Early American Blown Glass – History and Development incl. Makers / Scarce Book

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Profusely illustrated with color and black-and-white photographs, this early out-of-print book pictures and describes the evolution of early American blown glass.
TWO HUNDRED YEARS OF AMERICAN BLOWN GLASS
by Helen and George S. McKearin. Crown Publishers Inc., NY, 1949/1950.
This scholarly book traces the development of blown glassmaking from colonial days to the modern industry it is today. The narrative in this book is extremely rich. For easy reference the illustrations are arranged by articles (bowls, plates, pitchers, cruets, jars, decanters, paperweights, flasks, etc.) and clearly show methods of fabrication, ornamentation and characteristic forms, period decoration, or whatever is notable about each piece. Facing each page of illustrations are complete descriptive captions giving all pertinent data. Covered by chapter are: The Ancestry of American Glass; Glassmaking in the Colonies; Glassmaking From 1780-1800; Glassmaking in the Critical Period From 1800-1830; The Making of Table and Other Fine Wares in the Critical Period; Historical and Pictorial Flasks and Blown Three Mold Glass; Individual Pieces From Nineteenth-Century Bottle and Window Glasshouses; Notes on the Modern Renaissance of the Art of Glass; Notes and Sources; Bibliography; and Index. This is the most definitive book ever written on the subject of American blown glass, and is still considered the most authoritative volume on this subject.
Heavy bible-thick 8.6" x 11.2" hardback with dust cover in very good condition (dust cover shows edge wear and sticker abrasions). 382 pages.
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