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The Official Price Guide to Glassware: 3rd Edition [Paperback]

Mark Pickvet (Author)
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Official Price Guide to Glassware April 4, 2000
THE PREMIER PRICE GUIDE FOR GLASSWARE--
WITH MORE THAN 25,000 PRICES LISTED!

- COMPREHENSIVE. From Depression glass, Carnival glass, American art glass, and foreign glass to pressed glass, period cut glass, and modern glass, this invaluable resource lists more than 25,000 listings--bonbon dishes, flower vases, Planter's peanut containers, dinner plates, and water pitchers--from 275 manufacturers nationwide, including Tiffany, Steuben, Anchor Hocking, Hazel Atlas, Westmoreland, Dugan, Imperial, Northwood, and many others.

- CLEAR IDENTIFICATION. Each line of glassware is identified by manufacturer, color, and pattern, with a national average selling price.

- SPECIAL FEATURES on the most popular collectibles, including expanded listings for Depression and pressed glass--plus an extensive foreign glassware section.

- A COMPLETE GLOSSARY with a multitude of definitions, from acid etching to zwischengoldglas.

- WRITTEN BY A PROFESSIONAL.  Mark Pickvet is an expert in the history of glassware. In addition, The Official Price Guide to Glassware has been vetted by glassware experts and professional art historians alike.

- A COMPLETE MARKET REVIEW. A major resource based on interviews with hundreds of dealers, collectors, and glass-collecting clubs.

- INVALUABLE TIPS. Crucial information on buying and selling, condition, and care--plus how to detect reproductions and clever fakes.

[ ] FULLY ILLUSTRATED.

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This edition has all-new prices, plus 10-15% new material, including some new photos. Collectors love glass, and this is an excellent, thorough volume. Its coverage of both American and European glassmakers is important; it's so hard to find a price guide that covers both equally well.
--Randy Ladenheim-Gil, Editor, House of Collectibles --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From the Inside Flap

THE PREMIER PRICE GUIDE FOR GLASSWARE--
WITH MORE THAN 25,000 PRICES LISTED!

- COMPREHENSIVE. From Depression glass, Carnival glass, American art glass, and foreign glass to pressed glass, period cut glass, and modern glass, this invaluable resource lists more than 25,000 listings--bonbon dishes, flower vases, Planter's peanut containers, dinner plates, and water pitchers--from 275 manufacturers nationwide, including Tiffany, Steuben, Anchor Hocking, Hazel Atlas, Westmoreland, Dugan, Imperial, Northwood, and many others.

- CLEAR IDENTIFICATION. Each line of glassware is identified by manufacturer, color, and pattern, with a national average selling price.

- SPECIAL FEATURES on the most popular collectibles, including expanded listings for Depression and pressed glass--plus an extensive foreign glassware section.

- A COMPLETE GLOSSARY with a multitude of definitions, from acid etching to zwischengoldglas.

- WRITTEN BY A PROFESSIONAL.  Mark Pickvet is an expert in the history of glassware. In addition, The Official Price Guide to Glassware has been vetted by glassware experts and professional art historians alike.

- A COMPLETE MARKET REVIEW. A major resource based on interviews with hundreds of dealers, collectors, and glass-collecting clubs.

- INVALUABLE TIPS. Crucial information on buying and selling, condition, and care--plus how to detect reproductions and clever fakes.

[ ] FULLY ILLUSTRATED.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 848 pages
  • Publisher: House of Collectibles; 3 edition (April 4, 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 067660188X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0676601886
  • Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.6 x 1.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,567,518 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Mark Pickvet is the author of a number of books and articles related to glassware (The Official Price Guide To Glassware for Random House), he has also written books on the history of barns and related farm structures (Higginson Publishers), collectible playing cards (Collector Books), and the fantasy "Rockman" series of science fiction (Port Town Publishers) - 4 books in the series with a 5th coming soon!

 

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars This book has little value to the average collector., March 26, 1999
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It is, by no means, a comprehensive guide to the price of glassware, 20,000 price listings notwithstanding. It is poorly organized, with few illustrations. Some popular patterns by well-known manufacturers are missing entirely, while others have been paid scant attention at best. Individually, pattern listings are inconsistent, with very few pieces of some popular patterns represented while other patterns have multiple pages devoted to them. The index provided little help, listing patterns variously by name, type (such as Depression or Art Glass) or manufacturer. The pages on hallmark identification were helpful, as was the glossary of terms, and there is a section on well-known periodicals and collector's organizations. Probably a good book for Carnival Glass collectors (nearly 200 pages devoted to this type of glass); the rest would do better sticking to books by Florence or others.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Not for the novice., July 18, 1998
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Very difficult for a person who does not know about all the classifications of glassware to find what he/she is looking for. Not enough illustrations. The best pages were the trademarks of glassmakers. That does give somewhat of a headstart. Would not purchase it again. I am the novice who gets glass and doesn't know how to identify it.
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