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Dryden Pottery of Kansas and Arkansas: An Illustrated History, Catalog, and Price Guide

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If you're just starting a collection, an antique dealer, or have been collecting for years, you will want a copy of this book. From the front to the back cover, it is full of valubale information about the pottery. It took about six years of research to put this book together which includes interviews conducted by the author/publisher with Mr.Jim Dryden, his family, friends, and former employees, as well as pictures of Kanzas and Arkansas pieces and a price guide. It does come with a CD Rom, which is great "IF" you have a computer. Personally, I didn't care for the "soft cover" and the black & white photos. But if you're going to collect the pottery, the book is a "Must Have!". Happy Sales & Happy Trails.

I bought this book for the information about the pottery as a collectors item and as a price guide. Be aware that the photos in the book are not in color, had I known this I might not have paid so much for it. It is a wealth of information about the Dryden family and the company, but if you are used to glossy full color pages in your price guides this book will disappoint you. It includes a CD with an Acrobat file in full color and the photos are beautiful... I wish they had published the book in color... again, for the price, that's what you'd expect.