1865 Sandwich Glass Memoir of Deming Jarves, Early American Glass Book - $450 - (Northampton, MA)

“Reminiscences of Glass-making” By Deming Jarves. Published in New York by Hurd and Houghton in 1865. 2nd edition. description continues below the picture- - - - DISCUSSION: The second edition of this famous book, first published in 1854. Deming Jarves [1790-1869] was one of the most important figures in the history of American glassmaking, the founder of the New England Glass Company, the Boston and Sandwich Glass Company, the Cape Cod Glass Company, and the Mount Washington Glass Works. He perfected the process of making mould-pressed glass, and invented the style known as "lacy pressed glass", among other accomplishments. In his "Reminiscences" Jarves relates the history of the development of glass manufacture from early times through Europe and England, but the most interesting portion deals with the history of glass making in the United States of which he gives a lively, if somewhat biased (and at times bitter) account. Jarves originally published this material in his local newspaper, then collected it for book publication. DESCRIPTION: Hardcover. 5"x8", 116 pages plus a folding plate. CONDITION NOTES: Ex-library with pocket, plate, etc. Moderate cover wear, some soil. Folding plate with a short, closed tear. - - - - - - 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??…

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