Connoisseur's Guide to Antique Glass (Connoisseur's Guides) [Illustrated] [Hardcover]

Ronald Pearsall (Author)

Book Description

Series: Connoisseur's Guides | Publication Date: January 1, 2005

Both experienced collectors and beginners will find these guides useful in identifying antiques in many areas and determining their styles and periods.

Whether your interest lies in glass objects dating back to antiquity or in examples from only a generation ago, this beautifully illustrated guide will help you to find and recognize desirable additions to your collection.

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Book Description

Both experienced collectors and beginners will find these guides useful in identifying antiques in many areas and determining their styles and periods.

Whether your interest lies in glass objects dating back to antiquity or in examples from only a generation ago, this beautifully illustrated guide will help you to find and recognize desirable additions to your collection.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: New Line Books (January 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1577171535
• ISBN-13: 978-1577171539
• Product Dimensions: 12 x 9.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #732,485 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely beautiful photos but...., March 30, 2000

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This review is from: Connoisseur's Guide to Antique Glass (Connoisseur's Guides) (Hardcover)

For the collector this is a book to dream with and display on your coffee table... for someone searching for information and ball park figures on Grandma's attic stuff this lacks both of those.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars You can do much better than this, May 15, 2010

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This review is from: Connoisseur's Guide to Antique Glass (Connoisseur's Guides) (Hardcover)

If a connoisseur is defined as someone who likes things because they are old (Roman times) or were used by common people then the title matches what is inside. The photos are large but one or two examples of a glass style does not show either the beauty of design nor the extravagance available to people with exotic tastes. Buy Sotheby's Concise Encyclopedia of Glass or Starting to Collect Antique Glass and you will be much happier. I own both of them and this book can only claim larger pictures.