From the back cover:
The Lyle Price Guide to China provides a comprehensive guide to one of the most popular and fascinating subjects with over 3,000 examples of everything from Arita to Zsolnay, carefully selected to give a broad representation of each factory's output. In addition, there are useful background histories and details of marks. These, with the clear illustrations and descriptions and up to date prices paid at auction for each piece, make the book an essential reference work for the dealer and collector alike.
The Lyle Price Guide to China provides a comprehensive guide to one of the most popular and fascinating subjects with over 3,000 examples of everything from Arita to Zsolnay, carefully selected to give a broad representation of each factory's output. In addition, there are useful background histories and details of marks. These, with the clear illustrations and descriptions and up to date prices paid at auction for each piece, make the book an essential reference work for the dealer and collector alike.
