A potter's book. by LEACH Bernard:

Washington DC: The Brookings Institution, 1950 Book. Very Good - Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good - Fine. vii, 238 pp. First Edition, 1950. "The dialogue written in the form of a play, tells the dramatic story of American Industrial progress during the 19th century and set forth the policy requirements for continued economic advancement. From decade to decade the participants, who represent the various groups in society, survey current economic developments, seeking to answer the age-old question, whether there can be progressive improvemnt in living standards for the masses. The discussions are thus concerned with fundamental economic issues which have been recurrent throughout our history. The result is a dramatic story of the forcces which have overcome the limitations of nature and transformed the 'statec' state, which earlier writers foresaw, into a dynamic society. The method of presentatiion is unique in economic literature. The dialogues put… Read More

Transatlantic Arts, Inc, 1967. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover. DJ is crimped, scraped, yellowed, rubbed, soiled/stained and worn at tips and spine ends. Old price sticker on back of dj. Beige cloth covered boards with red text have been well protected by the dust jacket. Inscription on half-title page. Sewn binding is in good shape. Filled with black and white drawings, photos and diagrams. Some staining to text block. Fine reading copy. 294 pages.

orange: Faber, 1965. Hardback. Used: Acceptable. Condition fair, dust jacket has various abrasions and tears. ref ZKVQ

Paperback / softback. New. Bernard Leach (1887-1979) is generally reckoned to be the 'father of British studio pottery. In this title, he communicates his deeply-held convictions, through an account of the standards and materials essential to English slipware, stoneware, Japanese raku and Oriental porcelain.

London: Faber & Faber Ltd, 1971 Book. Good. Brown Cloth Boards. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Treatise by the potter Bernard Leach on workshop traditions handed down by Koreans and Japanese from the Chinese ceramics of the Sung dynasty. 294pp with index, illustrated with black and white drawings and photographs. Pale blue lettering to top board and spine. Slight bumping to spine, age-toning and light foxing to edges and school stamps to endpapers, otherwise good copy. Unclipped DJ marked and worn, otherwise fair..

London, UK: Faber & Faber, 1945. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Reprint. xxx, 294pp, plus numerous colour and monochrome plate illustrations. In beige cloth-covered boards with red titles and decorations. 8vo. Cloth stained where dust jacket is torn, gently rounded at corners and spine ends. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. In its original worn and torn dust jacket, with significant loss along upper edge and at base of spine. The first treatise by a potter on the workshop traditions which have been handed down by Koreans and Japanese from the greatest period of Chinese ceramics, written in practical and accessible terms which all potters and aspiring potters can follow.

Hardback. New. Written by Bernard Leach, the father of British studio pottery, this seminal book is the first treatise to be written by a potter on the workshop traditions handed down from the greatest period of Chinese ceramics in the Sung dynasty. With this book, potters can learn everything from how to adapt recipes for pigments and glazes to designing kilns.

Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Transatlantic Arts Inc, 1953. Second Edition. hardcover. Good. 8x5x1. 1953 Sixth American edition Transatlantic Arts. Hardcover missing the jacket. Tight binding no marks. Please email for photos.

London: Secker & Warburg, 1957 Apart from slight damage to the middle of the spine, this is an excellent, clean and tightly bound reading copy. Size: Approx 5½ " Wide and 8½ " Tall