[Rarebooks] FS: 1865 Sandwich Glass Memoir of Deming Jarves

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"Reminiscences of Glass-making”

By Deming Jarves.
Published in New York by Hurd and Houghton in 1865. 2nd edition.

The second edition of this famous book, first published in 1854. Deming 
Jarves [1790-1869] was one of the most important figures in the history 
of American glassmaking, the founder of the New England Glass Company, 
the Boston and Sandwich Glass Company, the Cape Cod Glass Company, and 
the Mount Washington Glass Works. He perfected the process of making 
mould-pressed glass, and invented the style known as "lacy pressed 
glass", among other accomplishments. In his "Reminiscences" Jarves 
relates the history of the development of glass manufacture from early 
times through Europe and England, but the most interesting portion deals 
with the history of glass making in the United States of which he gives 
a lively, if somewhat biased (and at times bitter) account. Jarves 
originally published this material in his local newspaper, then 
collected it for book publication.

Hardcover. 5"x8", 116 pages plus a folding plate. Ex-library with 
pocket, plate, etc.  Moderate cover wear, some soil. Folding plate with 
a short, closed tear. $450-


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