Early American Pattern Glass [Paperback]

Alice Hulett Metz (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Collector Books; Revised edition (February 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1574321544
• ISBN-13: 978-1574321548
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,417,503 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars What smells? This book!, January 7, 2000

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This review is from: Early American Pattern Glass (Paperback)

THIS BOOK IS ALMOST ALL PHOTOS OF GOBLETS, VERY FEW PHOTOS OF ANYTHING ELSE,THE PHOTOS ARE POOR IN MANY EXAMPLES, THE PRICES SEEM VERY UNREAL. RUTH WEBB LEES HANDBOOK OF EARLY AMERICAN PRESSED GLASS PATTERNS IS MUCH MORE INFORMATIVE AND HAS BETTER PHOTOS IT WAS FIRST PUBLISHED IN THE THIRTIES. THE BEST NEW BOOK IVE FOUND ON PATTERN GLASS IS THE COLLECTORS ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PATTERN GLASS. BY MOLLIE HELEN MCCAIN. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU BUY MOLLIES BOOK, YOU WONT BE DISAPOINTED WITH IT, AS I WAS WITH THIS ONE.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pattern Glass Identification book, October 31, 2000

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Deborah Abernethy (Atlanta, Georgia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Early American Pattern Glass (Paperback)

Early American Pattern Glass is a reprint of Alice Hulett Metz's book first published in 1958 and considered by many to be the "bible" of pattern glass collecting. The Early American Pattern Glass Society contributed by forming a committee of eight experienced collectors and dealers to review and revise the content. The format and Metz's comments are intact, however, prices are updated and new information concerning the patterns are grouped together making the differences and similarities more apparent. There are 1500 identified patterns(more listed than in any other book) with 900 of these patterns photographed. Some of these are very slight variations of the patterns. For identification purposes, I found the book to be very helpful.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Authoritative, comprehensive, reliable guide and reference., February 3, 2000

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This review is from: Early American Pattern Glass (Paperback)

Alice Hulett Metz's Early American Pattern Glass provides updated values along with black and white photos of about 1500 patterns. From uses and terminology to patterns and plate numbers, this is THE item of choice for any early glass collector.