The Sea Glass Hunter's Handbook [Hardcover]

C. S. Lambert (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 16, 2010

The perfect guide for both seasoned and novice seaglunkers, The Sea Glass Hunter's Handbook reveals how to locate the best beaches and predict optimum conditions; understand coastal access laws; determine the personal and professional value of sea glass' and identify the source of individual fragments. Sea glass connects civilization and nature, often in surprising ways. This guide investigates how tiny bits of glass and ceramic have engaged generations of avid collectors throughout the world.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Sea Glass Hunter's Handbook The perfect gift and guide for both novice and seasoned collectors. Inside you'll find information on the best ways to search for sea glass, explanations of sea glass origins, a sea glass dictionary, personal stories from experts about their favorite finds, and a list of some of the best beaches around the globe. -Curt Ebbesmeyer, www.westcoastseaglass.com

When C.S. Lambert talks about sea glass, enthusiasts stop seaglunking (that's hunting for sea glass to the uninitiated) and listen intently. Her previous books, A Passion for Sea Glass and Sea Glass Chronicles, continue to be best sellers for Down East Books. And her latest work, The Sea Glass Hunter's Handbook, is packed with gems of advice (including a sea glass dictionary!) about searching for gems of the sea-tossed variety. Now Lambert graciously shares a few more shards of her sea glass wisdom. . . . -Catherine Owsianiecki, Examiner.com, Balitimore, MD 11/2/2010

About the Author

Carole Lambert is the author of the bestselling books Sea Glass Chronicles and A Passion for Sea Glass.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: Down East Books (November 16, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0892729104
• ISBN-13: 978-0892729104
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #58,374 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #3 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Antiques & Collectibles > Glass & Glassware

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20 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A treasure, October 20, 2010

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This review is from: The Sea Glass Hunter's Handbook (Hardcover)

I got my copy today, it's exactly what I hoped -- SGHH is a celebration of sea glass hunting. Simply put: the book is stunning. As a previous reviewer noted, this is not a "how to" book nor a map (although it does list exceptional locations around the world); rather, it is like a piece of sea glass itself: beautiful, tangible, a treasure. Chapter one describes the world of sea glass; two, origins; three, methods for hunting; four, lexicon; five, etiquette & laws; and six, destinations. Lambert did a great job: it's digest size, hard bound and first class. Not to be mean, but this is probably more of a woman's book, nevertheless, I strongly recommend it for anyone who truly loves sea glass or who would like to share the passion with others.

21 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars intended for total novices, not for a true sea glass hunter, October 19, 2010

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Aaron Lightner "aaronlightner" (new york) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Sea Glass Hunter's Handbook (Hardcover)

i ordered this prerelease in april 2010, arrived in october 2010, i mistakenly ordered it thinking based on the title, it would be a guide to areas where sea glass is found. it has a few words devoted to specific sites, but it is mostly a very broad overview of the sea glass experience, basically what it is, nice small pictures in color of perfect pieces of sea glass, etc. the book is very small, the type of thing you find in a hallmark gift shop in the mall, designed obviously for gifting to a hospital patient or homebound person, a little birthday type gift, would be nice to give to someone that you know at christmas time that has no idea what seaglass is or for a preteenager to early teens in reading level perhaps. I had too high expectations for this book, thinking that it was a badly needed entry in the sea glass book world, one that actually is a guide to help you find areas that have sea glass for people that collect it. It's just a little puff piece, if you seriously collect sea glass and actively pursue this with any passion, you won't find anything in this tiny volume of importance that you don't already know.

14 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Ho Hum, October 26, 2010

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This review is from: The Sea Glass Hunter's Handbook (Hardcover)

The most remarkable thing about this book is how undistinguished it is.

A book on sea glass should either be beautifully designed or loaded with useful information, or hopefully both. This one is neither.

The visual appearance is not unlike what one might expect in a high school project. In particular, the extensive grab bag of colorful and unrelated fonts is amateurish to the extreme. And there's a dearth of information for something purporting to be a "handbook". The author has thrown together a variety of snippets seemingly without the benefit of an organizing thought process or theme.

You can skim this skimpy volume or better yet you can simply skip it - I wish I would have. Read Pure Sea Glass by Richard LaMotte instead.