The Potters and Potteries of Chester County, Pennsylvania by James, Arthur E - 1945

Schiffer Pub Ltd, 1997-03. Hardcover. Good.

Schiffer Pub Ltd, 1997-03-01. Hardcover. Used:Good.

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… Read More

Exton, PA: Schiffer Publishing, 1978. reprint. Hardcover. VG, light shelf wear. Brownish textured paper covered boards with gilt lettering and decoration. 116 pp. Few small bw plates, map endsheets. Potters and potteries surveyed here include Schofield, Silknitter, Davis, Vickers, Valentine, Coates, Brosius, Cope, Hutchison, Grier, Mount Jordan, Ross, Brown, Heebner, Benner, Rogers, High, Rhoades, Phoenixville, Uwchlan, Kersey, Hoopes, Smedley, West Chester, Westtown, James, Pusey, Cassell, Keystone, Esbin, etc. Locations include Coatesville, Londonderry, Lionville, Oxford, East Nottingham, Chatham, London Grove, East Brandywine, Chester Springs, Schuylkill, West and East Vincent, Coventry, Warwick, Nantmeal, Kennett, Bradford, etc. Standard and authoritative reference, essential to PA German and Pennsylvania folk art collections.

Chester County Historical Society, 1945. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Author signed on the title page. This is No. 514 of 600 numbered copies. Gilt lettering on brown pebbled covers. Map end papers. 8vo, 116pp. plus 2 page map showing locations of potteries in Chester County, PA. Name written on the first free end paper. Spine ends chipped.

Exton, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 1978. Hardcover. As New/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Brown textured covers with gold decoration depicting a potter's wheel. Author signed on title page, with the number 2171 below his name. A very attractive book with numerous useful photo illustrations.

1945. JAMES, Arthur E. THE POTTERS AND POTTERIES OF CHESTER COUNTY, . PENNSYLVANIA. West Chester, PA: Chester County Historical Society, 1945. Limited edition, no. 492 of 600 copies. 116 pp. + double page b/w map. 8vo., dark brown cloth with bright gilt spine and cover lettering. Near fine, some light foxing at front and rear. B/w illustrations.

JAMES, Arthur E. The Potters and Potteries of Chester County, Pennsylvania. [West Chester], 1945. 1st ed. Illus. Fine in orig. cloth. Limited to 600 copies.