Author: PAUL H. DUNLOP
Title: The Dictionary of Glass Paperweights: An Illustrated Primer
Description: Edison, NJ, Papier Presse. 2009, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 9780961954758). Hardcover. Book, 2009, #59 of 100 signed special limited 1st edition. Bound in leather, all edges gilt.  This book is a thorough current reference on glass paperweights. The author has written a wonderful guide to the world of paperweights, taking care to provide pictures and line drawings to illustrate knowledge that he shares with us -- discussions of rarity, contrasts in style, method, and motif. Dunlop also contrasts antique and modern versions and provides brief biographies of contemporary makers. All of this is laid out alphabetically. You will find this book to be an indispensable reference, worthy being read over and over. An important book that belongs in the collection of all collectors of antique paperweights. 383 pages with hundreds of color photographs and line drawings. Hard bound. 7 1/4" by 10 1/4". Sections + Foreword + Preface + Acknowledgments + Introduction +Table of Contents + Illustrated Dictionary + Building and displaying a collection + Museums with paperweight collections + Bibliography + Index. As New/As New. Signed by Author(s).

Keywords: 9780961954758