John Dwight
Presenting John Dwight the ‘Master Potter of Fulham’ 1672-1703.
£ 6. for each exhibition catalogue.

Irish Delftware an Illustrated History
By peter Francis. 206 pp., 45 col., 200 b&w. illus. ISBN 0 95331122 8 £ 55

The Irish delftware industry began in 1697 when a London potter, Matthew Garner moved to Belfast to escape bankruptcy. The ‘Belfast Potthouse’ thrived during the first quarter of the 18th century. But its isolation proved too great a disadvantage, and during the 1730’s a Belfast merchant, John Chambers moved south to establish the renowned @Worlds End’ pottery in Dublin. In the 1750’s Captain Henry Delamain took over these works and with an enormous financial investment transformed the pottery’s fortunes.

The most famous of all their products was the superbly painted romantic landscapes, which were unlike anything produced in Britain at that time.More recent research has produced a range of polychrome wares, and a further group painted more crudely in blue and white has been discovered through archaeological investigations in Virginia.Profusely illustrated, this book provides a comprehensive review of the full range of Irish delftwares presently known, with detailed account of the individual potteries and the archaeological discoveries. It will undoubtedly be the standard reference work on this subject.

The Best of Good Fellows
Compiled by Jonathan Horne196 pp., 85b&w. illus. ISBN 0 9512140 8 X £ 15

The history of my grandfather, 1871-1915. A man of exceptional qualities. Ordained as a priest in the Church of England, he took up missionary work in the outback of South Australia, a hard and rough life vividly told in his own short stories. He later married and returned to England where he had a parish in Bath. In 1914 he was swept up like so many others in war fever, and six months later joined the forces as a padre. From the domestic social graces of a vicarage in Bath he entered that apalling world of the western front.

For six months he wrote back to his parish dramatic first hand accounts of his experiences, but alas a piece of shrapnel put an end to his life the day before he was due home on leave. This is s story of love, affection, honour and death a true story worth telling and well worth reading (an unbiased opinion).

Printed English Pottery
by David Drakard £55

.This is a welcome addition to a rather neglected area of ceramics. Mr. Drakard has brought to light many obscure and amusing prints that had otherwise lost their meaning. The book has almost 800 illustrations, and is the most important book on its subject.

Volume II - Ten exhibition cataloques bound and boxed (1991 - 2000) 327 entries. £65.00