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Coverage of English, factory-produced retro ceramics in the accessible literature is rather patchy. Some factories (e.g. Hornsea and Midwinter) are represented by magnificent and detailed reference works; others (e.g. Arthur Wood) are barely covered at all. The otherwise excellent books on Carlton Ware and Beswick (below) give little coverage of retro items, but are useful sources of general information on the factory. Books especially useful for the English retro collector are rated with a star (*). I have added links to the relevant pages on the internet bookseller amazon. Amazon.co.uk is for sterling (£) customers, amazon.com is for US$.

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Design. This was a landmark British magzine published monthly by the Council of Industrial Design. The first issue came out in January, 1949. It has interesting adverts and, sometimes, some interesting articles on glass and ceramics. But ceramics are not the main emphasis because the magazine covers everything from street lights to telephone exchanges.    
Pottery Gazette & Glass Trade Review. A monthly serial with an annual Reference Book and Directory volume (the latter containing comprehensive catalogues of backstamps and other reference information). Priceless source of information for the British ceramics lover. Full of contemporary advertisements for new ranges. Published by Scott Greenwood and Son, Ltd.    
Decorative Art: The Studio Year Book. Published by The Studio Ltd., London, and containing articles and photographs covering all aspects of contemporary household design and furnishings.    
Ashbrook, S. (2000). Collecting Sylvac Pottery. Francis Joseph; ISBN: 1870703723 F view details (£) view details ($)
Ashbrook, S. (2003) Wade Price Guide. 2003-2004. Francis Joseph.    
Atterbury, P. (1997). Poole in the 1950s. Catalogue of an exhibition at the Richard Dennis Gallery, London. ISBN: 090368554X You may be able to order from Richard Dennis Publications view details (£) view details ($)
*Atterbury, P., Denker, E.P., Batkin, M. (1999). Miller's Twentieth-Century Ceramics. Octopus Publishing Group Ltd. ISBN: 1840000341 view details (£) view details ($)
Atterbury, P. (2001). Cornish Ware & Domestic Pottery by T.G.Green of Church Gresley. Richard Dennis Publictions. ISBN 0903685833 view details (£) view details ($)
Atterbury, P. (2003). Miller's 20th-century Ceramics Checklist. Milller's Publications. ISBN: 1840007842 view details (£) view details ($)
Benson, N. (2002). Miller's Glass of the '50s and '60s. Octopus, London. ISBN: 1840005386 view details (£) view details ($)
Bogaers, M.-R. (1988) Made in Holland gebruikskeramiek 1945-1988. ISBN 901206015X (English language ISBN: 9012060141). This book is scarce and sought-after.   English language, view details ($)

German language, view details ($)
Bogaers, M-R. (1990). Potterie Ravelli 1947-1977 Leeuwarden, Princessehof. ISBN: 9071588076    
Bos, H. et al. (1993). Pottenbakkerij Cor Unum: Review 1953-1993. Mij Antiek Lochem, Lochem.    
*Casey, A. (2001). 20th Century Ceramic Designers in Britain. Antique Collector's Club, Woodbridge. ISBN: 1851493522 view details (£) view details ($)
Collins, M & Collins, C. (1988). Collecting Sylvac. Sylvac Collectors Circle. ISBN: 0951420216 view details (£) view details ($)
van Glabbeek, M.T. (?). Goedewaagen's Gebruiksgoed. Museum Het Kruithuis.    
Hawkins Opie, J. (2001). Scandinavia: Ceramics and Glass in the Twentieth Century. Victoria and Albert Mudeum Publications, London. ISBN: 1851770712 view details (£) view details ($)
*Hayward, L., Atterbury, P. (1999). Poole Pottery: Carter & Company and Their Successors 1873-1998. Richard Dennis Publications. ISBN: 0903685620 view details (£) view details ($)
Heckford, B.(1998). Hornsea Pottery 1949-1989: Its People, Processes and Products. Hornsea Pottery Collectors and Research Society. This book is a masterpiece. ISBN: 095268280X. You may be abale to uy this book from The Hornsea Pottery Collectors & Research Society view details (£) view details ($)
Hidding, A. (1997). Jan van der Vaart: Multipels, 1967-1997. Keramiekmuseum Het Princessehof, Leeuwarden.    
Higgins, K. (2003). Miller's Collecting the 1970s. Octopus, London. ISBN: 1840003901 (watch out for 2003 edition) view details (£) view details ($)
Hoban, S. (2001). Miller's Collecting Modern Design. Octopus, London. ISBN: 1840004053 view details (£) view details ($)
Hopwood, I & Hopwood, G. Denby Pottery 1809-1997. Richard Dennis Publications. ISBN 0 903685523 view details (£) view details ($)
Jackson, L. (Ed.) Whitefriars Glass: The Art of James Powell & Sons. With essays by Judy Rudoe, Peter Rose, Lesley Jackson and Lisa Kent. Richard Dennis Publications. ISBN 0 90368540X view details (£) view details ($)
*Jackson, L. (1998). The New Look: Design in the Fifties. Thames and Hudson, London. ISBN: 0500276447 view details (£) view details ($)
*Jackson, L. (2000). The Sixties: Decade of Design Revolution. Phaidon Press, London. ISBN: 0714839639 view details (£) view details ($)
*Jenkins, S. (2003). Midwinter Pottery: A Revolution in British Tableware. Richard Dennis Publications. This book is outstanding. ISBN: 0903685914 view details (£) view details ($)
*Jenkins, S. (2001). Miller's Ceramics of the '50s & '60s: A Collector's Guide. Octopus Publishing, London. ISBN: 1840003723 view details (£) view details ($)
Jenkins, S. & McKay, S.P. Portmeirion Pottery. Richard Dennis Publications. ISBN: 0903685787 view details (£) view details ($)
Kapp, V. , Siemen, W. (1989). H. Th. Baumann; Design 1950-1990. Museum der Deutschen Porzellan Industrie. Hohenberg an der Eger. ISBN: 392779325    
de Koning, J.M. (2003). Ravelli: Aardewerk der 20e Eeuw. 2nd. Edition. Haarlem; J.M. de Koning. ISBN: 9080701017    
Lang, G. (1995). Miller's Pottery and Porcelain Marks. Octopus, London. (Mainly traditional ceramics) ISBN: 1857326156 view details (£) view details ($)
Leath, P. The Designs of Kathie Winkle. Richard Dennis Publications. ISBN: 0903685671 view details (£) view details ($)
McLaren, G. (1999). Ceramics of the 1950s. Shire Books, Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire. ISBN: 0747803366 view details (£) view details ($)
*Makus, H. (2001). Wall Masks from the 1950s: Beautiful and Exotic. Arnoldsche Art Publishers, Germany. ISBN: 3897901536    
Marcus, G.H. (1998). Design in the Fifties: When Everyone Went Modern. Prestel, Munich. ISBN: 3791319396 view details (£) view details ($)
Marsh, M. (2000). Miller's Collecting the 1960s. Octopus, London. ISBN: 1840002581 view details (£) view details ($)
Stapleton, A. et al.(1997). Austerity to Affluence: British Art and Design, 1945-62 Merrell Publishers Ltd. ISBN: 185894046X    
 

Mitchell, L. (2004). The Meissen Collectors' Catalogue. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN: 1851494057

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Moss, S. (1997) Homemaker: a 1950s Design Classic. Cameron & Hollis. ISBN: 0906506212    
*Murray, P. (2002) The Charlton Standard Catalogue of Wade Decorative Ware. Vol 2, 3rd edn. The Charlton Press, Toronto. ISBN: 0889682240 view details (£) view details ($)
Prescott-Walker, R. (2001). Collecting Poole Pottery. Francis Joseph, London. ISBN: 1870703634 view details (£) view details ($)
May, H. (2001). The Beswick Price Guide. (5th Edition). Francis Joseph, London. ISBN: 1870703731 view details (£) view details ($)
  Peat, A. (2003). Midwinter: a Collector's Guide. Cameron and Hollis. ISBN: 0906506093    
Serpell, D. (1999). Collecting Carlton Ware. Francis Joseph, London. ISBN: 187070343X view details (£) view details ($)
  Serpell, D. (2003) The Carlton Ware Collector's Handbook. Francis Joseph. ISBN: 1870703332 view details (£)  
Sterk, A. (undated). Fris, Edam 1947-1969. Museum het Princessehof, Leeuwarden.    
Thomas, M.P. (2006). Deutsche Keramik und Porzellan der 60'er und 70'er Jahre (German Sixties and Seventies Ceramics and Porcelain) M. P. Thomas, Bad Rappenau. ISBN: 3000173293    
Verbeek, S.J. (2002). The SylvaC Companion. Pottery Publications - 1999 view details (£) view details ($)
Verbeek, S.J. (2002). The SylvaC Story with Price Guide. Pottery Publications. view details (£) view details ($)
Ward, P. (1997). Fantastic Plastic: The Kitsch Collectors Guide. Apple Press. ISBN: 1850767947 view details (£) view details ($)
Van Der Woerd, A. (2003). The Sylvac Illustrated Collectors Handbook. Georgian Publications. ISBN: 0952181126 view details (£) view details ($)