Ceramics Books
Fine ceramics were one of the first things to be collected in Western culture starting with the collecting of Chinese porcelain by European royalty. Until the 20th Century the collecting of fine ceramics was primarily popular among the wealthy, but in the last 50 years ceramics has probably become the area of collecting with the broadest base. In part this is because of the diverse range of different collecting categories that fall under ceramics. This also means that there are a plethora of different ceramics related book titles available at any one time and a well equipped ceramics library can take years to compile. By only offering ceramics books that we have personally reviewed and added to our own library, we hope that we can make this task a bit easier for you.
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The Art of Ceramics - European Ceramic Design 1500-1830 Howard Coutts This beautiful book is the first complete history of European ceramic design and decoration during the period 1500-1830.
256 pages. Hard cover. Printed in Italy. List Price $75.00. |
| Our Price: $65.00 |
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Black Basalt - Wedgwood and Contemporary Manufacturers Diana Edwards The prominence of Josiah Wedgwood as a developer of this material ensured his factory was the market leader when basalt...
334 pages. Hard cover. Printed in England. List Price $89.00. |
| Our Price: $75.00 |
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Ceramics in America 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Robert Hunter This is a series of books that is published every year by the Chipstone Foundation. The series started with the now famous American Furniture series and now Ceramics in America is...
2001-2006 Soft cover, 2007 Hard Cover. Printed in USA. List Price $55, 2007 - $65.00. |
| Ceramics in America |
| $49.95 |
| Ceramics in America Hardcover |
$54.95 |
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Commedia dell’arte - Carnival of Comedy Players edited by Reinhard Jansen This is the first comprehensive survey of commedia dell’arte as a subject of the ceramic arts.
435 pages. Hard cover. List Price $190.00 |
| Our Price: $145.00 |
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Derby Porcelain 1748-1848, An Illustrated Guide John Twitchett This is the definitive work on what is one of the most important British porcelain factories. It contains a good deal of new infor- mation and a large quantity of hitherto unpublished illustrations.
320 pages. Hard cover. Printed in England. List Price $89.50 |
| Our Price: $75.00 |
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The Dictionary of Blue and White Printed Pottery 1780-1880 Volume I A.W. Coysh This award-winning illustrated dictionary brings together as many facts as possible about blue and white printed pottery at the...
420 pages. Hard cover. Printed in England. List Price $69.50 |
| Our Price: $55.00 |
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The Dictionary of Blue and White Printed Pottery 1780-1880 Volume II R.K. Henrywood This book is designed as a comprehensively cross-referenced companion to the original Dictionary, and includes over 1000...
239 pages. Hard cover. Printed in England. List Price $69.50 |
| Our Price: $55.00 |
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The Dictionary of Worcester Porcelain Volume I - 1751-1851 John Sandon John Sandon is a legend among collectors for his incredible depth of knowledge about the Worcester factory. He is also a member...
384 pages. Hard cover. Printed in England. List Price $89.50. |
| Our Price: $75.00 |
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English Dry-Bodied Stoneware Diana Edwards and Rodney Hampson This book explores not only the products of Wedgwood, but also many of the lesser known makers who also made these types of wares.
248 pages. Hard cover. Printed in England. List Price $89.50 |
| Our Price: $75.00 |
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English Porcelain Hilary Young This is a scholarly publication of the Victoria and Albert Museum and I would consider it to be an essential addition to any serious ceramics reference library.
229 pages. Hard cover. Printed in England. List Price $95.00 |
| Our Price: $75.00 |
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German Stoneware - A Catalogue of the Frank Thomas Collection Margaret Thomas These remarkable volumes are a testament to one man’s love of German Stoneware. Frank Thomas started collecting the 15th...
600 pages total. Paperbacks with Slipcase. List Price $165.00 |
| Our Price: $135.00 |
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Godden’s Guide to English Blue and White Porcelain Geoffrey Godden This is the first major book on English blue and white porcelain since the early 1970s. Not only is it the latest and most up-to-date work, but it includes types not previously studied and extends...
464 pages. Hard cover. List Price $125.00 |
| Our Price: $109.00 |
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Harlequin Unmasked - The Commedia Dell'Arte and Procelain Sculpture Meredith Chilton This book focuses on the great collection of harlequin figures of the Gardiner Museum of Ceramics in Toronto.
368 pages. Hard cover. Printed in Singapore. List Price $65.00. |
| Our Price: $44.95 |
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The Herculaneum Pottery Liverpool's Forgotten Glory Peter Hyland This book is a scholarly and comprehensive study of the Herculaneum pottery, which flourished in Liverpool from about 1800 to 1820. Herculaneum, perhaps more than any other English pottery...
272 pages. Hard cover. Printed in Slovenia. List Price $95.00. |
| Our Price: $89.95 |
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If These Pots Could Talk - Collecting 2000 Years of British Household Pottery Ivor Noel Hume This is another great book from The Chipstone Foundation, published in parternship with the University Press of...
453 pages. Hard cover. Printed in USA. List Price $75.00 |
| Our Price: $59.00 |
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Liverpool Porcelain of the Eighteenth Century Bernard M. Watney This new book on Liverpool porcelain of the eighteenth century provides a feast of illustrations, both in color and black & white, which fully complement the text.
163 pages. Hard cover. Printed in England. List Price $90.00 |
| Our Price: $79.00 |
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19th Century Lustreware Michael Gibson This book has 300 illustrations and a large numbers are of pieces, some extremely rare, that have never been seen in print before. Among these are examples from the vast but little-known Gutman...
192 pages. Hard cover. Printed in England. List Price $89.50 |
| Our Price: $75.00 |
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New Hall Porcelains Geoffrey A. Godden The New Hall firm in England were market-leaders in their own time, their shapes and styles widely copied by their several imitators. New Hall Porcelains presents historical facts in a novel, helpful manner, supporting with a broad selection of clear illustrations.
480 pages. Hard cover. List Price $125.00 |
| Our Price: $99.00 |
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Rookwood Pottery at the Philadelphia Museum of Art Nancy E. Owen The Rookwood Pottery was probably the most famous company making art pottery in the United States in the late nineteenth...
135 pages. Hard cover. Printed in Japan. List Price $45.00 |
| Our Price: $40.00 |
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Spode-Copeland-Spode The Works and its People 1770-1970 Vega Wilkinson This is the most comprehensive and best produced volume ever on one of the most important British pottery companies.
295 pages. Hard cover. Printed in England. List Price $89.50 |
| Our Price: $75.00 |
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Staffordshire Portrait Figures of The Victorian Era P.D. Gordon Pugh This is the standard referrence book on the topic. Another must own book if this is your interest. When this book was first published in 1970 it provided the collector of Staffordshire...
558 pages. Hard cover. Printed in England. List Price $99.50 |
| Our Price: $85.00 |
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Staffordshire Potters 1781-1900 R.K. Henrywood This book presents a comprehensive list of manufacturers working in the Staffordshire Potteries in the period between 1781 and 1900. The book itself consists of introductory chapters covering...
416 pages. Hard cover. Printed in England. List Price $89.50 |
| Our Price: $75.00 |
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Susie Cooper: A Pioneer of Modern Design Edited by Andrew Casey and Ann Eatwell If one name connotes modern ceramic design, it is Susie Cooper. Many have followed, but none have had more influence. This book is dedicated to the work of this most important of 20th...
224 pages. Hard cover. Printed in England. List Price $59.50 |
| Our Price: $53.00 |
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Wedgwood - The New Illustrated Dictionary Robin Reilly Robin Reilly has truly dedicated his life to the study of Josiah Wedgwood and his pottery. All of his books are of the highest quality. This book is literally organized like a dictionary and...
516 pages. Hard cover. Printed in England. List Price $89.50 |
| Our Price: $75.00 |
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White Salt-Glazed Stoneware of the British Isles Diana Edwards & Rodney Hampson This book is the first to cover salt-glazed production in the whole of the British Isles, not simply the production in Staffordshire.
336 Pages. Hard cover. Printed in England. List Price $89.50 |
| Our Price: $75.00 |
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The Dictionary of Worcester Porcelain Volume 1, 1751-1851 John Sandon This is the most comprehensive study of these important porcelain factories and is bound to become the standard work of reference on the subject. Note: Our copies are new but slightly shop-worn.
384 Pages. Hard cover. Printed in England. List Price $89.50 |
| Our Price: $65.00 |
