Over 360 color photographs illustrate a wide variety of pieces made by the Geo. Zoltan Lefton Company of Chicago, Illinois, including examples of over one hundred Lefton patterns. An extensive price guide section provides company identification numbers, descriptions, and current prices for more than 7,600 different Lefton items. A special section highlights Lefton Collections, including Colonial Village, Historic American Lighthouses, Lil Country Folk, Roadside U.S.A., Tasha Tudor, and more. Company history, manufacturing marks, and identification tips included.

More than 900 photos document Lefton China company's figurines, teapots, ashtrays, planters, animal and figurine creations, banks, bells, cookie jars, hands, salt and pepper shakers, spiritual items, and vases made in America since the late 1930s. Complete descriptions, bottom marks, and up-to-date prices are included for the variety of styles, patterns, series, and themes that make Lefton China sought-after today.

A quick reference for collectors who like to carry a small, pocket-sized book to shops, malls, auctions, and shows, this easy-to-use and extensive guide covers virtually every piece of Lefton China produced--from angels, banks, and canister sets to shoes, toothpick holders and wall pockets. A brief history of Lefton China is provided, as well as information on the changing market place, Lefton factories, and marks. Not only are there color photos of a wide variety of pieces, but there are hundreds of price listings.

Informed by Erik Erikson's concept of the formation of ego identity, this book, which first appreared in 1961, is an analysis of the experiences of fifteen Chinese citizens and twenty-five Westerners who underwent "brainwashing" by the Communist Chinese government. Robert Lifton constructs these case histories through personal interviews and outlines a thematic pattern of death and rebirth, accompanied by feelings of guilt, that characterizes the process of "thought reform." In a new preface, Lifton addresses the implications of his model for the study of American religious cults.

These books fill in the gaps of the history of Lefton china, plying the reader with a wealth of facts. With over 500 color photographs including rare and unusual items, Book I, with 1998 values, will be the collector's resource for years to come. Book II is a companion volume with 1999 values featuring 700 color photos not found in the first book -- angels, birds, boxes, candleholders, cookie jars, planters, plates, vases, and much more!

This authoritative volume includes new information on the history of the George Zoltan Lefton Company. Includes descriptions, identifying markings, and current pricing, along with an expanded list of patterns not found in any other published book on Lefton China.