[Rarebooks] fs: A Selection of Books on Glass

Mon May 31 14:57:18 EDT 2004

A Selection from our BOOKS ON GLASS pages-
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Barlow, Raymond E. & Joan E. Kaiser. A GUIDE TO SANDWICH GLASS - 6
volumes. Barlow-Kaiser Publishing Company: 1987-1993. Six of the handy
"type of glass" guides, with illustrations and information drawn from
their hardcover books. This pile consists of- 'Vases, Colognes &
Stoppers'; 'Kerosene Lamps and Accessories'; 'Whale Oil Lamps and
Accessories'; 'Blown Tableware, Pressed Cup Plates and Salts'; 'Pressed
Tableware'; and 'Witch Balls, Containers & Toys'. Softcover. 6 volumes.
9"x12", about 150 pages each; filled with color and b/w illustrations;
near fine copies. [01982] $125.00

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Boswell, P.G.H. A MEMOIR OF BRITISH RESOURCES OF SANDS AND ROCKS USED IN
GLASS-MAKING, with notes on certain crushed rocks and refractory
materials. London; Longman's, Green and Company: 1918. 2nd ed. A thorough
and technical study on the use of sand and rocks for glass-making in
England. The first edition was published in 1917, followed by a
supplementary volume; then they were combined to make up this 2nd edition.
Hardcover. 5.75"x8.75", 183 pages, 10 plates including a folding map;
light soil, spine just a little sunned, but a very nice copy. [04749]
$75.00

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Hodgkiss, Donald. WOODSTOCK GLASS. Woodstock; Grafix: 1971. The story of
the South African Glass Company (Ltd.), makers of Woodstock Glass, which
was born, lived and died, in the 1880s. The informal but informative text
is augemted by period newspaper quotes and b/w photos of the glass they
made. In the sort of colophon which could only have been produced in the
early '70s, the flap of the jacket proclaims- "This book was typed on an
IBM SELECTRIC "Golfball" typewriter". And it looks it... Hardcover. 6"x9",
102 pages, b/w illustrations, dj; light wear. Some jacket soil. [03426]
$150.00

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Jefferson, Josephine. WHEELING GLASS. Mount Vernon; The Guide Publishing
Co.: 1947. A study of the glass factories and workers of Wheeling, West
Virginia. Hardcover. 6"x9", 86 pages, b/w and line illustrations, dj.
Jacket with light wear; a small water stain at the lower inside corner
affects the first few pages and results in a slight separation at the
bottom of the title page. [03404] $50.00

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Meyer-Heisig, Erich. DER NURNBERGER GLASSCHNITT DES 17. JAHRHUNDERTS.
Nurnberg; Verlag Nurnberger Presse: 1963. An astounding study of 17th
century engraved glass from Nurnberg, most of it artist attributed, with
individual chapters on a number of known engravers and their work. The
illustrations, photographs shot against mostly black backgrounds, are
large, clear and brilliant. A joyous book for the lover of engraved glass.
  Hardcover.   9"x11.5", 227 pages, tipped-in frontispiece and 200+ b&w
illustrations; dj; a fine copy in a very lightly worn dj. [29980] $225.00

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Pelliot, Marianne. VERRES ANCIENS. Paris; Editions G. van Oest:1929. A
rather scarce and beautifully produced survey of outstanding 18th century
European engraved and enameled glass, some of it Russian, from private
collections. Duncan notes: "Describes glasses hidden in private
collections; notably those of G. Moser-Millot; Alexander Popov;
Zolonitzky; Madame Wannieck; Madame Felix Lemaire and Madame Lucien
Sauphar; also glasses in the Museum Pierre Stchoukine, Moscow". The text
includes an essay on Russian glass. This is followed by the 48 plates,
each of which is fully described. An elegant collection of fine antique
European decorated glass.   Hardcover.  10"x13", 153 pages plus 48 b&w
plates. Original softcovers bound into a very handsome gilt-decorated
quarter leather binding which is fairly new but done in an authentic 18th
century style. A very handsome copy and binding. [16851] $550.00

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