Stoneware Bottles from Bellarmines to Ginger Beers, 1500-1949 (Signed)

224pp, black and white illustrations in text. Signed by the author of the first leaf. In laminated card covers. 8vo. Covers rubbed at edges, one corner rubbed and a little rounded, spine has reading creases, text block edges slightly darkened. A few spots and signs of figuring internally but generally neat, clean and tight. A good working/reading copy. An authoritative reference work for those interested in Stoneware Bottles, with chapters on The History of Stoneware; The Bellarmine Bottle; Tankards and Mugs; Ale and Porter Bottles; Whisky Jugs; Excise Duty, Fakes and Reproductions; British Stoneware Potteries etc.