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THE GLASS BLOWING

& GLASS MAKING COLLECTION

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A truly wonderful collection of over 60 vintage books compiled together for the first time on one unique DVD covering all aspects of glass blowing and making glassware.

Discover the history of glass making throughout the ages. Learn all about the traditional art of glass blowing and glass manufacture around the world. Not only does this collection reveal the origins, techniques and science behind the creation of glassware, it also includes several books on collecting glass.

Some of these books are extremely rare and will provide a valuable reference archive for anyone with an interest in glass blowing and the manufacture of glassware. Most of the books are written in English with others in French and German. The full list of titles speaks for itself!

This wonderful collection of 67 vintage books provides literally 1,000’s of pages of great content and fabulous illustrations for the reader. All of the books have been scanned in high quality and preserved forever in pdf format - easy to read on your laptop, computer, tablet, smartphone, kindle or e-reader. You can also print entire books or select pages.

The Full List of Titles Included is as Follows:

A descriptive catalogue of the glass vessels in the South Kensington museum by A. Nesbitt (1878)

A handbook of laboratory glass-blowing Vol. 2 by B. D. Bolas (1921)

A memoir on British resources of sands suitable for glass-making by P. G. H. Boswell (1916)

A treatise on the origin, progressive improvement, and present state of the manufacture of porcelain and glass by G. R. Porter (1832)

A treatise on the progressive improvement, and present state of the manufacture of porcelain and glass by G. R. Porter (1832)

American glassware, old and new - a sketch of the glass industry in the United States and manual for collectors of historical bottles by E. A. Barber (1900)

Chemical analysis for glassmakers by E. C. Uhlig (1903)

Collecting old glass - English and Irish by J. H. Yoxall (1916)

Curiosities of glass making - with details of the processes and productions of ancient and modern ornamental glass manufacture by A. Pellatt (1849)

Das Glas im Altertume Vols. 1 - 3 von A. Kisa (1908)

Das Glas von R. Schmidt (1912)

Decoration of metal, wood, glass, etc.; a book for manufacturers, mechanics, painters, decorators, and all workmen in the fancy trades by H. C. Standage (1908)

Die Glasfabrikation von W. Stein (1862)

Dissolved gases in glass by E. W. Washburn (1920)

English table glass by P. H. Bate (1913)

Experimental glass blowing for boys by C. J. Lynde (1920)

Fifty years of glass making, 1869-1919 by Macbeth-Evans Glass Company (1920)

Five black arts - a popular account of the history, processes of manufacture, and uses of printing, pottery, glass, gas-light, iron by W. T. Coggeshall (1861)

Flat glass by A. E. Fowle (1920)

Glass - interesting facts connected with its discovery and manufacture by J. E. Caldwell (1887)

Glass and glass manufacture by P. Marson (1888)

Glass by A. Nesbitt (1878)

Glass by E. Dillon (1907)

Glass cup plates; a guide to collectors by C. Burns (1921)

Glass manufacture by S. P. Austin (1902)

Glass manufacture by W. Rosenhain (1908)

Graeco-Egyptian glass by C. C. Edgar (1905)

Histoire de la manufacture royale des glaces de France au XVIIe et au XVIIIe siècle par E. Fremy (1909)

Histoire de l'art de la verrerie dans l'antiquité par A. Deville (1873)

Information concerning optical glass and chemical glassware by United States Tariff Commission (1919)

Irish glass - an account of glass-making in Ireland from the XVIth century to the present day by M. S. D. Westropp (1920)

La verrerie au pays de Liège - étude rétrospective par F. Pholien (1899)

La verrerie depuis vingt ans par L. Appert (1894)

La verrerie en Gaule sous l'Empire romain; essai de morphologie et de chronologie par J. Morin (1913)

Laboratory manual of glass-blowing by F. C. Frary (1914)

L'art de la verrerie par E. Gerspach (1885)

Le verre et la cristal Vol. 1 par J. Henrivaux (1897)

Les verreries de la Normandie, les gentilshommes & artistes verriers Normands par O. Le Vaillant de la Fieffe (1873)

Marvels of glass-making in all ages by A. Sauzay (1869)

Notes on the development of the ruby color in glass by A. E. Williams (1913)

Old English glasses. An account of glass drinking vessels in England, from early times to the end of the eighteenth century by A. Hartshorne (1897)

Old glass and how to collect it by J. S. Lewis (1916)

Old Irish glass by G. Stannus (1920)

Philological studies in ancient glass by M. L. Trowbridge (1921)

Recipes for flint glass making - being leaves from the mixing book of several experts in the flint glass trade (1907)

Reminiscences of glass-making by D. Jarves (1865)

Report on the manufacture of glass by J. D. Weeks (1883)

Schlesische gläser von E. Czihak (1891)

Spanish glass in the collection of the Hispanic Society of America by E. A. Barber (1917)

Sur l'art de fabriquer du flint-glass, bon pour l'optique par M. d'Artigues (1811)

The amateur's handbook of practical information for the workshop and the laboratory by J. Phin (1879)

The art of glass by J. Haudicquer de Blancourt (1699)

The artist's assistant, or, School of science (1803)

The crown glass cutter and glazier's manual - glass cutter, glazier & stained glass maker in ordinary to the king for Scotland by W. Cooper (1835)

The drama of glass by K. Field (1895)

The glass collector; a guide to old English glass by M. Percival (1919)

The glass industry. Report on the cost of production of glass in the United States (1917)

The glass sands of Kentucky by C. H. Richardson (1920)

The glassware department by M. A. Lehmann (1918)

The manufacture of optical glass and of optical systems by F. E. Wright (1921)

The methods of glass blowing - for the use of physical and chemical students by W. A. Shenstone (1897)

The methods of glass blowing, and of working silica in the oxy-gas flame by W. A. Shenstone (1902)

Venise, l'art de la verrerie - son histoire, ses anecdotes et sa fabrication par P. D'Hondt (1891)

Wonders of glass-making in all ages by A. Sauzay (1870)

An absolute must for anyone with an interest in glass blowing and making glassware – an unbelievable treasure trove of information for a very small price!

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All of the files are presented in pdf format, easy to read on your computer, laptop, tablet, smartphone, or any modern Kindle / ebook reader that can read pdf files. All files can be printed or transferred between devices.

For some devices you may need to convert the pdf files. A free program called Calibre can be used to do this and can be included on the DVD if requested.

Please note that this is a data DVD that will contain all of the books, documents and material listed in this auction. It will work in a laptop or computer but will not work on a DVD player or audio CD player.

* Main photo is for illustration purposes only – other photos are example pages from the books included on the disc *

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