Paperweights 1840s to 2006: Identification & Values (Collector's Guide) [Paperback]

Mark Pickvet (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 220 pages
• Publisher: Collector Books (February 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1574325450
• ISBN-13: 978-1574325454
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,366,322 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!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Book, But Expensive, November 9, 2007

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J. Chippindale (England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Paperweights 1840s to 2006: Identification & Values (Collector's Guide) (Paperback)

This book endeavors to give the owner a guide to the prices of paperweights, but as the book is American the reader will have to make the appropriate calculations and also take into consideration the American paperweight market against the British. In my own experience, Americans are usually happy to pay more for things than their British counterparts.

On the face of it the book is superb with a myriad of colour photographs showing some of the most exquisite paperweights ever produced, but on closer inspection many of the said photographs have appeared in other books on the subject.

If this is the only book you are ever going to own on the subject then go for it. However if you already own several books on the subject you will probably find that a lot of the material in this book is duplicated in previous offerings. Also the fact that a book that offers pricing information is out of date virtually from the day of publication is another factor to consider. Prices are relatively current at the moment, but for how long. Don't get me wrong, this is a superb book but it is expensive and in some areas repeats information from other books.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars From glassmaker specialties to comments on what makes for value in a paperweight, June 9, 2007

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Paperweights 1840s to 2006: Identification & Values (Collector's Guide) (Paperback)

Recommended for general-interest collector's reference holdings is Mark Pickvet's COLLECTOR'S GUIDE TO PAPERWEIGHTS, a survey of identification and values which pairs good-sized color photos with specifications and details for paperweights from the 1840s to 2006. From glassmaker specialties to comments on what makes for value in a paperweight, this is a fine pick.