Weller Art Pottery – History Types Signatures Marks / Scarce Book + Values

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ALL ABOUT WELLER- A History and Collector’s Guide to Weller Pottery, Zanesville, Ohio
by Ann Gilbert McDonald.  Antique Publications, Ohio, 1989.
This early out-of-print book is one of the first in-depth definitive guides to the history and identification of Weller art pottery including marks and signatures.  Lavishly illustrated with full-page color plates and nearly 300 black-and-white photographs, this book pictures nearly 500 pieces of Weller art pottery with in-depth captions.
This text covers by chapter: Weller Pottery 1872-1948; Samuel A. Weller; William Long and Lonhuda Pottery; From Louwelsa to Perfecto; Sgraffito Work at Weller and the Dickensware Lines; Weller at the World’s Fair; Lamps and Lighting Devices; Early Weller Lines 1897-1910; The French Connection: Art Nouveau, Matt Green, Sicard; New Weller Lines 1906-1910; Weller Hudson and the Cream Colored Wares; From Baldin to Woodcraft; The Twenties at Weller; The Twenties - Art Deco at Weller; The Thirties at Weller 1930-1934; The Thirties at Weller 1934-1940; Garden Ware, Planters, Wallpockets, and Cookware; The Weller Artists; Artists of Distinction – Laughead, Lorber, Rhead, and Upjohn; Conclusion; Chronology of Weller Pottery; Officers of Weller Pottery; Signatures of the Weller Artists; Artists at Weller Pottery Before 1904; Marks on Weller Pottery; Resource Centers; Bibliography; Biography.  A comprehensive history and collector’s guide to Weller Pottery, Zanesville, Ohio – this book is an indispensable resource that belongs in the perm anent reference library of the collector, dealer, or historian of American art pottery.
8.4” x 11” softback in very good condition.  220 pages.
Includes 1990 16-page Price Guide Supplement.
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