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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