Collector's Encyclopedia of American Dinnerware

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Summary: Definately worth the price
Review: A wonderful beautifully done book.This is a great book for looking up patterns. There are plenty of color photos which show great detail. I plan on buying the previous and subsequent volumns of this book.

Rating:
Summary: Definately worth the price
Review: A wonderful beautifully done book.This is a great book for looking up patterns. There are plenty of color photos which show great detail. I plan on buying the previous and subsequent volumns of this book.

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Summary: Great Reference Book
Review: I really love this book. I've used it many times to find the names of patterns I have from years of estate sales to sell on e-Bay. Great work.

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Summary: An amateur attempt with good photos
Review: Other than the photos, there isn't much here. It's very amateurish. Whole categories are missing -- there is barely a mention of "Fiesta" at all. Makes you think the publisher had an arrangement so as not to infringe on sales of their Fiesta books. There is no mention of Metlox. Also, while there is a price guide, it only lists the specific pieces that are shown in the photos, not all the pieces in the line. This is a major shortcoming. There should be some mention of pieces not shown. The book is also poorly organized, with ads from old magazines interspersed with original writing. It reminds me of an 8th grade book report. Spend your money elsewhere.

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Summary: Not Very Impressed
Review: While the book was somewhat helpful with listing the various companies, it was very short in pattern names, examples and pricing.