The Corning Museum of Glass: A Decade of Glass Collecting, 1990-1999
by Whitehouse, David
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0810967103
- ISBN 13
- 9780810967106
- Seller
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Staten Island, New York, United States
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About This Item
Corning, New York: The Corning Museum of Glass / Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 2000. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Large hardcover bound in red cloth and publisher's non price-clipped dust-jacket. 128 pages. With an extensive list of donors to the glass collection (1990-1999) and an index of artists, designers and factories. Illustrated with more than 200 full color photographs First edition, first printing with no additional printings listed. A visual feast of selected pieces from the museum's extensive collection, divided into five major sections: Ancient and Islamic Glass; European Glass, American Glass; Art Nouveau to the Present and The Rakow Commissions. No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy, like new. Dust-jacket like new, very minor age soiling to rear panel. Fine in a near fine dust-jacket. .
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- Bookseller
- Great Expectations Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018436
- Title
- The Corning Museum of Glass: A Decade of Glass Collecting, 1990-1999
- Author
- Whitehouse, David
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0810967103
- ISBN 13
- 9780810967106
- Publisher
- The Corning Museum of Glass / Harry N. Abrams, Inc
- Place of Publication
- Corning, New York
- Date Published
- 2000
- Keywords
- Glass, Art Glass
- Bookseller catalogs
- Arts and Crafts;
- Size
- Folio - over 12 - 15" tall
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Great Expectations Rare Books
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Staten Island, New York
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