History of the Staffordshire Potteries; and the Rise and Progress of the Manufacture of Pottery and Porcelain; with References to Genuine Specimens and Notices of Eminent Potters


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"First edition of an early account of the Staffordshire pottery industry, important for being partly based on the oral accountsof some of the leading figures. It is especially useful for its histories of the firms of Wedgewood and Spode and for details of styles and techniques. The work is dedicated to Josiah Spode, though he died as the work was in the press. Page 221 contains the stop press: "While the Printer was arranging the Types of this part, and almostof this identical page, the Author received the distressing intelligence that . Josia Spode Esq. had suddenly expired."--Abebooks website




History of the Staffordshire Potteries


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Excerpt from History of the Staffordshire Potteries: And the Rise and Progress of the Manufacture of Pottery and Porcelain; With References to Genuine Specimens and Notices of Eminent Potters The Scroll of History presented a Blank, that might be filled up by others also with myself. How far my Attempt is worthy of the subject, the Public will not be long in giving me correct Information. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.




History of the Staffordshire Potteries; and the Rise and Progress of the Manufacture of Pottery and Porcelain; With References to Genuine Specimens, and Notices of Eminent Potters


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History of the Staffordshire Potteries and the Rise and Process of the Manufactureof Pottery and Porcelain - with Preferences to Genuine Specimens And


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About five miles North west, and five miles South east of Newcastle - Under - Lyme are the two extremities of that interesting and opulent district named The Potteries. Originally published in 1900 this is a fascinating read for any historian. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original artwork and text.










Architectural Pottery


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