Title: The ABC of collecting old continental pottery
Abstract: own valuable Old Continental Pottery who know very little about it, and, although they are eager to learn, they refuse to buy those costly books in which the desired information is given in most attractive guise.Their aspirations for cheaper Hterature become a demand which it is my hope this book will supply.My other books have proved acceptable ; may this be more so.It does not pretend to be a complete history of Old Continental Pottery, nor a full and entire description of the various wares included in that category; still it will be very useful to those who need it, and more, it may suggest a fresh field to the collector or to the man who requires a hobby.Though delft is a passion with some, and majohca with others, there remain the beautiful faiences of France and Spain, of Damascus and Rhodes, of Anatolia and Persia, besides the remarkable stonewares of Germany and Flanders which are commonly known by the misleading name of gres de Flandre.In order to save space in describing where the factories in the chief countries were situated, the four maps will be serviceable.In the Nineteenth Century English Ceramic Art" similar maps received appreciation, which encouraged the production of these, which, taken as a series, are unique.Permanent record must be made of a letter which came to me from Mr. R. S. Gillett, the Managing Director of Messrs. Horderns, the well-known merchants of Sydney, whom I hope some