This is the first book to focus exclusively on paperweights from Great Britain.  Included are all of the familiar Scottish and English makers plus some unexpected names.  It is a comprehensive reference filled with great photographs and facts.

As is appropriate there is a significant amount of material included on the influence of Paul Ysart and his family.  Other sections are devoted to other English and Scottish makers in a way that shows the evolution of paperweight making in Great Britain.  Over 2,000 paperweights are listed.

192 pages with 360 color photographs.
Hard bound.  8 1/2" by 11".  2000.

Sections are:

• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• The Manufacture of Glass Paperweights
• Paul Ysart - his Father and Brothers
• Whitefriars Glass Ltd.
• Strathearn Glass Ltd.
• Caithness Glass Ltd.
• Perthshire Paperweights Ltd.
• Selkirk Glass Ltd.
• William Manson
• Jay Glass - John Deacons
• Wedgwood Glass
• Lanham Glass Ltd.
• Other Makers and Studio Artists
• Identifying Unknown Paperweights using Scientific Tests
• Glossary
• Bibliography
• Index