The Art of the Paperweight
by Selman, Lawrence H
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine with no dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0933756151
- ISBN 13
- 9780933756151
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Santa Cruz: Paperweight Press. Fine with no dust jacket. 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. 0933756151 . Santa Cruz: Paperweight Press. (1988). First Edition. 12" x 9.25". xiii,223pp, Index, Select Bibliography, Glossary. Full white cloth, gilt letters, circular color illustrations mounted on front cover, endpapers illustrated early glassmaking process. Fine condition, no dj (issued?). Generously illustrated in full color and b&w with numerous examples. From Foreword by Dwight P. Lanmon, Director of Corning Museum of Glass. Paperweights are a result of some 2,000 years of glassmaking, a history of artistry and experimentation. Glass paperweights from the classic period (1840-1860) have for years found collectors and interested historians. A new generation of paperweight makers are continuing that classic tradition utilizing modern technology and bringing a new sensibility to this art. ISBN 0933756151; 12 x 9.25 inches; 223 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dale A. Sorenson (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13316
- Title
- The Art of the Paperweight
- Author
- Selman, Lawrence H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0933756151
- ISBN 13
- 9780933756151
- Publisher
- Paperweight Press
- Place of Publication
- Santa Cruz
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- 0933756151, Paperweights, Glass, Decorative Arts, Crafts
Terms of Sale
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Dale A. Sorenson
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Silver Spring, Maryland
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- Fine
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