In writing this book, John Hawley filled a void in the available paperweight literature.  Focusing on the glass paperweights produced between 1850 and 1887 by these two great New England glasshouses, this book provides a history of the glasshouses and includes informative sections on identification.   It is full of wonderful pictures and is a must have book for the collector of antique American paperweights. 

224 pages with 400 full color photographs. 
Hard bound.  8 1/4" by 10 1/2".  1997.

Chapters are:

• Foreword
• An Evolving Industry 
• The Principle Players (Jarves, Leighton, Lutz, and others)
• The Factories (The New England Glass and Boston & Sandwich Glass Companies)
• The Influence of the Era
• Basic Paperweight Characteristics
• Millefiori Canes
• Flowers
• Fruit and Fauna
• Millefiori Designs
• Epilogue
• Acknowledgments
• Bibliography
• Glossary
• Index

Click on the picture to see a color plate from the book.