Collectible Cups and Saucers by Jim Harran, Susan Harran (2003, Paperback, Illustrated)

This a great book for tea cup collectors from the beginner to the experienced. I purchased it because I picked up some cups at an estate sale that I knew nothing about.lol Susan Harran makes it easy in this book to identify and determine the value of your peice. It includes over 1000 crisp color photos of tea ware and markings from all over the world from the late 1800's to the present. Some of the other features are many neat facts about the history of tea, coffee, and cocoa, an account of a personal visit to the Lennox factory, a synopsis of the most prominent teaware manufacturers through the ages, albums of some of the most dedicated collectors and much more. It is also great that it focuses on teaware that is available after a little searching and not just museum peices that the average person could never own. If teaware interests you this is must read! Vote YES if I have helped you in any way learn more about this book.

I bought this book to determine the values of my tea cup collection and as a resource for buying and selling tea cups. It is very informative, has excellent pictures and historys of different tea cups. I highly recommend this book for tea cup collecters.