Book: English Decorated & Engraved Glass 18th & 19th Century - Historical Scenes - $60 - (Northampton, MA)

An Interesting Exhibition Catalog- “A Coronation Exhibition of Royal, Historical, Political and Social Glasses commemorating Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Events in English History” Published in London by Arthur Churchill Ltd. in 1937. description continues below the picture- - - - DISCUSSION: In the late 1930s the noted English glass specialists Arthur Churchill Ltd. found themselves holding "a more complete range of historical glass than it may ever possess again, and as this Coronation period appeared so suitable a time, it was resolved to exhibit it in its entirety". The glass is arranged here in chronological order, starting with a Restoration goblet of ca.1681 and ending with a George V Coronation wine glass. There is a running descriptive text and an illustration and discussion of each glass; this is a very special and unusual glass sale catalog. DESCRIPTION: Hardcover. 9"x11.5", 42 pages of text plus 44 black & white plates, printed so that each page of text faces its illustrated plate; the larger clothbound edition. CONDITION NOTES: The covers have some minor wear and scuffing. The book itself has some minor soil, but otherwise is clean and nice, with a tight binding. - - - - - - OVERSEAS BUYERS PLEASE NOTE: Our International shipping charges are based on the weight, when boxed for shipping, of each book -please check the postage chart for the cost of shipping to your country. We offer “combined shipping charges” for orders for more than one book –this often means the shipping cost for the books is less than it would have been if they had been purchased and shipped one at a time, so please ask us for a shipping quote if you are thinking about buying more than one book. Thanks! - QUESTIONS about this item? If you have any questions regarding this item, please let us know and we will respond promptly. We have more books like this listed in our Ebay store! Joslin Hall Books Selling books since 1983 INSURANCE??? As a seller we take responsibili…

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