Clarice Cliff: The Bizarre Affair, Harry N. Abrams, 1988, SC, VG.
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Meisel, Susan Pear, et al.. New York, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1988.
English, Very Good, SC, Folio, 16 1/4" x 11 1/2", 79 pp.
ISBN: 0810923238
Black pictorial softcover, featuring the "Sunray" design to 2 vases and a teapot to front, the "Persian" design on a "Lotus" jug to back, white lettering to front, back, and spine, minor shelf wear to front and back, some wear to tips and spine, light foxing to front and front interior panel, toning and light soiling along many pages, otherwise, clean, tightly bound, and unmarked throughout. [6] 79 pp., replete with 75 black-and-white and 80 full-color images, photography by Murray Alcosser, Preface by Louis K. Meisel, Introduction by Leonard Griffin, 13 chapters 1899-1988, including an Epilogue, shape Numbers and Names, Catalogue of the Decorators, A to Z of Choice Cliff Designs, Markings on Clarice Cliff Pottery, Selected Bibliography, and Index. From the back panel: "The first book on the premier potter of the Art Deco period to be published in the United States, this handsome volume shows to full advantage Clarice Cliff's bold, bright, geometric designs."