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FOSTORIA AMERICAN A COMPLE GUIDE 4TH EDITION

Written with both collectors and dealers in mind, between its quality hardbound covers you'll find 117 pages of information on Fostoria American not found in any other book either in-print or out-of-print. Information such as:
•Updates on all 426 known pieces of Fostoria American individually photographed and numbered 
according to size and type 
•576 Black and White Photographs plus 37 Color Photographs— 
•Updated Fostoria American price guide
•Rarity Ranking (You won't find this in any other book!)
•Fostoria American mold shapes and related shapes which help you to distinguish the rare piece of Fostoria American piece from the common 
•Identification of loose Fostoria American lids and stoppers 
•Alphabetical, categorical, and numerical listings 
•Unique index which lists all the same Fostoria American pieces with the same information for more convenience 
•Cross reference piece numbers in the narrative margins for quick reference. 
•All Fostoria American piece variations listed in order 
•Updated sections: 
   All the Fostoria American sets listed with components and photographs 
   Narrative information that you cannot see in a photo or find in a book 
•Chapters on:
   The Golden Period and the look-a-like patterns which are often mistaken for Fostoria American 
   The English and other connections 
   American Lady with individual photographs including all three color photographs and pricing 
   Jeannette Cubist with individual photos (including items not shown in any other book) 
   Indiana Glass American Whitehall with individual photographs 
   Home Interiors with individual photographs 
   Special interest items and advanced Fostoria American collecting 
   Fostoria American in color with 34 different individual color sample piece photographs 
*Plus new chapters on: 
   Small cube pieces 
   Newsletter- informative musings on Fostoria American by the expert, Sidney Seligson 
   Details-an in depth identifying tool for certain Fostoria American pieces you already know 
   Mystery pieces The Book
   Includes a list of all rereleased Fostoria 

Facts at a Glance: Fostoria American — A Complete Guide 4th edition

Author: Sidney P. Seligson

Publisher: Seligson Publishing Inc., Sachse, Texas

Format: 8.5 x 11 inches, 117 pages, durable hard cover

 Retail price: $61.00 USD

 Published: 2001 

 ISBN: 9780966052854

FOSTORIA AMERICAN A POCKET VALUE GUIDE

Small enough to carry in a pocket or purse, Fostoria American — A Pocket Value Guide is a compact reference book designed for collectors and fans of Fostoria American Crystal. Created to satisfy customer demand for a smaller, paperback companion to the hardbound full-size Fostoria American — A Complete Guide, this values-only pocket guide allows buyers to obtain current prices of Fostoria American pieces without re-purchasing copies of the large hardbound Fostoria American— A Complete Guide.

 

The Pocket Value Guide measures 4 x 6 inches, with 80+ pages providing reference information for 427 piece names organized according to Sidney P. Seligson’s proprietary numbering system. In addition, the Pocket Value Guide includes current suggested retail values, known color pieces in the Fostoria American pattern, and an extensive, categorized index that can be used with both the Pocket Value Guide as well as Fostoria American — A Complete Guide. 

A buyer who locates a simple Fostoria rose bowl in silver mist color, a highly valuable chiffonier (a two-drawer box), or a 24-inch torte plate will be able to determine the current value of their find. With prices in the guide ranging from $8 to $17,500, collectors will know how to value what they own or want to acquire. A handy guide to production years for various colors also helps identify the age of individual pieces. For example, azure pieces appeared only in 1928 and ruby came out from 1982 through 1986.

With its compact format, The Pocket Value Guide may also be used to record items in a collection. 

Since the release of the first Fostoria American — A Complete Guide in 1990, dealers and collectors alike have turned to Seligson’s comprehensive overview of the Fostoria American pattern for market values and other essential information found only in this authoritative reference. Subsequent updated volumes continue to track the Fostoria American pattern and provide values and extensive reference material with new information added for each new edition. More than 600 photos plus details about mold shapes help buyers distinguish rare pieces from common. Rarity rankings, a complete pictorial guide and information on variations make the Complete Guide a must-have reference for anyone seriously interested in understanding the distinctive Fostoria American pattern, which began production in 1915 and was a best-selling pattern for seven decades.

Facts at a Glance: Fostoria American — A Pocket Value Guide

Author: Sidney P. Seligson

Editor: Dara D. Jones 

Publisher: Seligson Publishing Inc., Dallas, Texas

Format: 4 x 6 inches, 88 pages, softbound

 Retail price: $19.99 USD

 Published: December 2009 

 ISBN: 9780966052848

 Available: Now