Item Condition: Used; Good
Jacket here but badly worn.
THE Figures OF STAFFORDSHIRE POTTERS
the product of England's last folk art-
are keenly sought by collectors on both
sides of the Atlantic. As a collection they
form an unsophisticated cavalcade of life
in the 19th century. They were the means
by which the headline personalities ofdays
when newspapers were restricted were
brought into the home.
Connoisseurs and collectors will wel-
come this authoritative volume in a field
lacking reliable information. The author
describes the origins and development of
this popular art, and lists the well-known
manufacturers of the period and the pro-
He deals lucidly with
common pitfalls, provides an invaluable
guide to markets and prices, and, most
important of all, includes the most
valuable aid to the Staffordshire collector
yet published-a detailed illustrated des-
criptive section by which it becomes
possible for the collector to tell by quick
reference exactly what he has found, its
cesses used.
value and significance.
Many of the illustrations are from the
author's own collection, which ranks as
one of the most representative in Europe.