Antique Wedgwood Pottery Porcelain - History Types Marks / Scarce Book

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WEDGWOOD
by Wolf Mankowitz, Spring Books, London, 1953/1966.
Profusely illustrated with 116  black-and-white photographs and 8 full-page color plates, this in-depth book identifies the various types of Wedgwood porcelain, reviews marks, and discusses at length the history and production of antique Wedgwood ware.
This beautiful and definitive book by one of the foremost living experts on the world-famous pottery of Josiah Wedgwood and his successors has been a treasured authority from lovers of fine pottery from the moment of its first appearance.  The 124 illustrations give a fully representative range of the products of the Wedgwood manufactory between 1754 and 1876.  Covered by chapter are: Coloured Glaze Wares (1754-1764); Cream-Coloured Ware (1760); The White Body / Jasper (1773-1796); Black Basaltes (1767-1796); Dry Bodies – Early Redware, Rosso Antico, Cane-Ware, Terra Cotta, Drab-Ware, and White Ware (1776-1810); Bone China including Artists and Patterns (1812-1828); Emile Lessore (1858-1876); and Marks.  Finally, collectors will find the verbatim texts and facsimile reproductions from the early, and all but unobtainable, catalogues an invaluable guide to the dating and identification of particular piece.  The narrative in the oversize text is rich and most informative.  This is a must-buy book for the novice or advanced collector, dealer, or historian of antique Wedgwood porcelain wares.
Oversize 9.25” x 12” hardback with dust cover in good condition.  284 pages.  (Please note that this oversize book did not fit our scanner; thus the partial image of the dust cover.)
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