITISH ROYALTY COMMEMORATIVES - Flynn A. & Bolton A.H. 1999. Revised and Expanded 2nd Ed.. 176 pages. 2,520 b/w illustrations & 470 colour. Softback. Revised and expanded 2nd edition with an extra 300 new photographs and updated price listings for each item.	£ 24.95
P038) PICTORIAL SOUVENIRS OF BRITAIN. Henderson I.T.1974. 160pp. 168 b/w illustrations. d/w. Hardback. Fine copy Covering the printed ceramic souvenirs of the 1880 to 1914 period. A large section on seaside and tourist centres even includes Swanage in Dorset.	£ 20.00
P040) A POTTERY by the LAGAN. Irish Creamware from the Downshire Pottery, Belfast 1787-1806 - Francis P. April 2001. 96 pages. 24 colour & 149 b/w illust.Soft. Excavations in 1993 proved the existence of fine quality creamware produced by the Downshire pottery and equal to the best produced at Wedgwood and elsewhere. Being unmarked these, often handsomely decorated wares, were previously unrecognised as being of Irish origin. This work by Peter Francis covers the history, excavations and illustrates pieces attributed to Downshire. An important publication on creamware published at a very affordable price.	£ 10.00
B743) CREAMWARE and PEARLWARE Re- Examined - E.C.C 2007. editors Tom Walford and Roger Massey. 17 articles with a preface by John Mallet. 296 pages. 460 colour illustrations and 23 black & white. Soft colour covers. Just published an incredible collection of illustrated articles, all in colour, from the 2005 E.C.C. Summer seminar.. These 17 articles vastly update and enlarge our knowledge of Creamware and Pearlware of the period. Authors include David Barker, Minnie Holdaway, Tom Walford, Diana Edwards, Terry Lockett, Aileen Dawson, George Haggerty and Jonathan Gray. Subjects covered include Cockpit Hill - Evidence from Shards and other places // Early Creamwares of the Newcastle on Tyne Area // French Creamware Design // Welsh Creamware // The Decoration of Creamware and Pearlware of Ralph Wedgwood./ Pearlware Origins and Early Types.	£ 30.00  Buy Now Buy it now in our Shop
P702) Sale. The Well Known Collection of ENGLISH CREAMWARE. Donald Towner - Sotheby 1968. 167 lots. 50 lots in b/w & 1 colour.Fine. Prices Part of the author's collection sold 11 years after his first published work on creamware. The cream of the Towner collection dispersed in amongst notable collectors & dealers such as Albrook, Samson, Tilley, Manheim and the Temple Newsam Museum.	SOLD
P042) COUNTRY POTTERY. Traditional Earthenware of Britain - McGarva A. . 160 pages. 200 colour illust. & 22 b/w. Hardback.d/w. The robust and practical pottery produced throughout the 19th century and into the 20th century. A survey of potters past and present with illustrations of wares, equipment, kilns, and archive photography from the 1900's and 1930's. Pottery sites from Truro to Glasgow are examined.	£ 30.00
P047) THE LONGRIDGE COLLECTION OF ENGLISH SLIPWARE AND DELFTWARE. 2 Volumes - Leslie B. Grigsby. Contributions by Michael Archer, Margaret MacFarlane and Jonathan Horne. 2000. Volume one. Delftware - Approx. 520 pages. 700 colour illust. Volume two, Slipware. Approx. 280 pages 300 colour illust. d/w. Hardback. Limited to 1,000 copies. This 2 volume work by Leslie Grigsby provides a glorious array of colour illustrations and detailed descriptive information on 500 items of delftware and 100 items of slipware. The collection includes 132 dated examples in delft and 55 dated example in slipware. With important contributions from three well known authorities on these subjects. This limited edition set of books is finely bound in a slipcase and will prove a sound investment and represents good value if you compare the only other published volumes on these subjects; the original Dated English Delftware published at £100 in 1984 with only 18 colour illustrations and now selling for almost £300 a copy, and Slipware Dishes from 1968 with 1 colour plate and selling for over £100 today.	£ 265.00
P051) IRISH DELFTWARE. An Illustrated History - Peter Francis. 2001. 206 pages. 200 b/w and 46 colour illustrations.d/w. This book provides a full documentary history of the delftware Potteries that worked in Ireland in the 18th-century, describing several that were previously unrecorded. Many well known examples of Irish delftware are described in detail, alongside several new groups of Irish wares that have only recently been recognised. These include a distinctive range of coloured delftwares produced in Dublin, some rare, early examples of Belfast delftware, and an entirely new group of 'coarsely-painted' Dublin wares-discovered as a result of recent excavations in Virginia and New York. Collectors of English Delftware will need to study this book and their collections to fully benefit from the research carried out by Peter Francis.	£ 55.00
P903) ENGLISH DELFTWARE DRUG JARS. The Collection of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain - In stock 2006. . Editor Bryony Hudson. 271 pages. 220 colour illustrations & 4 b/w. Hardback. Dust wrapper A new publication on Apothecary delftware based on the comprehensive collection of drug jars in the Royal Pharmaceutical collection. Formed around the Geoffrey Howard collection of 65 jars acquired in 1957 the collection was enthusiastically expanded through the efforts of the society's Librarian Agnes Lothian who is known internationally for her achievements in the field of pharmacy history. The introduction to this book provides an insight into the society, Agnes Lothian and collectors such as Howard, Prior, Austen and Ernest Peck. There follows an illustrated chapter by Bill Jackson who assembles information from earlier sources into a coherent and useful introduction to the manufactures, forms, shapes and designs of delftware drug jars. There then follows the illustrated catalogue of the collection of 172 jars, plus a few pill tiles and barber bowls. Most items are illustrated in half page colour with comprehensive notes on the pots, design, inscription, meaning of inscription, date, dimensions, condition, further comments and references to follow.	£ 95.00
P710) Sale catalogue. THE LIPSKI COLLECTION OF ENGLISH & IRISH DELFTWARE. Part 1 - Sotheby's 10th March 1981. 220 items. 200 illustrated in b/w and 10 in colour. Soft covers. With price list. Good copy. The first and largest part of the sale including a vast range of rare shapes and patterns from this famous collection with 210 pieces illustrated.	£ 28.00
P701) ENGLISH DELFT POTTERY. Mundy Major R.G. Jenkins 1928. 182 pages with 48 black & white photographic plates. Original green cloth. Slight wear and foxing to some edges. But a good clean and sound copy of this work The pioneer and first full publication on this subject by an influential collector of delftware. Large clear plates illustrating over 100 items many of unusual form or decoration including posset pots, beer mugs, goblets, sugar basin, hunting scenes and a plate illustrating a kiln. The majority of the items from the author's collection, many purchased from well known dealers such as Louis Gautier of Chelsea.	£ 40.00
P054) DENBY POTTERY 1809-1997. Dynasties & Designers - Hopwood I.&G. 1997. 128 pages. 158 colour illust. 130 b/w illust. Hardback.d/w. The book covers the Denby wares from early salt glaze stoneware so similar to Doulton and the art pottery wares of the 1920's and 1940's as well as the utility and tablewares of the various periods. The illustration shows part of the Orient Ware range from the mid 1920's with their crystalline glaze in mauve and brown on a deep blue matt glaze. With reprints of trade catalogues and over 700 items illustrated in colour the book provides information marks, artists and designers and gives the complete picture of Denby wares over nearly 200 years	£ 28.00
P213) THE DON POTTERY 1801 - 1893 - Griffin J.D. 2001. 240 pages. 290 colour illustrations. 14 black & white. Plus the 1807 design book in b/w illustrating 296 items. Hardback. d/w. This is the first published work on one of Yorkshire's largest potteries operating during the 19th century. Once again fine detective work and research by Mr. Griffin reveals a great deal of information on the history of the factory and the wares which included creamware, pearlware, basalt, transfer ware etc. Until this publication little was known or had been written about the pottery. For example Donald Towner's work on Creamware states that the Don Pottery was the second largest producer of Creamware in Yorkshire after Leeds but he does not illustrate one example in the book . Illustrated here we have pages of fine botanical painting and other floral decoration on Creamware, blue transfer ware, bat printed wares, special glazes and bodies such as the Orange Body wares and even fresh ideas on porcelain. Published with grant assisted funds and allowing a low retail price, the volume throws new light on this Yorkshire pottery and answers many unanswered questions including solving the mystery of the Orange Jumper jugs.	£ 35.00  Buy Now Buy it now in our Shop
P721) DUDSON STAFFORDSHIRE FIGURES C.1815-1865 - Dudson A. & Morgan A. 2006. 146 pages. Over 200 colour illustrations. Hardback. d/w. Few people associate the Dudson factory with the manufacturer of Staffordshire figures but the authors' research into the Dudson archives and years of excavations on the original factory site have led to this publication. New attributions of bocage figures and later flat backs are included in the 200 photographs with an appendice of almost 500 figures compiled from the Dudson records.	£ 25.00  Buy Now Buy it now in our Shop
P191) A VISIT TO DUNMORE POTTERY. A Contemporary Account, with additional commentary - Cruikshank G. 2002. Scottish Pottery Studies.128 pages. 74 b/w illustrations & 33 colour. Soft covers. In 1887 a reporter visited the Dunmore pottery in Scotland, and this illustrated account, published in the form of a booklet, provides the background for this publication. The author has researched and expanded the available information and added further illustrations, particularly the colour section of the wares and illustrations of base marks. Dunmore produced pottery items from 1866 to around 1917 and is noted for its art pottery production under Peter Gardner. Queen Victoria purchased several items of Dunmore Art Pottery at the Glasgow International Exhibition of 1888. It is surprising that so little information has come to light for a company that had depots in both Glasgow and Edinburgh.	£ 12.00
P057) JOHN DWIGHTS FULHAM POTTERY- Excavations 1971-1979 - Green C. 1999. 380 pages.. illustrations. Softback d/w. The report on 8 years of excavation at the Fulham Pottery describes the analysis of finds from the site and confirms Dwights experiments with porcelain. John Dwights site by the Thames was originally established in 1672 and the site remained in use as a pottery until the 1980's.	£ 35.00
P058) John and David ELERS and their Contemporaries - Elliot G. 1998. 64 pages. 16 pages of colour. Soft. For the first time the history of the Elers brothers is fully discussed and compared with the redwares made elsewhere. The myths are finally laid to rest.	£ 18.95
P059) ENGLISH EARTHENWARE FIGURES 1740-1840. Halfpenny P. 1995. 346 pages 478 b/w & 89 colour illust.. d/w.  Establishing new ground rules for dealers and collectors worldwide, drawing on the vast collection at the of the Hanley Museum and elsewhere, examining every aspect of these figures including fakes and copies. Whatever your interest in pearlware or pottery figures prior to 1840 then this is the recognised standard work on this subject and an essential purchase.	£ 40.00
P046) ENGLISH CERAMICS 1580-1830. A Commemorative Catalogue to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the English Ceramic Circle - Charleston R.J. & Towner D. E.C.C. 1977. 186 pages. 261 black & white illustrations.16 colour plates. Hard back. Very good. The English Ceramic Circle exhibition of members pieces held at Sotheby's Belgravia showrooms in 1977. With 116 items of pottery and 145 items of porcelain. A list of lenders is given with a forward to each section of the catalogue. As one would expect from such an exhibition there are numerous rare, documentary and "well I never" pieces across the mostly, 1740 to 1830 dateline.	£ 36.00 Buy it now in our shop  Buy Now
P063) ENGLISH DRY BODY STONEWARES 1774 -1830- Edwards D. & Hampson R. 1998. 288 pp. 350 b/w & 75 colour illust. d/w. Examining the red stoneware, caneware, white felspathic and focusing on Jasper. Using Wedgwood's sale records of the period. Includes 60 other contemporary potters.	£ 30.00
P067) Exhibition catalogue. FIRED EARTH. 1000 Years of Tiles in Europe. TACS. 1991. 180 pages. 500 tiles illustrated in colour & b/w. Soft. Every aspect of tile decoration,design and manufacture covered in detail. Well illustrated and providing an affordable overview of tile design & production.	£ 18.00
P071) Exhibition & Sale catalogue. ENGLISH POTTERY. 1992 . Exhibition & sale catalogue. Garry Atkins. 24pp. 16 colour plates illustrating all 49 items. Soft. As well delft & saltglaze wares there are several examples of 17th century tin glaze wares	£ 7.00
P074) The GLAMORGAN POTTERY Swansea 1814-1838 - Hallesy H. 1995. 104 pages. 178 colour & 17 b/w illust.d/w. The Important Welsh pottery factory that produced many transfer and other wares, includes the reproduction of a workmens notebook. The notebook includes recipes and detailed kiln design drawings.	£ 20.00
P075) GIFTS FOR GOOD CHILDREN. The History of Childrens China Vol. 1. 1790-1890. Riley N. 1991. 312 pp. 1,251 pieces illustrated in b/w & 172 in colour. Plus 256 b/w illust. of source material.d/w. Covering a vast array of printed designs, divided into subject areas such as Education, Games and Pastimes, and Soldiers and Warriors. Detailed research has uncovered many new sources for these designs.	£ 30.00
P722) WILLIAM GREATBATCH. A Staffordshire Potter. Skinner D. & Young V. 1991 150 pages. 230 black & white & 16 colour plates.d/w. Hardback. The re-attribution of creamware,saltglaze,basalt etc. once thought to be the products of Leeds,Whieldon and Wedgwood form but a part of this intriguing story. A crucial publication based on years of research following excavations on the Greatbatch site. David Barker,who directed these excavations,has written an authoritative and absorbing book. This important publication will shortly be out of print and should be considered by all collectors and dealers in 18th century wares in particular creamware and saltglaze wares.	£ 45.00
P078) HOLLINS BLUE & WHITE PRINTED EARTHENWARE - Holdaway Dr. M. 64 pages. 94 b/w & 25 colour illustrations. Soft colour covers. This a rare account of numerous blue printed earthenwares, which were probably produced by one single family of potters during the late 18th century. Wares of Samuel Hollins of Shelton or T.&J. Hollins of Hanley but with a "?" over a few patterns linked by border design. Over 140 items are clearly illustrated and described. Patterns such as the Two Kilns design often attributed to Swansea or Bovey Tracey are illustrated on pieces bearing the Mercury printed workmen's sign on the base. This sign has been found alongside the impressed mark of HOLLINS. Produced through the Morley College Ceramic Circle and an excellent publication.	£ 15.00 Buy it now in our shop  Buy Now
P079) Goddens Guide to IRONSTONE Stone & Granite Wares - Godden G. 1999. 384 pages. 250 b/w & 50 colour illust. d/w. With over 70% of this publication devoted to Ironstone and similar wares from 350 different manufacturers. Mason's wares, are of course ,included and specific chapters are devoted to the 1818 & 1822 Mason factory sales. This book complements and adds to the earlier guide to Mason's by Mr. Godden and although it does not replace it, more importantly ,it expands the section on other Ironstone factories and their marks. All Mason collectors should consider this title rather than hunt for the out of print Godden books as this is the best all round book on Ironstone wares to date.	£ 45.00
P194) MASONS PORCELAIN & IRONSTONE 1796 -1853 - Haggar R. & Adams E. 1977. 133 pages. 146 b/w illustrations & 8 colour plates.d/w. Good clean copy. The 1977 publication that examines both the ironstone and the porcelain production at Masons's up to and just after the bankruptcy of the firm in the late 1840's. A still sought after and collectable publication.	£ 38.00
P080) GEORGE JONES Ceramics 1861-1951 Cluett R. 1998. 288pp. 740 colour illust. 50 black and white. d/w. Price Guide. Rivalling Minton in the range and quality of its wares and with artists such as Austin & Birbeck as later decorators.Focusing on the porcelain and earthenware tablewares with a large section on the well known Majolica.Forward by Geoffrey Godden.	£ 39.95
P084) KIRKCALDY POTTERIES - McNeill C. 1998. 96 pages. 98 b/w illust. & 14 colour plates.Soft. The author describes the history of the four potteries and the people involved. Although illustrating many items of Wemyss the book focuses on the history and wares of this area of Scottish pottery.	£ 10.00   Buy Now Buy it now in our Shop
P085) HISTORICAL NOTICES OF THE LEEDS OLD POTTERY. Kidson J.R. & Kidson F. Leeds 1892. Ltd. Edition 250 copies. Dutch hand made paper. 162pp and 21 fine b/w photographic plates. Orig.Cloth. Some minor wear. Part endpaper missing.s The first major study of the Leeds creamwares etc. Fine early photographic plates make this scarce limited edition a useful tool for attribution. This the first edition of only 250 copies.	SOLD
P214) THE LEEDS POTTERY 1770-1881 - Griffin J.D. June 2005. 2 volumes. 640 pages. 1,134 colour plates. 186 smaller colour illustrations. 2 volumes in large format Hardback binding. Dustwrappers. Large format. Weighing 6kg when packed. Our earlier listing described these books on the basis of a pre-publication leaflet; they now require a dramatic reappraisal. These 2 volumes are with out any doubt an astounding achievement by the author John Griffin and are a major landmark in ceramic publications of this or any century. Using previously undiscovered archive material John Griffin has completely rewritten and corrected the history of the Leeds pottery and its wares, and with the assistance of several charitable grants has done so in a lavish and colourful two volume publication. How other authors must envy the freedom that Mr. Griffin was given in the scope and size of his work without a publisher editing and cost cutting his efforts. These volumes would either have been published at around £250.00 elsewhere or more likely would never have been published at all. If you have any interest in pottery, Leeds or otherwise or indeed even porcelain you can safely purchase these volumes and will be amazed and delighted at their content. Other reasons for buying these books :-The publication contains, for the first time , the shape, pattern and design books and in particular the enamelled teaware and tableware pattern books all in colour. // In volume 1 there are superb colour illustrations of creamware, basalt, pearlware stoneware, drabware and even later porcelain, of which 97% are marked examples // The vast amount of documentary evidence provided throughout both volumes. I could go on but I still have some creamware and pearlware of my own to re-attribute.	£ 75.00  Buy Now Buy it now in our Shop
P088) THE HERCULANEUM POTTERY: Liverpool's Forgotten Glory - Hyland P. 2006. 277 pages. 150 colour & 100 b/w illustrations. Softback covers. A new work on Herculaneum pottery and porcelain, excellent value, well researched, well illustrated, will become the standard work on and represents remarkable value. It has been 35 years since the publication of Alan Smiths work on Herculaneum and although the new work is based upon professor Smith's earlier book it also expands greatly upon it's content with new information on all areas of the subject and with masses of new illustrations. The two large chapters on porcelain show a variety of shapes and patterns from the 1500 or so designs produced at the Herculaneum pottery in Toxteth.	£ 18.50
P089) LIVERPOOL PRINTED TILES. Ray A. 1994. 66 pages. Over 400 black & white illustrations. Colour boards. Illustrating and describing Liverpool tiles from 1756 to 1780. With new information on Sadler & Sadler Green partnership periods.	SOLD
P090) 19th Century LUSTREWARE - Gibson M. 1999. 256 pages. 163 colour illustrations & 144 black & white. d/w. hardback. Covering production from 1805 until 1895 and using the author's and other collections such as the Gutman collection from the USA. Particularly strong on jugs, excellent colour illustrations.	£ 30.00 Buy it now in our shop  Buy Now
P717) COLLECTING LUSTREWARE - Godden G. & Michael Gibson 1991. 384 pages. 280 black & white illust. & 41 colour plates. Hardback. d/w. Slight wear to wrapper. Otherwise very good. From the Terry Lockett Library. Being the first major work on this subject since the 1962 work by John & Baker it was soon recognised as a standard work and is now rarely seen for sale. Separated into Staffordshire Lustre by Godden and Non Staffordshire Lustre by Gibson with collaboration on other areas of the book. Includes a chapter on Lustre Decorated Porcelain and another on Technique and Lustre Recipes. A very difficult to obtain title for such a recent publication.	£ 85.00  Buy Now Buy it now in our Shop
P091) VICTORIAN MAJOLICA. Bockol L.1996. 192 pages. 310 colour & 11 black & white illustrations .d/w. A recent publication on majolica with illustrations from sources in both England and America, includes a price guide.	£ 34.95
P718)MAJOLICA A Complete History and Illustrated Survey. Karmason M.G. & Stacke J.B. 2006. New edition of the 1989 original. 224 pages. 145 colour. illustrations. & 70 b/w illust. Hardback d/w. A lavish guide to mostly British majolica wares with fine colour illustrations. Illustrations are from the two author's collections of over 2000 pieces. A new and revised edition.	£ 52.00   Buy Now Buy it now in our Shop
P093) MAJOLICA FIGURES - Cunningham H. T. 1999. 176 pages. 482 colour illust. Soft. Price guides. Illustrating majolica animals, toby jugs, tobacco jars, strikers, and advertising memorabilia. Histories of the manufacturers of majolica figures are provided along with information on recent reproductions. Covering British, European and American wares.	£ 29.95
P095) The RAVEN MASON Collection - Keele 1997. Multi-author. 160pp. 76 black & white & 21 colour. d/w. Over 170 items of Mason's and later Ashworth's Ironstone & porcelain are examined in detail. Direct descendents of Miles Mason, the Raven collection contains many rarities.	SOLD
P103) An Illustrated Guide to MINTON PRINTED POTTERY 1796 - 1836 - Priestman G.H. 2001. 384 pages. 115 colour illustations. 640 b/w illustrations. Hardback.d/w. Fine. After years of research in the Minton archives Geoffrey Priestman provides a detailed account of the Blue transfer printed wares which were so important to Thomas Minton's financial success. With no formal marks used on early Minton earthenwares this book identifies the patterns and shapes and the workmans marks. Includes reproductions of original source prints and copper plate engravings and extracts from the original pattern books and allows positive identification of over 100 Minton patterns.	£ 39.95
P106) POT-LIDS. And Other Coloured printed Staffordshire Wares. Reference & Price Guide - Mortimer K.V. 2006 . 240 pages. 510 colour illustrations. Hardback.d/w. A new book on this popular subject that was popularised by the the Ball book of over 20 years ago. Correcting errors in previous publications and advising on dating and valuing of pot lids.	£ 35.00
P205) Joseph Kishere and the MORTLAKE POTTERIES -Howarth J. & Hildyard R. 2004. 151 pages. 60 colour plates & 44 b/w illustrations. Hardback. d/w. A well researched publication that traces the history of the Mortlake pottery from its early production of delftware in around 1745 to final production of brown stoneware in 1843. The book focuses on the Kishere family and the production of brown saltglaze stoneware production at Mortlake. Includes details of the Kishere family, rate books, production techniques including kiln design and stoneware collections. Illustrating over 100 items of brown stoneware and the moulds used in production.	£ 25.00
P185) NAVAL CERAMICS. Pugh P.D. Gordon. C.B.C. 1971. 113 pages of text plus 117 b/w & 13 colour.plates..Blue cloth & gilt.. Large format. Hardback. Very little signs of use. Very good to almost fine copy. This book was published without a dust wrapper. Many of the pieces illustrated show painted and transfer designs on 18th & early 19th c. creamware, porcelain etc. A detailed history of naval commemoratives covering wares used by British and American Navies from 1540 to 1940 including information on captains, naval celebrities and ships etc. Includes figures, toby jugs, delftware, leech jars, tablewares and much more.Over 400 items illustrated.	£ 50.00  Buy it now in our shop  Buy Now
P108) THE PARIAN PHENOMENON. A Survey of Victorian Parian Porcelain Statuary & Busts - Atterbury P.(Editor). 1989. 256 pages. 800 black & white and 4 colour illustrations d/w. Hardback. A pictorial guide of immense proportions with superb black & white photographic reproductions of parian figures. With an index of sculptors, modellers and subjects.	£ 48.00
P110) A PASSION FOR POTTERY Further Selections From THE HENRY H. WELDON COLLECTION - Peter Williams & Pat Halfpenny. 369 pages. 290 colour plates & 22 b/w illust. plus marks Limited to 1500 numbered Copies. d/w.In heavy slipcase. The first Henry Weldon Collection volume was published in 1990 in a limited edition of 800 copies, and contained 350 items of early English stoneware and earthenware. After its publication attention was drawn to a number of probable fakes ( items produced between 1983 and 1991) in this and other collections, which sent tremors throughout the world's ceramic trade. With the assistance of Pat Halfpenny and Peter Williams, Henry Weldon has scrutinised his collection and the new book provides a complete chapter on fakes, identifying those in not only his own but also other collections. This adds invaluable content to an already impressive publication. The Weldon collection now contains a further 350 pieces many of which are illustrated and discussed in this new volume. The book contains the following :- 2 items of delftware / 5 of redware / 60 of salt-glazed stoneware / 10 of lead-glazed slipware / 58 of lead-glazed cream-coloured earthenware / 18 lead-glazed coloured body earthenware / 12 lead-glazed agate earthenware / 58 stoneware and earthenware figures. Plus illustrations of other related items.	£225.00
P114) ENGLISH POTTERY and PORCELAIN an Historical Survey - Edited by Paul Atterbury. Reprint of articles from the Magazine Antiques from 1920 to 1977. 286 pages. 588 b/w illust. d/w. Hardback. Slight wear to d.w, Good. A book that often gets over looked but contains 58 illustrated articles reprinted from the magazine Antiques between 1929 and 1977 covering the period 1700 to 1900. Tracking down a single copy of the magazine for a particular article would be difficult or expensive. Here we have numerous indispensable articles in one volume such as :- PEARLWARE: Forgotten Milestone of English Ceramic History by Ivor Noel Hume in 1969, a 2 part article on English white salt-glazed earthenware by the same author, Bristol hard paste Porcelain by John K.D. Cooper in 1972, Enoch Wood Earthenware found in St. Pauls Church, Burslem by Pamela D. Kingsbury, Examination of English 18th Century porcelain by transmitted light by J.L. Dixon in 1966 to name but 6 of the 58 articles.Many of the illustrations are from American sources and often fresh or previously unseen. There are 50 pages of articles on Blue printed wares alone.	£ 35.00
P116) POTTERY REFERENCES in the STAFFORDSHIRE ADVERTISER 1795-1865 - N.C.S. Occasional paper no.4 Hampson R. 2000. 136 pages. Soft covers. Fine. The Staffordshire Advertiser was published every Saturday from 1795 until 1973. Rodney Hampson provides us with an idispensable research tool with this alphabetical listing of references to pottery and porcelain taken from the Advertiser's pages over a 70 year period. To illustrate the content here is one of the shorter entries in the publication :- "Bell, Richard, Market St. Longton, China Mfy. to be let, retiring, 26 April 1862, 4/2; bankrupt, 31 may 1862; 13 Sep 1862 5/3; details, gone to America, 8 Nov 1862 6/5; & see Bell. Wm. " The abreviations shown as 5/3 & 6/5 are the page and column numbers in the paper to enable anyone to examine the complete entry.	£ 13.00
P117) POTTERY and PORCELAIN 1700-1914 - Hillier B. 1968. 386 pages. Includes 112 pages of b/w & 16 colour plates.d/w Very good, small tear to d/w One of the few publications to examine ceramics on the basis of social history and from a historical context across a 200 year period. The styles and influences of various periods are examined and thoroughly explained. Invaluable source and background material for authors, researchers or for placing ceramics in context with their time and place. I recommend this to anyone.	£ 38.00
P119) PRATT WARE. English and Scottish Relief Decorated and Underglaze Coloured earthenware 1780-1840 - Lewis J. & G. 2005. 304 pages. 250 colour & 50 b/w illust. Hardback.d/w. A new edition of the standard work on these wares associated with the Pratt family of Fenton but made throughout a 60 year period by numerous factories in Liverpool. Tyneside, Yorkshire and Devon. Latest research and all new colour illustrations combined with an attractive price and new smaller format make this new work very desirable.	£ 25.00
P120) PRINTED ENGLISH POTTERY. History & Humour In The Reign of George III 1760-1820. Drakard D.1991. 268 pages. 754 b/w & 17 colour plates. d/w. Invaluable for collectors of commemoratives & early printed wares. 60 eventful years of world history and domestic matters are examined through the satirical prints on English pottery. Invaluable for those interested in creamware, pearlware etc.	£ 60.00
P121) ROCKINGHAM POTTERY and PORCELAIN. The Illustrated Guide - Rice D.G. 1971. 306 pages. 171 b/w illust & 8 colour plates. d/w. Slight wear to d/w, good. Including blue & white transfer pottery and brown glaze wares etc. but focusing on the porcelain tablewares and figures of the early to middle 19th century. Includes the original Christie's sale of Rockingham stock in February 1830.	£ 24.00
P122) ROCKINGHAM 1745-1842 - Alwyn & Angela Cox. 2001 . 424 pages. 144 colour & 437 b/w illustrations. d/w. A further publication on Rockingham by the same authors as the 1983 work bearing a similar title. The authors have continued to vigorously research this subject in the intervening years as their many published articles in the N.C.C & E.C.C. journals will testify. This research and more ( the book includes previously unpublished documentary material) will obviously form part of the new work. The number of black and white illustrations in 1983 have increased from 144 b/w & 10 colour to, 437 b/w and 123 colour illustrations in 2001. Covering the whole spectrum of Rockingham pottery and porcelain production and its history, this will without doubt be the last word on this famous Yorkshire ceramic firm.	£ 45.00
P123) ROCKINGHAM POTTERY AND PORCELAIN 1745-1842. Cox A. & A. Faber 1983. 224pp. 150 b/w & 10 col.illust.d/w. Good. The last full book on this factory and examining all aspects of production based on the then recent excavations.	£ 29.00
P198) Sale. FURNITURE, STAFFORDSHIRE, WHIELDON WARE & Decorations - Parke-Bernet Galleries. New York. March 8th- 10th 1951. 654 lots. 134 lots in b/w..Soft. The Staffordshire, Whieldon and other pottery consists of 153 lots of which 78 are illustrated and most from the collection of Doris H. Wiese. Items include several cow creamers, 10 toby jugs, Walton and Wood figures, Sherrat Menagerie group etc. There are 30 lots of Silver, Pink and other lustre jugs. Other ceramics include 2 Spode tea services illustrated.	£ 20.00
P125) Staffordshire SALT-GLAZED STONEWARE - Mountford A.R. 1971. 88 pages of text. plus 244 b/w illustrations & 7 colour plates. Hardback in dust wrapper. Very good almost fine copy. An outstanding examination of the white body and decorated wares following excavations carried out in Staffordshire by the author and staff of the city museum, shortly before publication..	£ 38.00
P206) WHITE SALT-GLAZED STONEWARE of the British Isles - Edwards D. & Hampson R. 2005. 336 pages. 200 colour & 240 black & white illust. Hardback. Dust wrapper. The first major work on this subject since Arnold Mountford's classic book of the 1970's but he was only able to cover the Staffordshire manufacturers. This new work expands the field of Staffordshire factories and encompasses manufacturers in other parts of the country. With the inclusion of new research material based on excavations in recent years this will be another major ceramic reference book on 18th century British ceramics covering over one hundred and fifty 18th century potters. * HISTORIES OF 150 POTTERS from Staffordshire and elsewhere. * NEW RESEARCH Based on Excavations in the U.K. and U.S.A..* COLLECTORS Examined such as Solon and Earle.	SOLD
P744) SCOTTISH CERAMICS - Kelly H.E. 1999. 192 pages. 631 colour illustrations. With a price guide.Hardback. Henry Kelly's long awaited work on Scottish pottery & porcelain of the 18th, 19th & 20th centuries. The first complete book since Fleming in 1923 and Mcviegh's work on the East Coast Potteries in 1979. With up to date histories of the Potteries, factory shapes ,pattern lists and over a 1,800 items in colour. Includes the potteries of Alloa, Annfield, Belfield, Bo'ness, Bridgeness, Brittania, Campbellfield, Cleland, Clyde, Cumnock, Dunmore, Fife, Glasgow- J.&M.P. Bell & Co., Govancroft, Links- Kirkcaldy, Glasgow Girls & Art Pottery, Possil or Saracen, Verreville, Victoria & 20 others. The books strength's lay in information and illustrations of 19th century wares and in particular transfer decoration and moulded & decorated jugs, over 400 jugs are illustrated.	£ 10.00
P130) SPONGEWARE 1835-1935. Makers, Marks and Patterns - Kelly H. & Kowalsky A.&D. 2001. 244 pages. 983 colour illustrations.d/w. A well illustrated survey of spongeware produced principally in England, Scotland and Holland and other parts of Europe and also America. It was aimed at the humblest of markets until 1880 when special designs were made for India and elsewhere. The book summarising what we know of spongeware at this time includes a definition of the sponge printing technique, identification of patterns and potters, marks and a value guide.	£ 49.95
P133) EARLY STAFFORDSHIRE POTTERY.Rackham B. Faber 1951. 158 pages 119 b/w illustrations & 4 colour plates. d/w. Very good copy. With sound judgments on the history of Staffordshire wares and accompanied by illustrations, mostly half page of slipware, saltglaze, creamware etc. Still on the recommended reading lists for ceramic related degree courses.	£ 30.00
P135) STAFFORDSHIRE POTTERY and its HISTORY - Wedgwood J.C. 1922. 242 pages of text plus 24 pages of b/w plates and maps. Hardback. Original cloth. Good to very good copy. Penned inscription to blank page "Rodean School. 1st prize Pottery. S.J. Banham". From the Terry Lockett Library. A worthy contribution to works on Staffordshire history and a Wedgwood discussuing other wares and manufacturers with conviction. His association with the William Salt Library and the later 3 volumes Parliamentary History of Staffordshire indicate his abilities as a historian	£ 30.00
P200) STAFFORDSHIRE POTTERS 1781-1900. With Selected Marks - Henrywood R.K. 2002. 416 pages. 306 b/w illustrations of marks. Hardback. d/w. A comprehensive list of manufacturers in Staffordshire assembled from directories of the 119 year period. With introductory chapters and illustrations of selected marks. Over 3,000 potters of all products are listed along with information on the original directory entry. Although directories have been examined by previous authors this is the first time a list from 61 known directories has been compiled and published. Of course information from newspapers such as bankruptcy and dissolution notices, census returns and other documents are not included here but nevertheless work will be an indispensable asset towards the study and understanding of the Staffordshire Potters.	£ 45.00
P137) STAFFORDSHIRE POTTERY 1858-1962. Majolica, Transfer Prints, Flow Blue, Fine Bone China from Cauldon. - Robert E. Cluett. 288 pages. 1,150 colour illustration. & 230 black & white. Price guides. Hardback. An extremely important publication on the wares of Browne Westhead Moore later Cauldon then Royal Cauldon. This book is a comprehensive history and illustrated guide to the vast production of these firms over a 100 year period. Details of the numerous and talented artists at Brown-Westhead Moore and Cauldon ( such as Birbeck, Boullemier, Pope etc.). Illustrations of trade catalogues, chapters on tiles, printed ware, blue transfer, majolica and a vast array of information and illustrations of the early and later porcelain. Details of pattern numbers, registered designs, shape names and marks. Do not be mislead by the title, chosen over the author's wishes, by the publisher, to suit the American Market.	£ 55.00  Buy Now Buy it now in our Shop
P138) STAFFORDSHIRE Chimney Ornaments - Haggar R. 1st & only ed. 1955. 228 pages. 98 black & white illustrations & 4 colour plates. Plastic protected d/w. D/w nibbled top and bottom. The early standard that looks at Wood, Sherrat and later Victorian figures. A thorough and detailed work that includes over 100 line drawings of base mouldings, lettering and types of decoration linking them to specific manufacturers.	£ 40.00
P139) A-Z of STAFFORDSHIRE DOGS. Mason-Pope C. 1998. 168pp. 201 colour plates. Hardback. A catalogue of these popular dog figures in fine colour.	£ 20.00
P140) A Collectors Guide to STAFFORDSHIRE POTTERY FIGURES - Turner H.A.B. 1971. 294 pages. 88 black and white and 7 colour plates. Cloth only, good copy. An excellent book on the various manufacturers of Staffordshire figures and the types of figure produced across all periods including smaller firms such as George Hood. Detailed chapters on manufacturing techniques, firing, modelling, moulds, decoration etc. Includes a chapter on toby jugs. Some excellent research by the author provides much that other books on the subject do not, including a warm and communicable writing style. Inspired pat Halfpenny when curator at Stoke to find the author and congratulate him on his work.	SOLD
P141) STAFFORDSHIRE SPANIELS. A Collectors Guide - Kenny A.1997. 144 pages. 285 colour illust. 7 b/w. d/w. The spaniels, breeds, moulding, decoration techniques of dogs produced between 1840 and 1910. Includes values in American dollars.	£ 32.50
P719) A Catalogue of the GOODACRE COLLECTION of Early Staffordshire Pottery Figures 1790-1840 - Goodacre M. 2004. Limited to 600 copies. 154 pages. 151 colour illustrations. Soft covers. The privately published catalogue of the late Mrs. Goodacre's collection of over150 figures from Walton, Wood and Salt etc. There is a brief 2 page introduction followed by the 153 colour plates each featuring 1 figure or group with short descriptions of date, mark, maker and size. Makes for a useful addition for further illustrtaions to the above work	£ 16.00  Buy Now Buy it now in our Shop
P221) Exhibition SAMPSON SMITH. Manufacturers of all Kinds of Figures in Great Variety - Gladstone Pottery November 1976. Wooliscroft K. 106 pages. 25 b/w illust. Soft. Very gooc copy The scare early catalogue on Sampy or Sampson Smith portrait figures from around 1850 to 1910 and the history of the works. Over 160 figures are described in four sections A) Marked figures B) Figures for which moulds have been found C) Figures on the catalogue page in the British Museum D) Figures attributed to Sampson Smith.	£ 24.00
P145) THE VICTORIAN STAFFORDSHIRE FIGURE. Oliver A. London 1971. 170 pages 250 b/w & 8 colour illust.d/w. In a creased and torn d/w., Otherwise a good copy. Written by a leading dealer of these figures and one of the most informative on the sources of design, recognition, fakes etc.	£ 38.00
P146) STAFFORDSHIRE ANIMALS Guide to History, Styles and Values - Kenny A. 1998. 192 pages.412 colour photo's. d/w. Many types of animals from the 18th & 19th centuries and including figure groups with animals, Staffordshire dogs etc. etc.	£ 39.95
P150) VICTORIAN STAFFORDSHIRE PORTRAIT FIGURES - Latham B. 1953. 100 pages. 71 b/w illust. Hardback.d/w. Small. worn d/w. A handbook for collectors but gives a very detailed examination of the 70 odd figures with information of the people and events associated with the the various models.	£ 12.00
P151) STAFFORDSHIRE POTTERY FIGURES - Herbert Read. 1929. 39 pages of text, plus 70 pages of b/w plates & 6 of colour. Hardback. Slight wear to binding. Blue cloth & gilt. Published in 1929 and illustrating early Staffordshire figures through to about 1850, most from private collections such as Wallace Elliot, Neville Gwynne, Bernard Middleditch, and some unnamed collections. The figures and a few toby jugs are mostly of the early Whieldon & Wood type.	£ 45.00
P152) STAFFORDSHIRE PORTRAIT FIGURES OF THE VICTORIAN AGE. Balston T. Faber 1958. 93pp plus 52 b/w & 4 col.plates.d/w. Very Good copy. An early classic on Victorian Staffordshire figures that was based on the author's own collection and whose opinions were respected worldwide. With 264 figures illustrated and nearly 500 described.	£ 55.00
P153) As Above STAFFORDSHIRE PORTRAIT FIGURES OF THE VICTORIAN AGE. Balston T. Cloth only. Worn covers.	£ 30.00
P155) STAFFORDSHIRE PORTRAIT FIGURES - Hall J. 1982. 80 pages. 61 colour illlustrations. d/w. Small hardback. A dealer and collector of figures describes and illustrates nearly 100 examples in colour. John Hall was bequeathed the Balston archives and copyright after his death in 1967. Illustrations are nearly all from private collections.Illustrating 104 figures and 28 of these are of pre-1830 figures or groups.	£ 10.00
P159) POTTERY & PORCELAIN TABLEWARES - Cushion J.P. 1976. 240 pp 50 colour plates. 25 black & white illust. & 900 outline drawings. d/w. Hardback. Very good Predominately British & European wares and not just the teapots and teawares but also tureens, dishes, jugs, mugs, sauce boats, asparagus servers and other tableware items. The colour plates illustrate over 160 items and the 900 line drawings show shapes, handles, edge moulding and other prominent features to aid recognition	£ 22.00
P161) VICTORIAN CERAMIC TILES - Barnard J. 1979. 194 pages. 98 b/w & 17 colour plates. Hardback.d/w. Minor wear. Describing the work of the pioneers in Tile manufacturing and including information on the various decorating and manufacturing processes. With marks and glossary of terms.	£ 28.00
P163) THE DECORATIVE TILE IN ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIORS. Herbert T. & Huggins K. 2000. 240 pages. 300 colour & 60 b/w illustrations. Softback. Large. A reprint in softback of the work published in 1995. Examining the design, manufacture & use in architecture of tiles in the 19th century. Many previously unpublished tile schemes are illustrated. Integrating tiles, their design and manufacture with the architectural and social environment in which they were used. A vast array of impressive designs from the tiled map at Scarborough railway station to the City Hall subway station in New York and the Martin Brothers fire place in oxford.	£ 22.95
P218) 1000 TILES. 2000 Years of Decorative Ceramics - Editor Lang G. 2005. 1,000 colour illustrations. Soft covers. An all colour guide to the designs of all periods and styles and taken from a wide range of sources around the world. Whatever your interest this will prove an invaluable source book.	£ 19.95
P720) Collecting BRITISH TOBY JUGS. - Schuler V. 1994 2nd edition. 200 pages. 214 b/w & 32 colour illust. &. Price guide. Soft. Very good. With 18th century jugs from Ralph Wood and other manufacturers and jugs from the 19th century. These 18th & 19th century jugs are illustrated and described in over 65% of the book;the remainder being 20th century character jugs. With many useful chapters,including identifying the age of a jug by its glaze, feel, modelling, colour, gilding etc.	SOLD
P179) Getting to know your TOBY JUGS - Earl R. 2003. 68 pages. 68 colour illustrations. Softback. The dealer and collector of Toby Jugs Ron Earl has produced a colour guide to true toby jugs of the 18th & 19th centuries. With detailed descriptions of the main features, colours and glazes, it provides a very useful guide to identification and understanding of early toby jugs. A thorough and intelligent approach based on knowledge and experience that will prove invaluable to anyone interested in toby jugs or British pottery of this period.	£ 11.50
P169) WEATHERIGGS POTTERY. A History and Collectors Guide - Blenkinship B. 1998. 108pp. 196 colour & 33 b/w illust.Soft. The wares of this Westmorland pottery from 1850 to the 20th century many of which were unmarked.	£ 15.95
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P202) WELSH CERAMICS IN CONTEXT. Part 1 - 2003. 250 pages. 300 colour & 50 b/w illustrations. Soft covers. A major publication on Welsh ceramics at a grant assisited price. An important multi-author work based on the 2002 seminar of the same name that examines and updates known information on Welsh ceramics and related English wares. Perhaps the most important publication on Welsh ceramics since that by Morton Nance. Contents :- Swansea's Industry & Topography - Bernard Morris // Swansea Pottery before 1802 - Part 1- Jonathan Gray // C.18th and C.19th Ceramic Processes, with reference to Wales - Robert Copeland // Wedgwood and Swansea - Gaye Blake Roberts // Early Blue Printed wares, before 1810- part 1 - Minnie Holdaway // The Glamorgan Pottery - Helen Hallesy // Thomas Pardoe and William Weston Young - Andrew Renton // English Porcelains 1790-1810 - Geoffrey Godden // Billingsley at Brampton-in-Torksey - Roy Chapman //William Billingsley in Derbyshire - Anneke Bambery // Billingsley, Randall & Rose - Roger Edmundson // Lewis Weston Dillwyn and the Cambrian Pottery - Fairclough O. Having listed the contents of this book there follows a brief review of some selected chapters. The Cambrian Pottery Before 1802 by Jonathan Gray - A detailed account of the saltglaze, creamware and pearlware produced here between 1767 and 1802. Containing 38 colour illustrations of items many being blue white inscribed or dated items. Includes information on George Haynes in America and Thomas Rothwell the engraver. Early Swansea Printed Earthenwares: Part 1 by Dr. Minnie Holdway - Bringing to light information and updating the attribution of transfer patterns to Swansea. The 49 colour illustrations cover numerous designs such as the Precarious Chinaman. Thomas Pardoe & William Weston Young by Andrew Renton - The attribution of the painting on Welsh pottery and porcelain by Weston Young and Pardoe and the later decoration on Coalport and other wares with 40 colour illustrations. William Billingsley in Derbyshire by Anneke Bambury - One of 3 articles on Billingsley's work with 26 illustrations. Includes documentation on Billingsley's property ownership in Derby. There are numerous other equally fine articles in this major publication on Welsh and related ceramics. A Hardback edition is now available priced at £ 39.95. This edition is Limited to 200 numbered copies.	£ 27.50
P225) WELSH CERAMICS IN CONTEXT. Part 2 - October 27th 2005. Arriving early next week. 380 pages. 510 illustrations, 90% in colour. Softback. Articles include - 18th Century Creamware - Gaye Blake Roberts // The Cambrian Pottery under Coles & Haynes - Jonathan Gray // British Ceramics in 18th C. America - Leslie Grigsby // The Bristol Pottery 1785 to 1835 - Karin Walton // Billingsley & his china artists 1796 to 1835 - Roger Edmundson // Development of Welsh Porcelain Bodies - Maurice Hillis // Later Careers of David Evans, Henry Morris and William Pollard - Andrew Renton // London and its importance in the Ceramic World - Geoffrey Godden and many other fine articles.	£ 39.50

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