Collector's Encyclopedia of Nippon Porcelain - Fourth Series [Import] [Hardcover]

Joan F.;Patten, Joan F. Van Van Patten (Author), Color Photos (Illustrator)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: Collector Books (1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0891457194
• ISBN-13: 978-0891457190
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,917,626 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars If you haven't bought this book, then you better get it soon, July 28, 2001

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Math PC (Pasadena, CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Collector's Encyclopedia of Nippon Porcelain - Fourth Series (Hardcover)

As part of the 5 series volume, this series contains some updates. From my previous reviews of the collection series, I've mentioned that if you are beginner, a keen buyer/seller, or an experienced collector/trader of Nippon items, then you need to have this book, along with the other series. Like the previous series, this book contains information on Nippon porcelains. It provides actual photos, and price ranges for each items featured. Nippon porcelains have their disctinctive mark, based on the year and place they were manufactured, so this book gives you what to look and watch out for, in order to identify the authencity of the item.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Get this book if you're a Nippon trader/buyer, July 28, 2001

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Math PC (Pasadena, CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Collector's Encyclopedia of Nippon Porcelain w/ Price Guide : Updated, Series 3 (of 5 Series Set) (Hardcover)

Like the series 2 book, this is part of the 5 series volume. If you are beginner, a keen buyer/seller, or an experienced collector/trader of Nippon items, then you ought to get this book, along with the other series. The book contains a lot of information on Nippon porcelain collections. It provides nice photos, and price ranges on each items featured. It also gives you the marks to look and watch out for, in order to identify the authencity of the item.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars From painted vases and stamps to plates and smoking pieces, December 7, 2001

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Collectors Encyclopedia of Nippon Porcelain: Identification & Values, Seventh Series (Hardcover)

Joan Van Patten's Nippon Porcelain focuses on Japanese porcelain, from painted vases and stamps to plates and smoking pieces. Gorgeous color photos abound.