Spode-Copeland-Spode is the story of a manufactory, two families, generations of artists, gilders, modellers and their products. Begun by Josiah Spode I and continued by his son Josiah II, the business and works passed to the Copeland family who for five generations continued the traditions of quali...

THE COMPLETE REFERENCE GUIDE TO LIMITED EDITION PLATES! -- COMPREHENSIVE. Featuring more than 5,000 prices for thousands of collector plates--U.S. and foreign--this sourcebook is the only one you'll ever need. Whether it's silver, pewter, porcelain, wood, or glass, with depictions of movie classics...

Kim Parker's rise to international renown as a lifestyle designer and artist is truly the story of the American dream. Her bedding and bath line launched at Bloomingdale's and became a bestseller; she launched her first tabletop and giftware collections for Spode at Macy's; and her award-winning des...

A Bertie and Jeeves classic, featuring the Junior Ganymede, a Market Snodsbury election, and the Observer crossword puzzle. Jeeves, who has saved Bertie Wooster so often in the past, may finally prove to be the unwitting cause of this young master's undoing in Jeeves and the Tie that Binds. Th...

Tour the dreamy country homes and gardens of Britain’s brightest interior design stars—and their dogs—in this inspirational coffee table book celebrating British country life. British design and dogs are as intertwined as roses and Wellingtons! At Home in the English Countryside sh...

The first collection of nonfiction by "one of the few truly important American writers of our time" (Sam Lipsyte). Gathering pieces written during the past three decades, Indigo ranges widely in subject matter and tone, opening with “Cleve Dean,” which takes Padgett Powell to Sweden for the ...

Why do writers love dogs? Not always for the same reasons all the rest of us do. Dorothea Benton Frank's dog Henry teaches her about self-righteous indignation every time she leaves on a book tour. Ron Rash learns to appreciate his misanthropic mutt Pepper after he bites his daughter's suitor. For T...

Betha is desperate to escape. An Irish princess, Betha lives at Belmont Castle in Ireland with her father Lord Belmont who is trying to marry her off to the King of Norway's son Prince Edvard. Betha has other ideas, dedicated to the idea of serving God, she plans her escape aided by her loyal servan...

Master weaver Tom Knisely presents patterns and ideas to spruce up your table with new weaves Tom Knisely, author of bestseller Rag Rug Weaving and Handwoven Baby Blankets, has now turned his attention to one of the most popular categories of weaving: table linens. Placemats, runners, tablecloths, ...

The blue and white tradition is the oldest in porcelain and the most collectable; pieces are on the market in quantity and at every level of affordability. This text, intended for both the avid collector and armchair enthusiast, gives a piece-by-piece overview, supplying a breakdown of the different...

Stoke-on-Trent was the name given to the amalgamation of six famous Potteries towns, the other five being Burslem, Fenton, Hanley, Longton and Tunstall. This book deals with the entire City, illustrating its wide variety of industries and the way of life of the people in the past. The world-wide rep...

A globe-trotting, century-hopping celebration of dishes As every great hostess knows, the right dinner plates bring design, color, and drama to the table and elevate an ordinary meal into something special. Dish is a visual celebration of these everyday pieces of art that have been the objects o...

The Blue Willow plate pattern, since Thomas Minton's artistic creativity in 1780 and Spode's expansion of the pottery line, has been translated and reimagined into multiple works of art including teaware, dinnerware place settings, fabrics, wallpaper, decorative urns and pitchers and more. Recently,...