American Cut Engraved Glass - Dorflinger Steuben Libbey Hawkes Etc / Scarce Book

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AMERICAN CUT AND ENGRAVED GLASS OF THE AMERICAN BRILLIANT PERIOD IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
by Martha Louise Swan, Wallace Homestead Book Co., PA, 1986.
"If you admire the cut and engraved glass of America's Brilliant Period (1876-1916), but feel unhappy about your lack of expertise in judging the authenticity and value of this beautiful antique, look no further.  Noted authority Louise Swan's definitive, lavishly illustrated
CUT AND ENGRAVED GLASS OF THE AMERICAN BRILLIANT PERIOD IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
will provide you with the background you need to become a wisely discriminating collector."
"You'll learn the special vocabulary used to describe motifs and designs, how to recognize workmanship and fine quality, how to judge the age of the pieces, how to assess the value of signatures on glass, and how to differentiate between American and foreign ware.  Questions about how much to pay for genuine examples that can plague even the most advanced collector in the filed are answered in the companion price guide.  Keyed to more than 650 items in the book, its use can prevent costly errors in overbuying or underselling.  An Illustration Index, General Index, American and Canadian Marks Section, eight-page Color Section, and Bibliography are included, making this highly readable volume an ever timely, permanent addition for any reference."  Makers include Libbey Cut Glass, Dorflinger, Meriden, Bergen, Niland, Hawkes, Steuben, and many other glass ware companies.  This book belongs in the permanent reference library of the collector, dealer or historian of American Brilliant Period cut glass.
Heavy 8.8" x 11.25" hardback with dust cover in very good condition.  328 pages.
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