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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

42 reviews
Sales Rank: 1846502

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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How can someone know so much October 11, 2003
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

This book is fantastic. I went from 0 to 65 in hours. I have purchased pieces for a quarter of their worth and have not be overcharged on others. The wealth of pictures is what makes this book heads above the rest. They are all in color and have a vast variety of items in each pattern. Also, they had a remarkable photographer. Glass being very hard to photograph well, each shot gives you the detail you need to understand what the piece looks like. A Great Find!

5 out of 5 stars

New Depression Glass Collector's View March 31, 2003
3 out of 4 found this review helpful

I can review this reference in ONE word...EXCELLENT!

5 out of 5 stars

Don't Internet Shop for Depression Glass Without the Book March 26, 2003
34 out of 34 found this review helpful

Gene Florence's many pictorial guides to collectible antique glass are all wonderful and this beautiful fifteenth edition on Depression Glass is no exception. It contains hundreds of pieces of Depression Glass with details on the glass companies that made them, the history, the availability, individual pieces, price ranges, colors, patterns, etc. The photographs are all clear and very useful for identification purposes. Some vintage photos of advertisements show a few of the collections in their entirety.
This book is essential if you are planning to start collecting Depression Glass because you can see what pieces were produced and you can learn how feasible it will be to collect complete sets. There is valuable information about reproductions. Glass collecting today is often done over the Internet and some dealers sell Depression Glass with little knowledge of the particular patterns, their dimensions, or their distinctive qualities. It is easy to get similar looking pictures confused and end up with pieces that do not belong in your collection. Sometimes descriptions are in complete error. This book is an extremely helpful, professional guide that can prevent costly mistakes. It is also just plain fun to read up on the old historical pieces, such wonderful Americana art. Warning: You may get bitten by the Depression Glass bug just by paging through this lovely book. Have fun at the garage sales, antique stores and malls, antique shows, and auctions, but don't leave home without it! Check out Gene Florence's other great books, too. Another personal favorite of mine is Collectible Glassware from the 40s, 50s, 60s.

5 out of 5 stars

Another Fascinating Reference..... December 30, 2002
7 out of 7 found this review helpful

In Collectors Encyclopedia of Depression Glass, Gene Florence gives us another indispensible guide, as well as a fascinating colorful tour of the incredibly beautiful glassware that used to adorn the tables and shelves of the earlier part of the 20th century known as the depression era. ............... As an enthusiastic collector of depression, and many other types of glass, I can look at this volume over and over, still finding something new to research. I was in a relatives house and noticed a serving platter that looked familiar not long ago, memorized the basic pattern, and found it very quickly in this book. It was Columbia by the prolific Federal Glass Company, who I have collected quite a bit from for myself. Mr. Florence gives you a genuine education in any part of the glass world you are interested in, anytime you sit down with one of his references. You can look in alphabetical order pattern by name, and then get the history of when it was produced, see the colors it came in, and of course, a price guide that lets you get an idea of what your pieces are worth. Naturally the prices are for mint condition items. This is good for the seller and the buyer as well. It is always fun when you find out you have a valuable piece, particularly if you paid very little. .................... Another important section is the reproductions that Mr. Florence includes. This is helpful in weeding out the new issues that mimic the past. No one wants to pay antique prices for something made overseas recently, and there are a load to watch out for. Here you can see them very clearly and they are also described in detail, telling you what to look for to identify the real from the repros. ................ If you collect, sell or just want to know more about depression glass, look no further for a complete, in-depth, fascinating, colorful reference that you will pull off the shelf over and over again. Just don't knock down any of YOUR valuable glass when you do!

5 out of 5 stars

Very Helpful August 18, 2002
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

I personally found this book very helpful. I was able to id several family pieces, as well as many pieces I purchase for re-sale. This book has been an invaluable addition to my reference library. The only complaint I would have is that it is sometimes difficult to match the piece description with the photo. Some sort of numbering system similar to what he used in Kitchen Glassware of the Depression Years would be most helpful. But, there are MANY wonderful color photos and they are improving with each edition and his re-pro information and measurements have saved me from a poor purchase more than once.

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