The Standard Encyclopedia of Opalescent Glass: Identification and Values

by Bill Edwards and Mike Carwile

Book Overview

From its beginnings in the 1880s, opalescent glass has enjoyed a widely receptive audience, both in England where it was introduced and here in America where a young but growing market was ready for... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0891456457
• ISBN13: 9780891456452
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Collector Books
• Length: 158 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.7" x 11.3"

Customer Reviews

Excellent Reference Book

Wonderful, color photos ~ lots of them! They are placed on the outsides of the pages to make it easy to flip through the book to spot what you are looking for. Extensive info about patterns, makers, years of production, etc. Helpful price guide in the back. Patterns are arranged aphabetically and a special "Whimsey" section, too! Great book, highly recommend!

Great!

Excellent reference guide. I am totally happy with the book and wish more books where as complete.

Collectors of such glass will find this a real winner

Mike Carwile's STANDARD ENCYCLOPEDIA OF OPALESCENT GLASS, 6TH EDITION packs in identification and values for such glass, pairing good-sized, clear color photos of individual pieces with design descriptions and notes on variations and prices. Collectors of such glass will find this a real winner, as will libraries catering to them.

Excellent Reference book for Victorian Era Opalescent glass

Bill Edwards and Mike Carwile has put together a superbbook on Victorian opalescent glass that covers a large amount of victorian opalescent glass made by glass manufactures such as Dugan, Northwood, Jefferson, Buckeye, Albany, etc., that was made during the Victorian Era (1890's to 1910's). This book shows the different lines manufacture by the above glass makers and is very informative and an great reference for those who are novices to the experts. This book is a must, for those who collect victorian opalescent glass. No opalescent glass collector should be without this book. If you collect victorian opalescent glass, you should definitely purchase this book.

Updated encyclopedic guide to opalescent glass collecting.

Outstanding beautiful volume with 240 pages featuring full true-to-life color photos of these glass collectibles. Adjacent to each photo is an informative paragraph about the item. Concise and easy to use. The price guide is at the end of the book, keeping the body of the book clutter-free. Everyone interested in this collectible will enjoy owning and using this book.