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Collector's Companion To Carnival Glass: Identification & Values

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According to the preface of this book, this second edition has some different and more rare items than the first edition. It is meant as a companion to the first edition, and is not simply an updated version--good to know before buying. The pictures generally, though not always, are good enough to help a beginning collector identify patterns. The book lists the manufacturer and dates produced, and tells if the patterns have been reproduced. However, for a beginner, a wider range of patterns, particularly all the most common ones, would be most helpful. As a novice collector, I'd start with a different book--probably Edwards' Encyclopedia of Carnival Glass.

If you never bought or sold a piece of glass you'd still love this book. Photography is superb and the pieces unique. It lives in my car just in case I bump into a possible treasure and want to ID it and get value estimate. The variety of examples is wonderful and again, I can't say enough about the photography as carnival is the most difficult glass to snap and capture the color variegations. Love this book!