2,000 International Pottery Porcelain Makers Monograms Marks / Scarce Book

Description

This early out-of-print book is a classic reference and a collector’s item in itself.  32 full-color illustrations, 64 black-and-white plates, and “upwards of 2,000 Marks and Monograms al all the important makers” will assist the reader in identifying antique pottery and porcelain.
POTTERY AND PORCELAIN –A Guide to Collectors
by Frederick Litchfield, M. Barrows and Co., NY, 1951.
This scrace book “is, in fact, the encyclopedia of ceramics from the earliest known times to the first quarter of the nineteenth century.  It deals from A to Z with every known factory, and it provides the collector, connoisseur and student with full and up-to-date information resulting from the exact studies of the leading authorities.  Its values as a work of reference is enhanced by the fullest and most recent data on fakes and forgeries, a comprehensive glossary of technical terms, and a greatly expanded bibliography.”  This book is comprehensive, yet is easy to use and understand.  Written by a foremost authority on the subject fifty years ago, this important resource reference work belongs in the permanent reference library of the serious collector, dealer, or curator of antique pottery and porcelain.
7.7” x 10” hardback with dust cover in very good condition (former library book with minimum markings).  356 pages.
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