American Pottery Porcelain Whiteware incl. Makers Marks Bios Etc. / Scarce Book

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This early out-of-print book pictures and identifies thousands of marks used on American pottery, porcelain, and whiteware.
DEBOLT’S DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN POTTERY MARKS WHITEWARE & PORCELAIN
by Gerald DeBolt, Collector Books, KY, 1994.
This comprehensive book covers by chapter; Introduction; What is Early American Whiteware?; How to Recognize Early American Whiteware and Its Marks (Distinguishing Characteristics of Early American Whiteware, Distinguishing Early American Marks from Foreign Marks, How to Tell and Early American Mark from a Late American Marks; Fake Marks; and Unmarked Ware); Principal American marks; Miscellaneous American marks; American Pottery Dating Systems; Decorating as a Dating Tool; British Royal Coat of Arms marks; American Makers of Flow Blue Ware; American makers of Tea Leaf Luster Ware; A Selection of Difficult British Marks; A Partial Reprint of Jervis’s 1897 Marks Book; Bibliography; and Index. Pictured are marks along with information on maker including dates and terse history. This is a must-buy book for the serious collector, dealer, or historian of antique American ceramics.
8.5” x 11” softback in very good condition. 288 pages.
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