Many excellent publications are available and are a valuable resource of information for both the beginning and veteran North Carolina pottery collector. Most are available in major bookstores or through www.amazon.com. Several are now out of print (OP), although they can be found through online sources. Listed below are suggested publications.
"Turners and Burners: The Folk Pottery of North Carolina", Terry Zug, 1986.
"North Carolina Art Pottery: 1900-1960 Identification & Value Guide", A. Everette James, 2003.
"Index of Southern Potters", Howard A. Smith, 1983, reprint 1996.
"The Remarkable Potters of Seagrove", Charlotte Vestal Brown.
"The Potters Eye: Art and Tradition in North Carolina Pottery", Mark Hewitt and Nancy Sweezy, 2005.
"Handmade: A History of the North State Pottery 1924-1959 Sanford, N.C.", Willard D. Morton, 2003.
"The Melmar Pottery of Ralph C. Erskin", Leon Danielson, 2007
"North Carolina Pottery: The Collection of the Mint Museums", Barbara Stone Perry, 2004.
"Two Centuries of Potters: A Catawba Valley Tradition", Lincoln County Historical Association, 1999.
"The Craven Family of Southern Folk Potters", Quincy Scarborough, 2005
"North Carolina Decorated Stoneware", Quincy Scarborough, 1986
"The Moravian Potters in North Carolina"(OP), John Bivins, 1972
"Jugtown Pottery: History and Design"(OP), Jean Crawford, 1964
"New Ways for Old Jugs"(OP), McKissick Museum, 1994.
"The Traditional Potters of Seagrove, North Carolina"(OP), Robert C. Lock, 1994 