Boston Sandwich Glass Types + Pressed Lacy / Rare Book Start Price USD 55.00 Current Price USD 55.00 Time Left 7 days 10 hours 9 minutes Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, September 19, 2008 End Time Saturday, January 17, 2009 Location Colo. INTERNATIONAL SALES WELCOME See more about 'Boston Sandwich Glass Types + Pressed Lacy / Rare Book' Description Increase Sales by 18% and double your hits - Vendio Gallery Profusely illustrated with 228 full page black-and-white photographs depicting over one thousand examples of early glass from the Boston and Sandwich Glass Company highlight this rare out-of-print book. The copious illustrations and in-depth narrative combine to make this book an invaluable reference. SANDWICH GLASS – The History of the Boston and Sandwich Glass Company, by Ruth Webb Lee, privately published by the author, 1939/1966. This in-depth scholarly book covers by chapter: Deming Jarvis; Founding of the Boston and Sandwich Glass Company; Early Days at Sandwich; The Pressing Machine and Jarves’ Patents; First Types of Glass Produced; The Middle Years 1840-1858; Later Years 1860-1888; Interesting Early Blown Glass; Blown Molded Glass; Cup Plates; The Connecting Link; Lacy Salts; Miniature Lacy Pieces; Sauce Dishes; Small Lacy Bowls; Oblong Plates (Six and Seven-Inch Size); Large Lacy Bowls and Plates; Lacy Compotes and Covered Dishes; Lacy Sugar Bowls and Creamers; Pittsburgh vs. Sandwich; Rarities in Lacy Glass; Octagonal Series of Lacy Plates; Baccarat and Other Foreign Lacy Glass; Candlesticks; Lamps; Vases; Paperweights by Nicholas Lutz; Perfume Bottles and Jars; Pattern Glass; Sandwich Engraved, Cut and Decorated Wares; Closing Days; and Index. This is the most complete study ever accomplished on the subject by one of America’s foremost glass authorities. If you are a collector, dealer, or historian of early American glass, you will want to add this invaluable book to your permanent reference library. Heavy 5.8” x 8.7” hardback with dust cover in protective plastic sleeve in very good condition. 590 pages. Free media mail shipping and handling for deliveries within the 48 United States. If multiple books are purchased for a single shipment, add $2.00 for each additional book. Rates vary for shipments outside the contiguous 48 states and for international mailings. We maintain on eBay an "online shelf" of generally out-of-print reference books on antiques and collectibles. If you would like to search for books in a particular subject category, please click on and bookmark the following link: USED BOOKS on ANTIQUES by CATEGORY. Use your browser's "back" key to return to this listing. If you would like to contact us directly and avoid eBay's intrusive email format, feel free to contact us by clicking on our email address: sandar@qwest.net. ©2004 MULTIPLE BOOK PURCHASE DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE: Buy 3-5 books from our eBay auction site or eBay store and receive a 10% DISCOUNT and FREE shipping within the 48 United States. Buy 6-19 books from our eBay auction site or eBay store and receive a 20% DISCOUNT and FREE shipping within the 48 United States. Buy 20 or more books from our eBay auction site or eBay store and receive a 30% DISCOUNT and FREE shipping within the 48 United States. Place a Bid!