A History of Old English Glass

London: Ernest Benn, Ltd., 1925. No. 17 of 100 signed, handmade copies. Hardcover. Brown leather. Gilt lettering to spine and t. e. g. xxvii, 155 pp. + 60 plates. Includes three plates in photogravure which are presented in half-tone in the regular edition. VG, wear to leather edges, foxing. Item #27492

Chapters examine old English glass houses, old glass lists, origin of British flint glass, foreign glass makers, 18th century wineglasses, origin of English cut and engraved glass, development of engraving, development of glass cutting, all sorts of glass ware, references to the cut glass trade, and references to glass wares other than cut glass.

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