A practical handbook for collectors that offers accessible advice on assembling, identifying, and valuing historic English earthenware. It combines a beginner’s primer with illustrated surveys of early ware, English delft, stoneware, Staffordshire productions, major makers and schools, transfer-printed and lustre wares, and regional factories, alongside chapters on figures and later wares. Supporting material includes numerous illustrations and photographs of manufacturing stages, tables of marks and prices, a glossary and bibliography to aid identification and further study.