Product Description

This full-color reference book details all of the carnival glass patterns, shapes, and colors that were made by Imperial between 1909 and 1930. Original wholesale catalogs from the period also are featured. Detailed information on the reproduction trademarks and how to tell the old from the new will prove valuable to the collector. AUTHORBIO: Carl Burns has spent well over half his life collecting, buying, and selling carnival glass. He is a member of the Heart of America Carnival Glass Association, the Lincoln-Land Carnival Glass Club, the San Diego Carnival Glass Club, and the National Imperial Glass Collectors' Society. He also collects Imperial ruby slag and jade slag glass. He is a full-time antiques dealer, and his business, Minnah's Antiques, is well known throughout the country. REVIEW: This book is one of the first to be written on the subject, and is written by a noted carnival glass author and collector. A history of Imperial begins the book, then patterns and photos appear alphabetically. It is a great resource for carnival glass collectors.

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• Carnival Glass
• Detailed
• Hand Made
• Mother of Pearl Finish
• American Made

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The authors have gathered the rare, the unusual, and the expensive glass so very desirable to collectors and so very attractive to newcomers. For the first time, readers may view items that only rarely come out of private collections and almost never go on public auction. Collectors will marvel at the more than 450 full-color pieces, whether they are scarce due to availability, shape, or color. Organized alphabetically by pattern, the book features items in standard shapes as well as whimsey pieces. Edwards's & Carwile's latest book truly does feature the 'best of the best' in the carnival collecting world, and readers will enjoy perusing this coffee table book. AUTHORBIO: Bill Edwards is a noted expert on pressed, carnival, and opalescent glass, and has been authoring books since 1975. He now co-authors books with expert Mike Carwile. His knowledge is unsurpassed in the glass world. He has written books on Carnival Glass, Northwood Carnival Glass, Millersburg Glass, Opalescent glass, Rarities of Carnival Glass, and Pressed Glass. AUTHORBIO: Mike Carwile is a noted expert on pressed, carnival, and opalescent glass, and has been authoring books with Bill Edwards since 1998. Together, their knowledge is unsurpassed in the glass world. He has co-authored books on Carnival Glass, Millersburg Glass, Opalescent glass, and Pressed Glass. REVIEW: This book truly features "The best of the best" in carnival glass. Rare pieces worth literally hundreds of dollars are featured, some that collectors will never see except for in the pages of this wonderful volume, brought to you by the authors of the bestselling "Standard Encyclopedia of Carnival Glass," now in its fourteenth edition.

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• Distinctive Dogwood Pattern
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• Juice or Cocktails
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Review

...It is the best book I have found to use in identifying carnival glass. The pictures are crystal clear, and the number of items included is astonishing. However, the greatest weakness is that the book does not list the year(s) that any of the items were made....-Ted A. Parks

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About the Author

Ellen T. Schroy is one of the country's leading antiques and collectibles authorities, specializing in glass. A renowned Depression Glass expert, Schroy has authored nine books on the subject.

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About the Author

Ellen T. Schroy is one of the country's leading antiques and collectibles authorities, specializing in glass. A renowned Depression Glass expert, Schroy has authored nine books on the subject.

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