For all who own British antique blue-printed pottery this book is essential reading.

With over 1,000 illustrations (including 12 pages in full colour) each giving full details of maker (where known) and year of manufacture et cetera, it provides readers with the opportunity to identify their favourite pieces.

In addition it contains essays by thirteen of the leading authorities on these ceramics which describe how the wares were made and marketed in all parts of the world, details about each of the manufacturers (including illustrations of the marks used on each item), and information about the patterns used and the sources from which they were derived.

Prepared to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Friends of Blue (the Collector's Club) the book contains information and photographs of 700 of the most rare, beautiful and unusual items from the collections of the members, many of which have never been published before. Those who missed the exhibition at the Wedgwood Museum where these were exhibited need not despair for they are all catalogued and illustrated here.

Thanks to a generous subsidy from Christie's of South Kensington the book can be obtained at the low price of £5.00 plus £2 postage within UK, total £7.00, from:

The Friends of Blue,     PO Box 122, Didcot D.O., UK.     OX11 0YN.     

For outside the UK postage costs and exchange rates vary so please apply to the treasurer or the web master for current details.