American Glass
by George and Helen McKearin
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Crown Publishers, 1941. Leather. Very Good. 10.5" by 8". None. An extensive book on American glass. Bound in half morocco leather with gilt lettering. Has been rebound with new endpapers. Uncommon. Includes chapters on Early Production, Glassmaking and Ornamentation; Early American Blown and Pattern-Molded Glass; 17th- and 18th-Century American Glass Houses and Their Products; 19th-Century Glass and Glas Houses; Blown Three Mold Glass; Early Pressed Glass; PaperWeights, Cameo Glass and Late 19th-Century Fancy Wares, Pictorial and Historical Flasks among others. In a half morocco binding. Externally, generally smart. There is some mild wear to the extremities, including some mild bumping. The binding is tight and firm. Internally the pages are generally clean and bright with the occasional handling mark or spot. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LTH13-D-11
- Title
- American Glass
- Author
- George and Helen McKearin
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Crown Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1941
- Size
- 10.5" by 8"
- Keywords
- Glass Glass Blowing Art Craft Glass Blowing
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.