Wedgwood Pottery Porcelain - History Types Marks / Scarce Illustrated Book

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In addition to this book, we have several other out-of-print reference books on Wedgwood pottery in our eBay store.
Given an extremely well written narrative supplement by color and black-and-white photographs, this early out-of-print text is a concise history of Wedgwood and their production of artistic porcelain.
THE STORY OF WEDGWOOD
by Alison Kelly, Faber & Faber Ltd., London, 1962/1975.
Where the founder, Josiah Wedgwood, was certainly one of the most colorful figures, the book does not stop with his death in 1795.  In fact, starting at the tine Ivy House Works and finishing at the modern all-electric factory in the Staffordshire countryside of Barlaston, this book reviews the history and development of the firm through over two hundred years of changing taste and fashion. This scholarly text covers by chapter:  The First Wedgwood Potters; The Days of Salt-Glaze and Pack-Horses; The Partnership with Whieldon; Wedgwood in Business Alone; The Partnership with Bentley; The Invention of Jasper; Canals, Clay and Causes; The Nineteenth Century; The Twentieth Century; The Move to Barlaston; Wedgwood Trade Marks; Glossary of Terms Used in the Text; Books on Wedgwood, and Index.  The book is profusely illustrated in color and black-and-white with some of the finest pieces of historical Wedgwood extant.  Each picture is accompanied by identifying captions.  This early out-of-print book belongs in the permanent reference library of the collector, dealer, or historian of Wedgwood porcelain.
7.5” x 9.8” softback in very good condition.  140 pages.
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