They include an extensive history of the pottery and its people (owners, designers, employees). They detail the various production methods used to produce the wide variety of wares. They include a wonderful section of photos of the various paper labels used by Shawnee (they used few, if any, backstamps or marks, other than the common "USA".)

My only quibble with this book (and it's a teeny tiny one) is that the prices shown are high in today's market. However, that's not the Mangus' fault, as it reflects the impact that online auctions have had on collectibles in all areas and markets. The bottom line is, if you're looking for a reference on this fun pottery, this is the book to buy!

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SHAWNEW POTTERY  Oct 03, 2008

Shawnee Pottery: An Identification & Value Guide

THIS BOOK IS EXCELLENT, IN PROPERLY INDENTIFYING SHAWNEE PIECES OF POTTERY, WITH EACH PATTERN CLEARLY DEFINED AND IN COLOR. GREAT BOOK

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A collector's tool  Mar 11, 2008
By Shawnee4me "WDW"
This is a very nice book for the Shawnee Pottery collector. Every collector should use every available resourse at there disposal prior to purchasing Shawnee Pottery because over 50% of the items listed as Shawnee on our favorite on line auction web site is a fake. The value guides are not much use in that they do change frequently, but the photos and descriptions are great. This is just one tool you can use prior to buying Shawnee Pottery.

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Shawnee Pottery  Jan 02, 2008
By Stanley Jennings "stanjennings"
Good pictures and descriptions and historical information, book was as new. Like most collector's guides, the values are somewhat inflated, but it is an excellent reference and well worth the price.

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GREAT BOOK!  Dec 22, 2008
By Jill M. Carter
I COLLECT SHAWNEE POTTERY AND THIS BOOK IS VERY INFORMATIVE.IT LETS ME KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR AND THE VALUES OF THE POTTERY.