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The
Reading Room Reviews and Opinion on Books of interest to the Art Pottery enthusiast To ORDER any of these books please go to the AAPA Bookstore. The association receives a small commission for sales made directly from the AAPA website. Thank you!
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Scandinavian
Ceramics and Glass: 1940s to 1980s
By George Fischler and Barrett Gould, Schiffer Publishing Ltd., Atglen, PA, 2000. Hardcover, 160 pp. $49.95. ISBN 0764311638. Reviewed by Rod Ganser |
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Scandinavian
Art Pottery: Denmark and Sweden
By Robin Hecht, Schiffer Publishing Ltd., Atglen, PA, 2000. Hardcover, 172 pp. $49.95. Visit www.schifferbooks.com for ordering information. ISBN 0764310445. Reviewed by Rod Ganser Reviewed by Bob Sindelar |
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Monsters
and Maidens: Amphora Pottery of the Art Nouveau Era
By Byron Vreeland. (Fledermaus Press, 2003). Limited edition hardback. 275 p. 375 illus. $150.00. ISBN 0-9741751-0-2. Available by mail from Byron Vreeland, PMB #281, 2934 1/2 Beverly Glen Circle, Los Angeles, CA 90077. (Or visit www.amphorapottery.net ) Reviewed by Bea Levenhagen |
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The
House of Amphora 1890-1915
By Richard L. Scott. (published by the author, 2004). Limited edition hardback. 347 pages, 400 color pictures, 50 original black and white illustrations, 100 marks and signs. $125.00 plus $10.00 shipping and handling. ISBN: 0-9747377-0-4. Available by mail from Richard L. Scott, 670 Timberlea Trail, Sidney, OH 45365. Credit cards accepted. (or visit www.thehouseofamphora.com ) Reviewed by Bea Levenhagen |
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Zsolnay Ceramics: Collecting a Culture
By Federico Santo and John Gacher. Atglen, PA: Schiffer, 1998. 192-page hardback, 410 color illus. ISBN 0764305344. $49.95 Reviewed by Jason Jacques |
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An Expression of the
Community: Cincinnati Public Schools’ Legacy of Art and Architecture Photographs by Robert A. Flischel and Essays by Anita Ellis and Walter Langsam Published by The Art League Press, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2001. 224 pages. Hardcover. Reviewed by VANCE A. KOEHLER |
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The Ceramic Career of M.
Louise McLaughlin By Anita J. Ellis, Published by Ohio University Press, Athens, Ohio, 2003, 32 color plates, 62 b/w figures, appendices, notes, bibliography, index, 243 pages, paper $24.95, cloth $49.95 Reviewed By: RALPH DRAKE |
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Rookwood and the Industry
of Art: Women, Culture, and Commerce, 1880-1913 By Nancy Owen. Published by Ohio University Press; released on March 15, 2001 xiv + 335 pages; 16 color plates + 96 b/w illustrations, bibliography, and index; footnotes grouped at end of the essay. Paper $24.95, Cloth $49.95. Reviewed By: ELLEN DENKER |
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Rookwood Pottery: Over
Ten Years of Auction Results 1990-2002 by Treadway Gallery, Inc. (Cincinnati, Ohio) in Association with John Toomey Gallery (Oak Park, Illinois). Paducah, Kentucky: Collector Books, 2003. 272 p., hdbk. $39.95. A Price Guide to Rookwood 1993; Gas City, Indiana: L-W Book Sales, 4th edition, 2001. 264 p, pbk. $19.95. Reviewed by: MARK BASSETT www.markbassett.com |
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ROOKWOOD
POTTERY By Nancy E. Owen Reviewed
by: NICK AND MARILYN |
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by Lucile Henzke (Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 1999, 368 pp., hardbound, $45 from Schiffer Publishing, 4880 Lower Valley Rd., Atglen, PA 19310; (610) 593-1777; Web site; include $3.95 S/H, Pennsylvania residents add sales tax). Review courtesy of and with permission of the Maine Antique Digest |
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The House of Haeger, 1914-1944: The Revitalization of American Art Pottery by Joe and Joyce Paradis [Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 4880 Lower Valley Road, Atglen, PA. $39.95 plus $3.95 shipping, hardcover only, 8.5 by 11, 238 pages.] Reviewed by Ron Linde |
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by Mark Bassett (Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 1999, 288 pp., hardbound, $39.95 from Schiffer Publishing, 4880 Lower Valley Rd., Atglen, PA 19310; (610) 593-1777; include $3.95 S/H, Pennsylvania residents add sales tax). Review courtesy of and with permission of the Maine Antique Digest |
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Old Florida Pottery: Potters in Paradise The Collector's Guide to History, Makers and Marks 1859-1966 by Alfred R. Frankel, M.D. [Hardcover - 160 pages, 2000, Blue Dome Press, St. Pete Beach, FL ISBN:0-9672662-0-3] Reviewed by: Bob Sindelar |
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Scandinavian Art Pottery: Denmark and Sweden by Robin Hecht (Hardcover - 192 pages, 2000, Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 4880 Lower Valley Road, Atglen, PAISBN: 0764310445 Reviewed by: Bob Sindelar |
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Toby & Character Jugs of the 20th Century and Their Makers by David C. Fastenau and Stephen M. Mullins (Kevin James Publishing, 1999, 352 pp., hardbound, $69.95 from Kevin James Publishing, 917 Chicago Ave., Evanston, IL 60202; (800) 634-0431; E-Mail; include $1.95 S/H, Illinois residents add sales tax). Review courtesy of and with permission of the Maine Antique Digest |
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