Japanese Nippon Porcelain - Patterns Marks Dates / Illustrated Book + Values

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THE COLLECTOR’S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NIPPON PORCELAIN  Second Series
by Joan F. Van Patten, Collector’s Books/Schroeder Publishing, KY, 1982.
Profusely illustrated with over 840 color and black-and-white captioned photographs, this book is a comprehensive pictorial guide to Japanese Nippon porcelain including extensive information on marks.  Chapter topics include: detection of damage and restoration; recording and insuring your collection; reproductions; the Noritake Company; history of Noritake; Nippon potpourri & other interesting facts; Japanese symbols; Nippon Coralene; advertiques; how to care for Nippon dolls; children’s toy chinaware; feeding dishes and novelties; marks; index to patterns and to the book’s photographs; a glossary and bibliography.  In this volume, the information has been greatly expanded, making this a fine addition to the personal reference library, whether by itself or as part of a sequence.
8.5” x 11” color imprinted hardback in fine condition.  240 pages.
Includes 1988 Price Guide which addresses Series I, II, and III.
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