Featuring close to 450 full-color photographs, this book showcases over 300 individual wall pockets. Many non-production variations of glaze and cold paint detail appear in the book, as well as photographs of the backs of wall pocket designs for additional reference and identification. Complete information and photographs of 17 wall pockets that were never produced by the company is an added feature, and there are almost 70 original company catalog and pricing pages. All known reproductions and fakes are included. While only a small section is devoted in other books to this area of collecting, McCoy Wall Pockets & Decorations features them all.

This edition of McCoy contains essential identifying details and descriptions for everything from McCoy-made cookie jars and crocks to planters, vases and flower pots. The compact size provides access to facts and photos for inspection during auctions, shows, estate sales, flea markets, without being too cumbersome to tote. Inside the pages of this go-to-guide is an impressive collection of vibrant color photos, updated prices, makers marks, company history, and market trends.

Our popular three-volume set on McCoy pottery has been consolidated into the exciting new McCoy Pottery, The Ultimate Reference and Value Guide. Authors Bob Hanson and Craig Nissen have added new information throughout the book. Production pieces are shown from 1910 through the mid 1980s. Well over 3,000 pieces are shown in almost 900 photographs and 100 original catalog pages and price lists. Also included are current values, sizes, color variations, and insights from a collector s point of view. 2009 values.

The most popular writers in the pottery field compiled this richly informative deluxe guide featuring hundreds of pieces of McCoy pottery, and for over 20 years it has been the best resource for collectors. Large color photos fill this deluxe guide which has been updated to reflect the current market values. 1999 values. 8.5 X 11.

"Oceanian ceramic cultures making earthenware pottery spread during the past 3500 years through a dozen major island groups spanning 6000 km of the tropical Pacific Ocean from western Micronesia to western Polynesia. Island potters mixed sand as temper into clay bodies during ceramic manufacture. The nature of island sands is governed by the geotectonics of hotspot chains, island arcs, subduction zones, backarc basins, and remnant arcs as well as by sedimentology. Because small islands with bedrock exposures of restricted character are virtual point sources of sand, many tempers are diagnostic of specific islands. Petrographic study of temper sands in thin section allows distinction between indigenous pottery and exotic pottery transported from elsewhere. Study of 2223 prehistoric Oceanian potsherds from 130 islands and island clusters indicates the nature of Oceanian temper types and documents 105 cases of interisland transport of ceramics over distances typically

Brad Herzog, a disillusioned Generation X-er crosses America in a Winnebago to seek out the states of mind of Americans today. He turns a literal search for places on the map into a figurative examination of places of the heart. He reports on the state of towns and villages, presenting the small town as microcosm and the hamlet as allegory.

From New York Times bestselling author Sam Kean comes incredible stories of science, history, finance, mythology, the arts, medicine, and more, as told by the Periodic Table. Why did Gandhi hate iodine (I, 53)? How did radium (Ra, 88) nearly ruin Marie Curie's reputation? And why is gallium (Ga, 31) the go-to element for laboratory pranksters? The Periodic Table is a crowning scientific achievement, but it's also a treasure trove of adventure, betrayal, and obsession. These fascinating tales follow every element on the table as they play out their parts in human history, and in the lives of the (frequently) mad scientists who discovered them. The Disappearing Spoon masterfully fuses science with the classic lore of invention, investigation, and discovery -- from the Big Bang through the end of time. Though solid at room temperature, gallium is a moldable metal that melts at 84 degrees Fahrenheit. A classic science prank is to mold gallium spoons, serve them with tea, and watch guests recoil as their utensils disappear.