Collector's Guide to Paperweights
Identification & Values
1840s to 2006
by Mark Pickvet
The Collector's Guide to Paperweights provides information
on a wide range of glass paperweights. It includes an extensive listing
of paperweight makers and pictures of paperweights by each maker along
with a value for each paperweight shown. Included are examples from
every price range.
This book is impressive in the breadth of makers covered.
Over one hundred makers are featured. While this book will not satisfy
the experienced collector it provides a good inexpensive introduction to
the topic. Included are guides to paperweight identification and
a history of paperweights and how they are made.
220 pages with many full color photographs.
Soft bound. 8 1/2" by 11". 2007.
Chapters are:
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Dedication
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Acknowledgments
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An Introduction to Collecting Paperweights
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How Paperweights Are Made
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Identifying Paperweights
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The Origin of Paperweights
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Collector's Guide from A to Z
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Care and Maintenance
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Museums, Clubs, Artists, and Galleries
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Glossary
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Bibliography
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