Potters and Potteries of Chester County Pennsylvania

Schiffer Pub Ltd. Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 1997. Special Limited Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0916838188 . This specific hardback book is in fine condition with a hard board cover that has sharp edges and corners and has a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased . We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes and ship daily with tracking numbers.; This book is not the signed and numbered edition of the 1947 first edition of which only 600 were printed. This is number 854 of a limited special edition which was re-printed and released in 1997. It is signed and numbered by the author on the title page. "The Potters and Potteries of Chester County, Pennsylvania has been the bible of pottery research nationally, as it has inspired others to document pottery in other regions. A whole generation of students of pottery has learned from Doctor James' research. Today, there is even wider interest in American decorative arts and the local characteristics which distinguish regional styles. For this second generation of historians and collectors, this book is essential reading for it is not a survey, or a general essay, but rather the complete story of the potteries and their makers of Chester County. A tremendous amount of historical and genealogical information has been woven into the text. Doctor James' sense of humor takes the subject and makes it delightful reading. His local anecdotes carry the story along, such a welcome stylistic relief from the quagmire of dull information through which some historical books require the readers to wade."; 9.10 X 6 X 0.80 inches; 208 pages .