Standard Encyclopedia of Opalescent Glass

by Mike Carwile

Book Overview

From its inception 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: 1574326104
• ISBN13: 9781574326109
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Collector Books
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.8" x 11.3"

Customer Reviews

Beautiful Photos

This book was recommended to me for very specific items, but when I received it I was blown away by the many, many beautiful photos. If you collect glass of any era you will find something to interest you. Opalescent glass never looked better, and the photos clearly show patterns.

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 for beginners too

great book! i'm just starting glass collecting and doing most of my buying on ebay. this has been such a great guide for me. more often than not if i look up an item i find it in this book. a really nice collection of pieces.

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.