4 comments about Warman's American Pottery & Porcelain (Warman's American Pottery and Porcelain).

1. If you love to read on histories, then this book is perfect for you, but it's not good for anyone who needs a quick reference guide or who needs pictures. This book will give you one or two examples of an entire company, and the pictures are in black and white for the most part.
   
   However it will give you histories of companies and a mark or two. if your new to this, i don't recommend this book at all. Instead go with Warman's Field Guide instead.



2. I returned this book because I was looking for more photos to refer to. I thought, for a beginner, this book was too difficult to follow.



3. Good book, covers the makers styles and years produced as well as who purchased and made like items, Covers a vast number of years and well worth the purchase price.



4. Second edition of the popular volume updated for the year 2000. There are 224 pages with more than 200 black and white photos and a 16-page color section. This encyclopedia describes and prices almost 12,000 items produced by 150 American potteries. Introductory text covers Derivation of Prices, Role of Condition, State of the Market, America's Ceramics Industry, and handy abbreviations used throughout the work. There's also an appendix with auction houses, museums, glossary and a useful index, that facilitates finding items. Topics range from Advertising and Calendar Plates, Children's Ware, Dresden Pottery, to Warwick China, Wheatley Pottery, and Yellowware. Plenty of text is included for each category. A useful book that collectors will refer to often.

1 comments about HISTORY OF ANCIENT POTTERY, EGYPTIAN, ASSYRIAN, GREEK, ETRUSCAN, AND ROMAN (1873), SECOND EDITION.

1. This book gives you a lot of info about various pieces of pottery and also includes photos. It is very interesting to understand more about each piece and the artists. Perfect for a rainy night when you want a good book to read and even re-read. Also,if you are a potter you have access to some authentic examples and are given the inspiration to try to create them.

No comments about Studio Pottery in Britain 1900-2005.

2 comments about Warwick China.

1. Much needed look at Warwick China Company but doesn't always have the information I'm looking for such as the date certain patterns were introduced and discontinued. Desparately needs an index.



2. I was totally impressed by the Warwick China book by John Rader which I bought from Amazon.com. The entire book is excellent and was exactly what I was hoping for, and then some. This hard-cover book has a great history of the Warwick China Co. in the front, then section by section about the products it produced, complete with lots of high quality photos. Best of all, this book has easy to understand estimated values of each item, which helped me price several Warwick pieces I currently own. This is an invaluable reference book for any Warwick collector or dealer.
   Chris Nielsen

No comments about Manual of Pottery and Porcelain Restoration.

1 comments about Royal Bayreuth: A Collector's Guide.

1. A must for Royal Bayreuth lovers. It offers a very good price guide. The pictures in the book are very good. All the text in this book is very informative for Bayreuth lovers. As an avid Royal Bayreuth collector I highly recommend this book.

1 comments about Collecting Royal Copley Plus Royal Windsor & Spaulding: Book 2 (Collector's Guide to).

1. A very handy 144 page reference book featuring hundreds of small, full color photos of Royal Copley, Royal Windsor and Spaulding items. This Book II has no repeats from the previous Book I. Major chapters run from Royal Copley-Still Going Strong, The Truth About Royal Windsor, A Warm Experience at Spaulding, to Labels, Bibliography and Source Material. You'll find this handy purse size volume useful as you attend auctions and antique shows.

3 comments about Porcelain Painting With Uwe Geissler (A Schiffer Craft Book).

1. China Painters interested in the European way of painting on porcelain should add this book to their library. It is such a wonderful reference tool and answers so many questions.



2. This book gives the required detailed info about Porcelaine Painting processes (brushes, paints, oven process etc) from the beginnig to the end. It has not contained a lot of projects and patterns. It is especially good for beginners to get the general concept info about porcelaine painting tips.



3. Uwe is a master at his craft he explains the tools the mediums and the techniques very clearly I will use the book more than once, I hope he does more books in this vein maybe with more drawings to copy for our own painting.

2 comments about Royal Doulton Series Ware Vol. III.

1. Even though the item description clearly states 112 pages, I apparently didn't read it closely enough & was very surprised when this "booklet" arrived!
   
   Perhaps the information contained in this small booklet is difficult to find elsewhere, but unless you are specifically a children's nursery rhymes series collector, this book is a waste of money! Had I seen it in a bookstore, I would have passed it by unless it had been on sale for $5-$7 MAX.
   
   If you do collect primarily nursery rhyme Royal Doulton, it "might" be worth the investment, assuming you're having difficulty finding the info in more comprehensive volumes. That is not the case for me, so I was very disappointed!



2. Being new to the world of Royal Doulton, I am so pleased to have found this series in the Central Library in Wellington, New Zealand. However I was unable to purchase in this country and after some attempts in the UK, went exploring on the internet. I am now the proud owner of the 3 of the volumes - albeit missing Volume II (Vol.2).

   Being a new collector of Doulton ware, I didn't want endless information about the product(s), just enough to have a good understanding of dates, times, periods, production,design and marks. All of this is available in these easy to read, easy to handle books. I am really thrilled with them and know that I will enjoy them for life.

   Thank you for taking the time to read this and I sincerely hope that you enjoy this series as much I do.

   Jo-Anne
   Wellington

4 comments about Collector's Encyclopedia of Flow Blue China.

1. This book along with the entire series of Flow Blue books by Mary Frank Gaston are vital in Flow Blue identification and history. This book is brimming with photos and identification marks, along with manufacturing dates and makers. There is also a section on 'fakes' and how to look for and avoid them.
   Each book has different photos of the many patterns and shapes Flow Blue comes in. I highly recommend owning a copy of each of Ms. Gaston's books if you are a true Flow Blue collector. You will enjoy these books for years to come. They are well made with high quality color and material.
   Enjoy!



2. I have been seriously collecting only a few months now and have decided to sell. This book is well organized and the best of 3 reference books on flow blue that I have. The hard cover is a good idea since I think I would wear it down to stubs if it had been a paperback!!



3. If you collect, are interested in collecting, or want to identify and value flow blue items, this book is a must. You can look up items by pattern, which are cross-referenced to the manufacturers' names. The book is full of color photographs of makers' marks as well as examples of hundreds of patterns on various types of pieces. The back of the book contains values for the photographed pieces. Another helpful feature is the section on reproductions. This is a great reference book.



4. This is an essential guide for collectors of flow blue china. It features over 400 pieces photographed in color and described in detail.

   For identification purposes, all of the manufacturers' marks on these pieces are shown in enlarged b/w photos. There are also cross-references for manufacturers and their patterns and types of objects other than plates.

   For the collector, there is a history of flow blue, information on collecting methods, a glossary, and market trends including modern reproductions to watch out for. A current value guide is also provided for all the items illustrated.

   The photography is excellent. Captions for each item include maker & pattern, size and reference to the photo of the mark. This will be a great reference for the beginning or advanced collector of this beautiful style.