Antique English Mason China Ironstone - Types Marks Dates Etc. / In-Depth Book

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GODDEN’S GUIDE TO MASON’S CHINA AND THE IRONSTONE WARES
BY Geoffrey Godden, The Antique Collectors’ Club Ltd., England, 1971/1980.
”This book, with over 366 color and black-and-white illustrations, is dedicated to all Mason collectors and users.  It seeks to make the study of Mason’s Porcelains and Ironstone wares all the more enjoyable and fulfilling.”
This comprehensive book covers by chapter:  Miles Mason, Chinaman; Miles Mason’s Manufacturing, Partnership at Liverpool; Miles Masons, Staffordshire Porcelain Manufacturer; The Introduction of Ironstone-type Earthenwares; The Mason Patent Ironstone Wares; Mason Marks and Dating; Mason-type Wares – The Other Manufacturers; Catalogues of Mason’s Stock Sold in 1818 and 1822.  “This is a revised and enlarged edition of the work first published in 1971, and the extended coverage is unique to this book, ranging as it does from the Chinese porcelains in which Miles Mason dealt in London in the 18th century, through his Liverpool porcelain manufacturing partnership, in Mason’s ventures in Staffordshire where he produced some of our most interesting English porcelains early in the 19th century, to the world-famous Mason’s Patent Ironstone China introduced by Mile’s eldest son, Charles James Mason, in 1813.  The coverage extends further to list 180 of Mason’s contemporaries who sought to produce these popular durable Ironstone-type wares which were exported far and wide giving long service and pleasure to users.”
”This Godden standard reference book breaks new ground and will be found indispensable for collectors, dealer, auctioneers or others interested in these highly collectible Mason wares and the many other types of durable earthenware which may be classed as ‘Ironstone’.”
8.5” x 11.2” hardback with dust cover in very good condition.  316 pages.
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