Antique Royal Crown Derby China Porcelain - Types Forms Patterns / Scarce Book

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ROYAL CROWN  DERBY
by John Twitchett and Betty Bailey, Antique Collectors Club, England, 1976/1988.
This early out-of-print book is “the first comprehensive work about this important 19th century factory.”  Lavishly illustrated in color and black-and-white, this book reviews in-depth the history, production, and marks of this ware.
This book “gives the whole story from 1848 to the present day, when interest in Royal Crown Derby has never been greater.  The history of the ownership and administration reveals many new facts, correcting the errors of previous writers. There are biographies of the potters, modellers and artists who helped make Crown Derby famous, and of the new and very talented modellers.  The
Shape Books of the Royal Crown Derby
works are reproduced, and the patterns of the leading painters are listed, features which make the book invaluable to collectors and dealers.  Royal Crown Derby wares have been exported all over the world for 100 years and the manufacturers remain one of the leading producers of quality porcelain.  The output of Royal Crown Derby, both old and new, is highly collectible – particularly the figures – and this book is a must, not only for the new collector but also, owing to the wealth of new material, for the established collector who already has the first edition.”  The most comprehensive study of the subject, this scarce book is an indispensable reference for the collector, dealer, or historian of English porcelain.
Oversize / heavy 8.5” x 12” hardback with dust cover in very good condition.  272 pages.
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