Ceramics Books and Magazines

Author: Leslie Pina
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

3 reviews
Sales Rank: 744006

Media: Hardcover
Edition: 2 Revised
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 208
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 8.6 x 0.9

ISBN: 0764322508
Dewey Decimal Number: 748.2075
EAN: 9780764322501

Publication Date: November 30, 2005
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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Named after its founder, Englishman William Blenko, Blenko Glass Company, Inc. began producing stained glass in America in the late nineteenth century. It remains one of the few glass factories in the United States still making modern hand blown production glass. Recently, collectors have been scooping up Blenko designs from the company's middle years of production, the 1950s and 1960s. Three outstanding designers were responsible for the entire design repertoire of that era--Winslow Anderson, Wayne Husted, and Joel Myers. Over 675 color photographs of Blenko glass (courtesy of Blenko Visitors' Center Museum, the Huntington Museum of Art, and private collections), detailed captions, information about the designers, the never-before-published 1960 catalog, bibliography, and index make this book a valuable reference.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars

Beautiful Blenko-- November 5, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I easily found all my Blenko items. Price section is a plus!! Photos are excellent. All around great book for serious collector of Blenko!!

2 out of 5 stars

Not Much Changed Compared to the First Edition March 30, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

The revised edition of this book is not much of a revision. Except for the cover photo, a half page list of Blenko colors by years, several photos added, mostly from one particular collector, and an updated price list (arbitrary and useless in many respects, because collectors don't really pay much attention it) the book remains the same. If you have the first edition, my advise is not to waste your money on this one.

I was disappointed when I realized the publishing house just used the same document of the first edition, and just replaced several photos. The writer and editors should have used better photos and a more modern page design, and also include photos from several collectors, not just one. A complete revision would have been a worthy endeavor. Unfortunately, the editors chose the easy way out, and the results are clearly mediocre.

5 out of 5 stars

Good 2nd Edition February 23, 2006
A nice but not extensive revision of the earlier work. If you already have the first edition then the main reason for buying the second is the updated price guide. If you don't have the first edition and you are interested in Blenko, this book is a must have.

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