A very good hardcover copy in a very good dust jacket. 10.5 x 12 inches. 239pp., 102 plates in full colour. Published by Harry Abrams New York 1980, 1st edition.

Published in association with the Corning Museum of Glass, the world’s largest, this very fine large format book is astonishingly well illustrated with full-colour full-page plates of highlights from the museum. A comprehensive guide to the history of decorative glass making around the world. This is a huge 3Kg book- definitely "coffee table" size. For each set of facing pages, there is a photo of the glass object described in detail on the facing page. The photos are huge! A good cross section of styles, eras, and regions are covered in this collection.

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