American Pressed Glass Patterns Makers incl. Figure Bottles / Scarce Book

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AMERICAN PRESSED GLASS AND FIGURE BOTTLES
.  By Albert Christian Revi, Thomas Nelson Inc., NY, 1964.
Considered a foremost reference by a leading authoritative author, this early out-of-print book provides an in-depth study of
”This is a comprehensive and invaluable guide to pressed glass, figure bottles, the designs which were produced and the companies which manufactured them.  [The author] outlines the development of the industry from the first simple pressing machines through the complicated machinery and molds which later became common place.   He explains the importance of various processes and tells which factories were responsible for them.  He devotes a chapter to each of the noteworthy companies involved in pressed glass production attributing, often for the first time, certain glass patterns to them and correcting outstanding attributions.  The author devotes the last chapter to figure bottles.  He identifies and attributes many of the bottles, giving the name of the designer, the date the bottles were made, and other pertinent information”.
Lavishly illustrated in black-and-white, this scarce text takes you through an alphabetical listing of hundreds of manufacturers of early pressed glass and figure bottles. The narrative in this book is rich, and provides the reader with not only the history of this ware in general, but also in-depth information on the key manufacturers of the time.  Manufacturers, dates, glass types, patterns, add reproductions, illustrations, and more add to the scholarly survey of these firms. Over 600 illustrations depict examples of this ware with complete descriptions. This is a large book, wonderfully illustrated, keenly researched, and perfectly presented.  If you are a collector, dealer, or historian of early American pressed glass, you will want a copy of this invaluable text as a part of your permanent reference library.
8.3" x 11.2" hardback with dust cover in very good condition.  446 pages.
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