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5.0 out of 5 stars
A welcome edition to my glass library.,
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This review is from: Miller's Collecting Glass: The Facts at Your Fingertips (Miller's Collector's Guides) (Hardcover)
With only the Product Description to go on, I ordered the book from the library. I am not a collector- I wanted some nice color photos of European glass from 1600-1850. I have books focusing on etched glass so I was looking for enameled, Bohemian, multi-colored, stemware, gilded, and painted pieces. This book has that and more. Some photos show several pieces from the same maker, style, or era. Heavy shiny photographic paper is used. It is not a large book but it has good sized, distinct photos with the details so you can enjoy turning the pages. I also bought the Antique Collector's Club "Starting to Collect Antique Glass" by John Sandon. Both cover similar glass but the authors' choice for what to show as examples differs. Between the two I ended up with a wonderful reference set with many examples from the same maker, style, or era. There are lots of differences between the books so I can not say that one is better than the other. Both describe the various styles and history of glass manufacture. Each author offers tips on buying antique glass and pricing. It would have helped if Amazon's Look Inside feature were available for both so that a person searching for something specific could decide if one book is more appropriate. If you are looking for a glass cross section these two books beat my other choice of Judith Miller's 20th Century Glass.
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Miller's Collecting Glass: The Facts at Your Fingertips (Miller's Collector's Guides) by Sarah Yates (Hardcover - July 28, 2006)
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