Collector's Encyclopedia of McCoy Pottery by Bob Huxford, Sharon Huxford (1979)

This is an excellent book for buyers, sellers and collectors of McCoy pottery. It has lots of great photos and useful information and is a terrific reference book. I use mine all the time.

I FIND COLLECTORS BOOKS TO BE THE BIGGEST HELP IN TRACKING DOWN THE ORIGIN OF THE PIECE, THE TIME FRAME, AND SOME HINT ABOUT WORTH.
I DON'T TAKE BOOK COST TO SERIOUSLY FOR INSTANCE THIS BOOK IS ALMOST THIRTY YEARS OLD. IT DOES PUT ME IN THE RIGHT NEIGHBORHOOD. ITS ALSO THRILLING TO GO THROUGH AND SAY I HAVE THAT AND THAT ETC.
I FOUND COLLECTORS BOOKS TO BE REALLY HELPFUL WHEN I GOT SERIOUSLY INTERESTED IN CARNIVAL GLASS, NOW I CAN PICK OUT ORIGINALS AND IGNORE CHEAP IMITATIONS AND NEW COPIES.
THERE ARE ANNUALS OUT THERE THAT DON'T PROVIDE MUCH OF ANYTHING BECAUSE MOST OF THE PIECES THEY HAVE PICTURES OF ARE MUSEUM PIECES AND YOU HAVE NO CHANCE OF COMING ACROSS ONE AT A YARD SALE OR FLEA MARKET. UNLESS THERE IS A PICTURE YOU REALLY DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA HOW THE PIECE ACTUALLY LOOKS.
I REALLY LOVE MY NEW BOOK BECAUSE KNOW I KNOW WHAT IT IS I'M LOOKING AT. I WENT THROUGH THIS BOOK AND THOUGHT TO MYSELF, I'VE SEEN THAT, I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS A MCCOY. SO NOW I SO MUCH MORE EDUCATED IN COLLECTABLE THAN I WAS BEFORE I RECEIVED IT.