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Health
and Safety in Ceramics - a guide for educational workshops & studios
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Making
Pottery & Glassware in Britain |
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| The
Artful Flowers |
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Artigas,
J llorens & Matheos, J Corredor: Spanish
Folk Ceramics |
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| Bates, Shirley:
Popular Pottery B T Batsford 1st 1982 8vo, glazed pictorial boards VG++ 370 gms (Order reference 3402). |
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| Bates,
Shirley: Popular Pottery B T Batsford 1st 1982 8vo, glazed pictorial boards F 370 gms (Order reference 5679). |
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| Billington,
Dora M: The Technique of Pottery
B T Batsford reprint 1972 8vo, creasing, wear + minor chips to dustwrapper plus small hole to rear hinge o/w VG++/VG 610 gms (Order reference 8853). |
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| Billington,
Dora M: The Technique of Pottery
B T Batsford 1st 1962 8vo, minor wear to tail of spine, tape stains to endpapers + pastedowns + dustwrapper foldovers, wear + chips to dustwrapper + tiny amount of loss o/w VG+/VG 656 gms (Order reference 2596). |
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| Billington,
Dora M: The Technique of Pottery Batsford 3rd impression 1966 small 4to, green cloth covered boards with gold titling, minor wear to boards, small mark to front pastedown, slight wear, chips + creasing to cover o/w VG+/VG 590 gms (Order reference 14444). |
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| Billington,
Dora M - revised by John Colbeck: The Technique
of Pottery Arts Book Soc/Readers Union 1974 4to, very minor wear to boards, very minor creasing + wear to dustwrapper o/w VG++/VG++ 705 gms (Order reference 5170). |
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| Billington,
Dora Revised by John Colbeck: The Technique
of Pottery B T Batsford reprint 1978 4to, very very minor bumps to boards + very very slight wear. Very very minor wear to dustwrapper edges o/w VG++/VG++ 695 gms (Order reference 5790). |
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| Binns,
C F: The Story of the Potter George Newnes 1898 16mo, slight wear + dulling to boards + minor bumps o/w VG 240 gms (Order reference 6027). |
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| Birks, Tony:
The Potters' Companion - the complete guide
to pottery making Collins 1st 1974 8vo F+/F 590 gms (Order reference 11320). |
£4.00 |
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| Birks,
Tony: Pottery - A Modern Guide to the Art
of Pottery Pan 1st 1979 4to pb 136pp, very very minor wear to edges of covers, useful pencil marginal notes by previous owner VG+ 360 gms (Order reference 6932). |
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Birks, Tony:
The New Potter's Companion - the complete
guide to pottery making Collins revised edition 1982 4to VG++/VG++ 755 gms (Order reference 12567). To read the New Potter's Companion is to bring pleasure and real encouragement to everyone interested in pottery making, at all levels and by whatever technique. For those who believe that a complex craft cannot be learned from a book Tony Birks has a real contribution to make, for he understands the problems of technique and design which are common to all fields of ceramics, and he prepares the beginner for pitfalls as well as providing the solutions which make this book into a reference work for the experienced potter. In this new and enlarged edition of a book originally designed as a companion guide for evening class students, sections have been written to cover the popular casting and extruding techniques, and there are new glazes described without mystique or complexity for the enterprising student. ' ... packed with lots of helpful information, the book leads the amateur potter carefully through every stage of the procedure ... Very clear photographs and diagrams show how the making is done.' 
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£10.00 |
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Birks,
Tony: The New Potter's Companion - the complete
guide to pottery making Collins revised edition 1982 4to F/VG++ 765 gms (Order reference 5801). To read the New Potter's Companion is to bring pleasure and real encouragement to everyone interested in pottery making, at all levels and by whatever technique. For those who believe that a complex craft cannot be learned from a book Tony Birks has a real contribution to make, for he understands the problems of technique and design which are common to all fields of ceramics, and he prepares the beginner for pitfalls as well as providing the solutions which make this book into a reference work for the experienced potter. In this new and enlarged edition of a book originally designed as a companion guide for evening class students, sections have been written to cover the popular casting and extruding techniques, and there are new glazes described without mystique or complexity for the enterprising student. ' ... packed with lots of helpful information, the book leads the amateur potter carefully through every stage of the procedure ... Very clear photographs and diagrams show how the making is done.' 
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£7.00 |
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| Birks, Tony:
Pottery Pan Books 1st 1979 4to pb 136pp, very minor creasing to covers o/w VG++ 375 gms (Order reference 6207). |
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| Birks,
Tony: The Complete Potter's Companion Conran Octopus 1st 1993 large 4to, slight wrinkling to top edge of dustwrapper o/w F/VG++ 1095 gms (Order reference 14656). |
£12.00 |
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| Charleston,
Robert J (ed): World Ceramics
Paul Hamlyn 1st 1968 large 4to, cloth covered boards with gold titling to spine + gold design to front board VG++. (Order reference 9242). |
£20.00 |
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Christy, Geraldine
& Pearch, Sara: Pottery - A Complete Step-by-Step
Guide Chancellor Press reprint 1993 lrge 4to, glazed pictorial boards in similar dustwrapper M/VG++ 750 gms (Order reference 3398). Ceramics is one of the oldest and most challenging of crafts — it has inspired cultures across the world, resulting in a vast tradition of skills and techniques giving both the artist and craftsman infinite scope for self-expression and experimentation. This book examines the history and the cultural development of ceramics in the introduction, while in section two you are shown the tools and equipment needed and how to set up your own studio. Section three demonstrates the preparation of clay and slip, and how to pack a kiln. An outline of the decorative use of colour and textures and the use of glazes is given in section four. The nine projects involve varying degrees of complexity and each is fully illustrated with detailed, step by step instructions taking you carefully through each stage. Once the basic skills are mastered more emphasis is put on effects and finishes; how to use colour, create attractive designs and impress patterns onto your work. The book instructs and inspires, giving you confidence in your own ability and the desire to develop your own methods and styles. Contains advice on: Tools and equipment Essential techniques Effects and finishes Building pots by hand Using the potter's wheel Throwing cylinders Combining shapes |
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| Christy,
Judith & Roy: Making Pottery
Penguin 1st 1969 8vo paperback 138pp, very minor wear + creasing to covers o/w VG+ 150 gms (Order reference 6006). |
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Clark, Kenneth:
The Potter's Manual Macdonald 1st 1983 4to, glazed pictorial boards in similar dustwrapper F/VG++ 860 gms (Order reference 3397). |
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| Clark,
Kenneth: Practical Pottery & Ceramics
Studio Vista rep 1966 4to, very slight tanning to endpapers, inside of dustwrapper tanned, wear, chips + small tears to dustwrapper o/w VG+/VG 520 gms (Order reference 14470). |
£5.00 |
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| Copeland,
Robert: A short history of pottery raw materials
and the Cheddleton Flint Mill Cheddleton Flint Mill Industrial Heritage Trust 2nd impression 1983 8vo paperback 60pp VG++ 140 gms (Order reference 7915). |
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Cosentino,
Peter: The Potter's Project Book Blitz 1992 4to, glazed pictorial boards F 620 gms (Order reference 6241). |
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Cosentino,
Peter: The Potter's Project Book - 20 specially
designed pottery projects for you to make Windward 1st 1987 4to F/VG++ 715 gms (Order reference 7652). |
£9.50 |
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| Cosentino,
Peter: Creative Pottery - a complete guide
to designing, making and decorating ceramics Tiger Books 1992 4to, glazed pictorial boards in a similar dustwrapper, very very minor creasing to edges of covers o/w VG++/VG++ 720 gms (Order reference 11572). |
£5.00 |
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| Cunningham-Smith,
Judy & Herbert, Mollie: Self-Sufficient
Pottery David & Charles 1st 1979 8vo, very minor creasing to dustwrapper edges o/w VG++/VG+ 545 gms (Order reference 11319). |
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| Dale,
A J: Modern Ceramic Practice Maclaren & Sons 1963 8vo, dustwrapper price clipped with minor marking + creasing + 1 small tear o/w VG++/VG+ 598 gms (Order reference 2764). |
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| Dickerson,
John: Pottery Making - a complete guide Nelson 1st 1974 square format 4to, ex library, tape stain to front pastedown, minor tape stain + abrasion to front free endpaper, small tape stains to boards o/w VG/VG 670 gms (Order reference 3902). |
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| Emmerson,
Robin: British Teapots & Tea Drinking
1700-1850 HMSO 1st 1992 large 4to, red boards with gold titling to spine + gold image to front board, small indent to top of front board, minor wrinkling to dustwrapper edges, dustwrapper sunned o/w VG++/VG++. Illustrated from the Twining's Gallery, Norwich Castle Museum 1795 gms (Order reference 13365). |
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| Fraser,
Harry: Glazes for the Craft Potter
Pitman revised + reprinted 1974 VG/VG (Order reference 653). |
£6.50 |
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| Gardner,
Liza: The Handmade Tile Book New Holland 1st 1999 square format 4to, glazed pictorial boards in a similar dustwrapper F++/F+ 655 gms (Order reference 14709). |
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| Gerard, Colin:
Practical Guide to Pottery William Luscombe 1st '77 ex library, library stamps, remains of date slip on front free endpaper o/w VG/VG in protective wrap (Order reference 193). |
£4.50 |
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| Gleeson,
Janet: The Arcanum - the extraordinary true
story of the invention of European porcelain Bantam Press 1st 1998 F/F 464 gms (Order reference 2500). |
£12.00 |
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Grebanier,
Joseph: Chinese Stoneware Glazes
Pitman/Watson-Guptill 1st 1975 indented bump to top of front board and small indent to top of rear board, minor creasing + wear to dustwrapper o/w VG++/VG++ 612 gms (Order reference 2666). The ancient Chinese were master potters, and their glazes were miraculous. Contemporary potters, fascinated by the variety of subtle, vibrant colors and surface textures produced by the ancient Chinese, have sought to identify, analyze, and reproduce these glazes with chemical and visual accuracy. This book represents one potter's success in re-creating some of the most famous Chinese stoneware glazes, particularly those of the Sung dynasty, which many authorities consider the greatest age of Chinese pottery. The author explains how he re-creates light blue Chun; blue-gray and blue-green Kuan; a broad spectrum of celadons; dark blue-and-brown mottled glazes; copper red and peach bloom; turquoise; oil spot, hare's fur, and tea dust temmoku; Tz'u-chou; as well as several new, Chinese-inspired glazes. Supplementary information includes material on clay bodies and slips, glaze calculation, methods of calculation with certain special materials, and how to make and use synthetic wood ash—an essential component of Chinese glazes. Also included are a table of chemical contents of raw materials and a table of atomic weights, as well as a comprehensive glossary. Masterpieces from museum collections highlight the 16 pages of full-color plates, accompanied by color photos of the author's re-creations of the glazes. The recreations are reproduced in close-up detail to illustrate the visual effects of the glazes. Chinese Stoneware Glazes offers the serious potter the opportunity to rediscover the techniques—and the beauties—of a lost art. |
£50.00 |
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| Green,
David: Pottery: Materials and Techniques
Faber & Faber 1st 1967 4to, very very minor crsing + wear to dustwrapper o/w VG++/VG++ 765 gms (Order reference 7164). |
£9.00 |
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Gregory, Ian:
Sculptural Ceramics A & C Black rep 1999 4to, brown cloth covered boards with silver titling to spine. F/VG++ 975 gms (Order reference 14209). 'Man has been creating images in clay from almost the beginning of his existence. Sometimes the pieces were used for votive purposes, other times, just as a means for expressing his own inner artistic drive. Either way, it was the tactile quality of the clay that allowed the artist to combine form and texture with his own aesthetic feelings to produce works that can be appreciated whether they were made 10,000 years ago or last week.' In this book, Ian Gregory first sketches the history of man's clay figurative work. He then provides a lot of technical information for the would-be sculptural ceramacist. He starts with the basics of clay — which to use for different purposes, how to modify the clay for strength and colour, and which textural techniques to use for decorating the surface. He then goes on to discuss methods of forming the clay — coiling, casting, modelling etc. — and decoration methods. Finally he looks at kilns — which to use and how to build them — as well as which fuels to use. The book is rounded off with a survey of work that is being done in the field. The author uses examples of work from all over the world to show just what an exciting and creative area of ceramics this is. Sculptural
Ceramics has been designed as an introduction and practical handbook to
the subject. It is also intended as an inspiration for other potters and
a source of delight for all those interested in contemporary ceramics. |
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Harvey,
Roger & Kolb, Sylvia & John: Building
Pottery Equipment Pitman 1st UK 1975 large 4to, wear to dustwrapper (front foldover almost detached) but in protective plastic cover VG++/VG+ 905 gms (Order reference 5946). Here, for the first time, is a book that shows how to build all the equipment necessary to set up a pottery workshop. Until now, this knowledge has been handed down by word of mouth from teacher to student and from professional to apprentice. But now, this unique guidebook to building pottery equipment makes it available to students, teachers, and professional potters. Included in this book are plans and instructions for dry and wet clay mixers; a clay-drying box; kick wheels and motor-driven wheels with frames made of welded steel, pipe, or wood, including the wheel-head, the pan, and the seat; hand tools such as a slab-cutter, a banding wheel, a cut-off wire, ribs, and trimming tools. A large part of the book is devoted to specific directions for building kilns—including catenary-arch, sprung-arch, salt-glazing, wood-firing, raku, and vermiculite-insulated kilns—with a discussion on firing kilns and adapting them for different fuels; using temperature controls and safety devices; and making kiln furniture. A concluding chapter surveys the studio setups of several well-known potters, furnishing ideas for the layout of an efficient workshop. The explicit directions given in the text are accompanied by 400 drawings and diagrams, as well as photographs of completed equipment. The authors also include a source list to guide the reader in buying the parts, materials, and tools required, and charts to help him determine gas-burner port sizes and the number of bricks needed to build a sprung-arch kiln. The advantage of custom-built equipment is obvious: you can tailor-make your equipment to fit your own personal needs, while keeping construction and operating costs down. For every serious potter, this book is an essential reference source, unique in its field. 208 pages. 81/4 x 11. 400 black and white illustrations. Material sources. Charts. Index. |
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| Hofsted, Jolyon:
Pottery Pan Books 3rd prtg 1976 lrge 4to paperback 96pp, creasing + wear to covers + slightly grubby o/w VG 320 gms (Order reference 3261). |
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| Jenner,
J S P: Ceramics Arco 1st 1962 sm 8vo, glazed pictorial boards in a similar wrapper, very very minor wear to boards, very minor wear + creasing to dustwrapper o/w VG++/VG 222 gms (Order reference 2768). |
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| Jenner, J
S P & Kent, D T N: Ceramics
Arco (Handybooks) 1st 1962 sm 8vo, ex library, glazed pictorial boards, front free endpaper missing, wear + tape remains to boards o/w VG 220 gms (Order reference 5340). |
£2.50 |
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| Karandjoulov-Alexiev,
Dony: Painting on Porcelain in the Oriental
Style Studio Vista 1st 1994 large square format 4to, blue boards with gold titling to spine, very very slight wear to dustwrapper o/w F/VG++ 1355 gms (Order reference 14546). |
£80.00 |
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| Kelly, Alison:
How Things Are Obtained - Pottery Educational Supply Assn 1st 1961 ex lib, 8vo, minor wear to boards, minor wear + chips to dustwrapper o/w VG+/VG+ 350 gms (Order reference 3400). |
£1.50 |
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| Kenny,
John B: The Complete Book of Pottery Making
Pitman 1976 4to, very very minor bumps to boards, minor wear to dustwrapper edges o/w VG+/VG+ 930 gms (Order reference 6018). |
£10.00 |
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| Lancaster,
H Boswell: Liverpool and Her Potters
W B Jones 1936 8vo pb, 95pp of text, 23pp of b/w plates, 3 page index. Wear, chips, creasing + tiny pieces missing from thin paper covers. Protective outer wrapper made by previous owner from a portion of vellum legal document. VG. 195 gms (Order reference 13269). |
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Lane, Peter
F'word by David Leach: Studio Porcelain Pitman House 1st 1980 4to, maroon cloth covered boards with gold titling to spine, very very slight wrinkling to rear dustwrapper o/w VG++/VG++ 1115 gms (Order reference 13820). Porcelain is the most demanding and exquisite of all pottery mediums and today an increasing number of studio potters are responding to its challenge, with many of their pieces becoming collectors' items. This book brings into focus for the first time the exciting innovations in contemporary studio porcelain and reveals the working methods and ideas of some of the leading potters from Britain, Europe and North America. A brief outline of the historical tradition of porcellanous wares is followed by an appraisal of modern developments in design and form. Peter Lane discusses the potters approaches to working with porcelain; their sources of stimulus; and how they best exploit its special qualities of translucency, delicacy, purity and strength. The many different techniques for making and decorating porcelain are explained in detail with sections on throwing, turning, hand-building, slip-casting, glazing and firing. Superbly illustrated with 100 colour photographs and over 200 black and white pictures, Studio Porcelain will be an inspiration to potters, and of lasting value to collectors and everyone who admires fine ceramics. A wide variety of porcelain from more than one hundred potters is illustrated in this book, including: • carved pieces by Karl Scheid (West Germany) and Jacqueline Poncelet • fluted ware by David Leach • organic forms by Peter Simpson, Mary Rogers, Christa and Johannes Gebhardt (West Germany) • sculptural work by Ruth Duckworth and Richard Shaw (USA), Glenys Barton and Mary Keepax • refined shapes by Geoffrey Swindell and Lucie Rie • pieces from the fantasy world of Ruth and Alan Barratt-Danes
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| Mankowitz,
Wolf: Wedgwood Barrie & Jenkins 1980 large 4to, very minor bumps + wear to boards, minor wrinkling, small tear, minor indents to dustwrapper o/w VG++/VG+ 1635 gms (Order reference 13627). |
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| Pegram,
Brenda: Painted Ceramics - Colour and Imagery
on Clay Crowood Press 1st 1999 4to, black boards with gold titling to spine F/VG++ 935 gms (Order reference 14582). |
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| Pond, Thomas:
Mending and Restoring China Garnstone Press 1st 1970 8vo F/VG++ 195 gms (Order reference 7839). |
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| Powell,
Harold: Further Steps in Pottery Blandford Press 1st 1962 8vo, glazed pictorial boards VG++ 250 gms (Order reference 3395). |
£1.75 |
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| Primmer, Laurie:
Pottery Made Simple W H Allen 1st 1974 8vo pb 295pp, slight wear + partial delamination to covers, inscription to inside front cover o/w VG+ 390 gms (Order reference 5334). |
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| Prodan,
Mario: The Art of the T'Ang Potter Thames & Hudson 1st 1960 large 4to, cloth covered boards, gold titling to spine + gold Thames & Hudson logo to front board, boards stained + dulled o/w VG+ 1610 gms. (Order reference 9243). |
£20.00 |
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| Reilly,
Robin: Wedgwood Jasper Thames & Hudson 1994 4to, maroon boards, gold titling to spine, gold device to front board, very very minor creasing + abrasion to dustwrapper o/w F/VG++. 600 illustrations, 71 in colour. 1740 gms (Order reference 9983). |
£45.00 |
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| Roscoe, William:
Sculpture for the Potter Academy Editions/St Martins Press 1st 1975 8vo paperback 80pp + 16pp of b/w photos, small crease to front cover, small name to front free endpaper o/w VG++ 160 gms (Order reference 7824). |
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| Sandeman,
Alison: Ceramic Skillbooks - Working with
Porcelain Pitman/Watson-Guptill 1st 1979 square format 8vo paperback 96pp, minor wear + bumps, slight sunning to spine o/w VG++ 255 gms (Order reference 11420). |
£4.50 |
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| Sanders, Herbet
H: The Practical Pottery Book
Blandford Press 4th imp 1967 very very minor spotting to inside of d/w, minor marks to endpapers o/w F/F 544 gms (Order reference 2752). |
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Southwell,
Sheila: Painting China & Porcelain David & Charles 1st 1995 4to, minor bumps to boards, small hole to front of dustwrapper at hinge o/w VG++/VG++ 785 gms (Order reference 11872). |
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| Taylor,
Doris W & Hart, Anne Button: Ceramic Painting
Step by Step D Van Nostrand Co. 1st 1966 4to, ex library, front free endpaper replaced, tape stains to boards, slight wear + chips to dustwrapper o/w VG+/VG+ 530 gms (Order reference 8351). |
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| Thorpe, Harold:
Basic Pottery for the Student Academy Editions rep 1971 8vo, slight wear to top + bottom edges of boards, dustwrapper spine sunned o/w VG+/VG+ 460 gms (Order reference 5996). |
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| Thorpe,
Harold: Basic Pottery for the Student Academy Editions/St Martin's Press 1st 1973 4to paperback 103pp + 45pp of b/w illustrations, covers sunned with slight wear o/w VG+ 342 gms (Order reference 2766). |
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| Waller,
Jane: The Complete Potter: Hand-Built Ceramics
Batsford 1st 1990 landscape format 4to, glazed pictorial boards, sunning to boards o/w VG++. Inscribed by author on font free endpaper 495 gms (Order reference 14428). |
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| Wallner, Linde:
Introduction to Pottery Eagle Editions 2004 4to paperback 128pp VG++ 430 gms (Order reference 9890). |
£3.00 |
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| Wallner,
Linde: Introduction to Pottery Eagle Editions 2004 4to pb 128pp, very very minor wear to dustwrapper edges o/w VG++ 435 gms (Order reference 13008). |
£3.00 |
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| Warring, Ron:
The Amateur Potter Stanley Paul 1st 1974 8vo, ex library, inscription to front pastedown, bumps to boards, slight dulling to dustwrapper o/w VG/VG+ 325 gms (Order reference 3401). |
£6.00 |
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| Warshaw,
Josie: The Practical Potter - a step-by-step
handbook (with throwing chapter by Richard Phethean) Hermes House 2005 large 4to, glazed pictorial boards in a similar d/w, very slight wrinkling to dustwrapper edges o/w F+/VG++ 1650 gms (Order reference 14299). |
£10.00 |
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| Warshaw, Josie:
The Practical Potter - a step-by-step handbook
Hermes House 2002 square format 4to, glazed pictorial boards in a similar dustwrapper, F+/VG++ 860 gms (Order reference 11640). |
£10.00 |
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| White,
Mary: Ceramics handbooks - Lettering on Ceramics
A & C Black 1st 2003 4to paperback 96pp F 255 gms (Order reference 6924). |
£11.50 |
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