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Author: Gene Florence
Publisher: Collector Books
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

41 reviews
Sales Rank: 1774639

Media: Hardcover
Edition: 13th
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 240
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.5
Dimensions (in): 11.5 x 9 x 0.8

ISBN: 1574320114
Dewey Decimal Number: 748.2913075
EAN: 9781574320114

Publication Date: September 1997
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I love this book! September 18, 2008
I have really enjoyed this book. I work in a consignment shop and we get a lot of antique glass - It has helped us a lot with pricing it too!

5 out of 5 stars

WONDERFUL REFERENCE BOOK April 6, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

VERY HAPPY WITH THE DETAILS AND INFORMATION ABOUT DEPRESSION GLASS. I HAVE ABOUT 300 PIECES AND AM NOW ABLE TO IDENTIFY MORE OF MY COLLECTION.

5 out of 5 stars

Gene Florance....excellent for knowledge of depression glass and collectibles February 17, 2008
anyone interested in finding out what they have or what to look for, as far as depression glass or collectible glass, Gene Florance is the person to look for. I've got most editions of his books. and my parents also swore by his books. every edition has a little something extra, different or new. easy to follow and excellent pictures!

4 out of 5 stars

must have for depression glass collectors January 8, 2008
A must have book for begining collectors of depression glass -- good pricing - if you don't buy on e-bay - if you go to the glass shows gives you fair prices for most items -- e-bay buyers - GOOD LUCK, most everything is WAY, way over the value of the item you want.

5 out of 5 stars

Great except index & table of contents December 4, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Best book out there for dealers of depression glass, but they forgot a usable index or table of contents. To make matters worse, some patterns are alphabetized as No. ###. No index of alternate names (some patterns have 3 or 4 commonly used names). The table of contents is the same as the alphabetical listing by page, totally useless. The official company name is the pattern name it is ordered under, regardless of the popularity of other names.

Pictures are great. Many prices have been reduced in this 2007 version, bringing pricing into line with what you should pay/charge. Common pieces (cups, small plates, etc.) can be got on eBay for about 1/2, but more in demand pieces (cereal bowls, dinner plates, serving pieces, tumblers) go for just about what is in the book. Verbiage for patterns normally indicates the marketability of the pattern, but wish there was a prominent "popularity score" above each color the pattern comes in. Some colors in some patterns have absolutely no buyers, which is an extremely valuable piece of information. Would recommend using --,-,+,++.

They use a purist definition of depression, so you'll have to also buy the 40s 50s 60s book to complete your reference of what is commonly known as depression glass. There are pictures for about 1/2 of the pieces available, and generally a larger closeup for pattern identification. Success of pattern identification is probably 95% (best we've seen).

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