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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 etcetera, 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 last Summer
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 £2.00 postage within UK, total £7.00, from:
The Friends of Blue, PO Box 122, Didcot D.O., UK. OX11 0YN.
Outside the UK costs are as follows: North
America £13.25 ($39.00); Rest of Europe: POA; Australia or NZ: POA.