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Paperweights from Great Britain
John Simmonds
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Description for Paperweights from Great Britain
Num Pages: 192 pages, 360 color photos. BIC Classification: WCN; WFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 288 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1260.
Since the 1930s, more than 1.5 million glass paperweights have been made in Britain. Here is the first comprehensive reference to identify them. Whether you have been given one paperweight as a gift and know nothing about the subject, or are a serious collector who owns hundreds of items, this book is certain to prove indispensable. For the beginner, the illustrations and listings will help in identifying your paperweight, as well as giving its value. The production of glass paperweights in Britain is due largely to the initial stimulus of one person, Paul Ysart, whose family ... Read more
Since the 1930s, more than 1.5 million glass paperweights have been made in Britain. Here is the first comprehensive reference to identify them. Whether you have been given one paperweight as a gift and know nothing about the subject, or are a serious collector who owns hundreds of items, this book is certain to prove indispensable. For the beginner, the illustrations and listings will help in identifying your paperweight, as well as giving its value. The production of glass paperweights in Britain is due largely to the initial stimulus of one person, Paul Ysart, whose family ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764310744
SKU
V9780764310744
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Ref
99-1
About John Simmonds
John Simmonds has studied and collected paperweights for twenty-five years and built up a fine and varied collection of antique and modern examples. A retired technical executive in the chemical industry, he is also a qualified pianist and organist living in the South of England.
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