Twitchett, John and Betty Bailey — Royal Crown Derby

Woodbridge, Suffolk, Antique Collectors' Club, 1988. Third Edition. Hardbound. Blue cloth with gilt letters on spine & front cover, white & color-illustrated dust jacket. 272 pp. 62 color and countless bw plates. "The first comprehensive work about this important 19th century factory, has been revised and enlarged by John Twitchett with over 60 new colour illustrations and much fresh material. It 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 to 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." (dj). VG/VG .