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Collector's Encyclopedia of Depression Glass

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The 14th edition has a new color column system that makes the price guide even easier to read. Whether you're a serious investor or have a casual interest in the beautiful depression era glassware, this is the book you will turn to first, and probably most often. Many patterns, nice descriptions, accurate market values, Mr Florence is considered THE EXPERT among the depression glass community in my area. A fine reference which is a visual pleasure. If you are considering investing in depression glass, invest in this book first. You will make the purchase price back: probably with your first transaction.

Florence is the acknowledged expert when it comes to glass. This book contains literally hundreds of patterns of depression glass, arranged alphabetically. Each pattern comes with a history of the company who created it, specifics on styles within the patterns, answers to common questions, and a price guide. The photographs are professional and well-lit and make it easy to identify various subtle differences from one pattern to the next. All in all the book is a real treat to read, and makes me want to run out and buy more depresson glass! Don't hesitate, buy this book!

As an Antique dealer of many years, I've become familiar with the pattern names, but since I did not sell (or buy) any, I knew very little about the patterns themselves. While the book is well written and laid out, I was vey disappointed in the pictures. Very few photographs showed the actual pattern itself, leaving you to view a distant image and try and figure out what's in it. I'm sure at least one picture of only the pattern could be included, instead of several pictures of different colors. I'm sure the veterans out there find this invaluable, but for a beginner, this leaves alot to be desired.

I was really looking forward to this edition of Gene's book but I found it lacking in many areas. The patterns are not as easily distinguishable as in his earlier books and he has left out major patterns that were available in those earlier books as well. It doesn't seem he has put the effort in this edition that he had put in all the previous ones.

I bought this book when I was just starting in the business. I found it a very thorough and easy to use reference. The pictures are just large enough to see the detail of the patterns represented without adding to the bulk and price of the book. True, it would be nice to see close-ups of the patterns, but that is what his Pattern Identification Guide is for. I often cross-referenced the two books to be completely sure of the identification of my find.

I was given some depression glass and had no idea what is was (other than it was depression era glass)or what it was worth. This book was easy to use and with all the great pictures it was easy to identify the patterns on my glassware. Now I know what to look for when shopping ads for matching pieces and what I can expect to pay for them. The book also discusses reproductions and how to identify them! Great book - a must have for a collector.

The 14th edition has a new color column system that makes the price guide even easier to read. Whether you're a serious investor or have a casual interest in the beautiful depression era glassware, this is the book you will turn to first, and probably most often. Many patterns, nice descriptions, accurate market values, Mr Florence is considered THE EXPERT among the depression glass community in my area. A fine reference which is a visual pleasure. If you are considering investing in depression glass, invest in this book first. You will make the purchase price back: probably with your first transaction.