Customer Reviews
Essential Book for Collectors or Dealers - By: Corner Cupboard UK, 05 Sep 2007 
No matter what item of pottery or porcelain you are trying to research, this should be one of two books you reach for first. My own copy has long since lost its shiny new look & is now a battered, well used & reliable source of information. Along with Encyclopaedia of British Pottery & Porcelain Marks by Geoffrey A. Godden, you really should not need anything else to find out all you need on backstamps & markings. Obviously other reference books come into their own on antiques & should also be purchased but for a first point of reference, these two books should be your first purchases & both will save you making very costly mistakes no matter how experienced you are.
A superb reference work for anyone interested in Pottery - By: , 12 Mar 2001 After years of searching over hill & 'yon for relevant information about the identities of potters & their pottery, this book is now my constant work of reference & an excellent starting point for further enquiries. Not just including all the "usual suspects" (Leach(s), Hamada, Rie, Coper, et al) but the younger up & coming potters. The layout is intuitive & not only deals with the marks alphabetically but also divides them into symbol types (Creatures,Monograms, Signs) thus providing a more than comprehensive source. The compilers have done their best to provide as accurate information as possible for over 4750 Potters most of whom are still actually living! Anyone buying this book will find that the price is more than worth it & the covers will need reinforcing because of the extensive use it will get, a worthy edition to ANY reference library.
