The Dictionary of Glass Paperweights: An Illustrated Primer
$175.00 USD • New
2009, #59 of 100 signed special limited 1st edition. Bound in leather, all edges gilt. This book is a thorough current reference on glass paperweights. The author has written a wonderful guide to ...
2009, #59 of 100 signed special limited 1st edition. Bound in leather, all edges gilt. This book is a thorough current reference on glass paperweights. The author has written a wonderful guide to the world of paperweights, taking care to provide pictures and line drawings to illustrate knowledge that he shares with us -- discussions of rarity, contrasts in style, method, and motif. Dunlop also contrasts antique and modern versions and provides brief biographies of contemporary makers. All of this is laid out alphabetically. You will find this book to be an indispensable reference, worthy being read over and over. An important book that belongs in the collection of all collectors of antique paperweights. 383 pages with hundreds of color photographs and line drawings. Hard bound. 7 1/4" by 10 1/4". Sections + Foreword + Preface + Acknowledgments + Introduction +Table of Contents + Illustrated Dictionary + Building and displaying a collection + Museums with paperweight collections + Bibliography + Index
Product Info
ISBN: 0961954752
ISBN-13: 9780961954758
Publisher: Papier Presse
Year: 2009
Type: New
Binding: Hardcover
First Edition
Signed
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Country: United States
