Shipkowitz, Davida (and) Irving Shipkowitz — The ABC's of ABC Ware

Atglen, PA, Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 2002. Hardcover. A black casebound book with the title printed in gray lettering. There is a glossy dust jacket with the title printed in black down a pale peach spine. The front cover features nine small color photographs under the printed title. The free and pasted end pages are light orange; the summary for the book is printed on the front pasted end page. Pages: (4), 5-320. Contains hundreds of color images. Contents are as follows: Before we begin -- A is for Americana -- B is for bottle ovens -- C is for commercialism -- D is for deep dishes -- E is for education -- F is for flatware -- G is for glass -- H is for hollowware -- I is for infant to infirm -- J is for J, the last letter of the alphabet -- K is for kitsch -- L is for lustreware -- M is for metals -- N is for 19th century -- O is for ornamental borders -- P is for potters and their potteries -- Q is for queries -- R is for religion, reform, and reason -- S is for sets -- T is for transfers and toybooks -- U is for undersides -- V is for variations on a theme -- W is for worth -- X is for xenomania -- Y is for yesteryear -- Z is for z and other reversals. VG+ .