An Illustrated Dictionary of Glass: 2,442 Entries, Including Definitions of Wares, Materials, Processes, Forms, and Decorative Styles, and Entries on Principal Glassmakers, Decorators, and Designers From Antiquity to the Present

New York, N.Y.: Thames and Hudson, 1977. First Edition. Small quarto with green boards and gilt stamping in white and green pictorial jacket; illustrations; 351p Near fine in near fine jacket, now in archival mylar. Hardcover. ISBN: 0500232628

"This volume [...] is intended to fill the need for a comprehensive reference work suitable for all those with an interest in glass from antiquity to the present. The aim is to provide a convenient and easily manageable combination of closely integrated text and illustrations, with extensive use of cross-references to subjects on related topics, for the collector, dealer or museum curator, as well as any amateur with a general interest in the subject." --Jacket copy. // **Somewhat heavy item. Additional shipping fees may be needed for expedited or international orders. Please inquire**