A Bibliography of Clays and the Ceramic Arts (Classic Reprint)

Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Bibliography of Clays and the Ceramic Arts Second. It is a profound gratification to the Society that it should have advanced so far in the estimation of men of letters and science, that it should have been selected as the proper medium for presenting this monumental work to the public. Appreciation like this would be most grateful to any organization, especially one so recently entered into the field, and will inspire it to yet more strenuous efforts to deserve this confidence, by strengthening its work and broadening its activities. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.