All About Glass
All About Glass
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Steuben Glass, inc. Pollard, Donald designer Pfohl, Jerry designer 68926 New York: Steuben Glass, Inc., [1966] [8] p.,: ill.; 18 cm. Steuben Archive Cover title. Includes brief biographies of the artists Donald Pollard and Jerry Pfohl. The Myth of Adonis was an edition of one piece completed in
Buffalo Cut Glass Company, Batavia, NY, USA. 79050 Diamond finish Buffalo Cut Glass Company Batavia, N.Y.: Buffalo Cut Glass Company, [n.d., between 1905-1918] 44 leaves: ill.; 23 x 30 cm. Buffalo Cut Glass Company Trade catalog. All catalog descriptions are in handwritten script. Buffalo Cut Glass
Steuben Glass, inc., Corning, NY, USA. Corning Incorporated. 71386 At home [New York: Steuben Glass, 1991] 35 p.: col. ill.; 19 cm. Steuben Glass, inc. "Starlight Cluster" by David Dowler featured on p. [1] of cover. Gift; Corning Inc. 2013; 1000135216 Digitized by Boston Photo Imaging
Steuben Glass, inc., Corning, NY, USA. Corning Incorporated. 71368 [New York: Steuben Glass, inc., ca. 1990] 28 p.: ill. (some col.); 19 cm. Steuben Glass, inc. Cover title. "Globe" by James Houston, featured on p. [1] of cover. Digitized by Boston Photo Imaging January 2014. An
Blaschka, Rudolf, 1857-1939. Heller, Camil, 1823-1917. Zoophyten und Echinodermen des Adriatischen Meeres. 61915 [n.d., ca. 1876?] 124 handwritten p.: ill.; 21 cm. Blaschka archive, Box 23 Cover title. Attributed to Rudolf Blaschka. At head of p. 1: Heller, Die Zoophyten und Echinodermen des
Redmond, Louis. 65353 Corning, N.Y.: Steuben Glass, [1965] [21] p.: ill.; 18 cm. Steuben Archives Box 9. "75, 1-65"--Inside back cover. Digitized by Boston Photo Imaging January 2014. The reason for it-- The substance of it-- The shapes it takes-- Living with it-- Giving it-- Creating
Brill, Robert H. Rising, Brandt A. Stapleton, Colleen P. Corning Museum of Glass. 0872901424 (v. 1) 9780872901421 (v. 1) 0872901432 (v. 2) 9780872901438 (v. 2) 0872900432 (v. 2) 9780872901902 (v. 3) 0872901904 (v. 3) 61154 Corning, N.Y.: Corning Museum of Glass, 1999-2012. 3 v.: ill. (some col.),
Whitall Tatum Company, Millville, NJ, USA. 95965 Whitall Tatum Company manufacturers of druggists', chemists', and pefumers glassware, manufacturers, importers, and jobbers of druggists' sundries Price list 1913 Millville, N.J.: Whitall Tatum Company, c1913. 198 p.: ill. (some col.);
Magalhães, João Jacinto de, 1722-1790. 81531 London: The author, 1783. 3rd ed., rev., corr., and enl. by the author, with an examination of the strictures of Mr. T. Cavallo, F.R.S., upon these eudiometers. viii, 80 p.: front.; 21 cm. TP625 Digitized by Boston Photo Imaging in September 2009.
Charles G. Tuthill Glass Company, Middletown, NY, USA. 80271 [Middletown, N.Y.: Charles G. Tuthill Glass Company, 1902-1923] [24] leaves: original photos; 18 x 27 cm. Tuthill, Charles G., Glass Company, Middletown, NY, USA. Cover title. Trade catalog. Strictly a photo album, presumably from the
Blaschka, Leopold, 1822-1895. 87383 [1869-1871] [24] p.; 21 cm. R-641 Cover title. Small blue notebook containing business records organized by month. This may be an order book or a listing of orders shipped. Includes orders for glass eyes (Augen) for animals (Thieraugen) and probably for people.
Gosse, Philip Henry, 1810-1888. 95911 History of the British sea-anemones and corals British sea-anemones and madrepores London: Van Voorst, 1860. xl, 362 p., 12 leaves of col. plates: ill. (some col.); 23 cm. QL376.4.G8 Plate 5 is facing t.p. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Blaschka, Leopold, 1822-1895. Blaschka, Rudolf, 1857-1939 87387 [Dresden: Blaschka, n.d.] 1 v.: 27 photographs; 16 cm. R-641 Brown leather cover with embossed rose and yellow metal clasp. Twenty-seven photographs in all. Empty pages were not filmed. This item is in the Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka
Accademia del cimento (Florence, Italy) Magalotti, Lorenzo, conte, 1637-1712. Waller, Richard, tr. 95592 London: Printed for B. Alsop at the Angel and Bible in the Poultrey, 1684. [20], 160, [10] p.: 19 plates; 24 cm. QC17 Added t.-p., engr. Includes index. Digitized by Boston Photo Imaging in
Blaschka, Leopold, 1822-1895. 97766 Correspondenzbuch III [1876-1877] 1 v. (unpaged); 21 cm. R-838 Cover title. Drafts of business letters, in German and English. This item is in the Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka collection. Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka collection Displayed in the exhibition titled
Quaker City Cut Glass Co., Philadelphia, PA, USA. Noack & Gorenflo. 96968 Quaker City Cut Glass Company, largest cut glass manufacturers in the world 20 numbered pages: illustrations; 24 x 31 cm Quaker City Cut Glass Co. "Our cut glass won grand prize and gold medal at World's Fair
Nyrop, Camillus, 1811-1883. 88382 Kjøbenhavn: J.H. Schubothes Boghandels Forlag, 1879. vii, 96 p.: ill.; 27 cm. T535 Includes bibliographical references. Digitized by OCLC in 2008. Drinking vessels: p. 32-43. Special CorningDB 0EBC794F-DEB2-4FE2-AF2E-61B402057E6C.pdf Exhibitions Denmark 19th
Philip Pargeter (Firm). Red House Glass Works, Stourbridge, England. 99387 At head of title: Philip Pargeter, Red House Glass Works, Stourbridge, England Also known as: Book no. 5 Fifth book Stourbridge: Philip Pargeter, [n.d., 1875-1881] Ensor & Simkins Lith. 93 leaves: entirely ill.; 33 cm.
Fenton Art Glass Company, Williamstown, WV, USA. 87542 Williamstown, W.Va.: Fenton Art Glass Company, ca. 1921. [6] p.: col. ill.; 23 x 31 cm. Fenton Art Glass Company, Williamstown, WV, USA. Trade catalog. Colored catalog pages 3-8, of Fenton Art Glass, in colored glass. Ware includes candlesticks
Talman, John, 1677-1726. 88039 [1705-1708] 1 v. (unpaged): ill. (some col.), coats of arms; 55 cm. R-91 Title from spine. Album of 19 original drawings in pen and watercolor of stained glass windows in Cathedral of Norwich, Boyton Church in Norfolk, Upton Church in Norfolk, Ranworth Hall in
Blaschka, Leopold, 1822-1895. 97740 1849. 1 v.: ill.; 18 cm. Blaschka Archives, Box 23 Small handwritten notebook, probably the earliest item in the Blaschka archives. Includes notes on Galvannismus, Versilberung (recipes for using gold and silver); drawings, perhaps of glass eyes and, on the same
Higgins & Seiter, New York, NY, USA. 94051 New York: Higgins & Seiter, 1904-1905. 146 p.: ill. (some col.); 14 x 20 cm. Higgins & Seiter Trade catalog. Cover title. Includes index. P. 128-133 include cut glass gifts in white leatherette cases. Three blank order forms bound in at end.
Budde & Westermann, New York, NY, USA. 89387 New York: Budde & Westermann, ca.1900. 123 p.: ill.; 24 cm. Budde & Westermann, New York, NY, USA. Cover title. Trade catalog. Index, p. 120-123. Suggested date provided by previous owner. Illustrated catalog of glassware (some cut), china
Deutsche Flaschen Verkaufsgesellschaft m.b.H., Düsseldorf, Germany. 86414 Düsseldorf: Deutsche Flaschen Verkaufsgesellschaft m.b.H., [n.d., 1880-1920?] 6, [1] leaves: ill.; 17 x 26 cm. Deutsche Flaschen Verkaufsgesellschaft m.b.H., Düsseldorf, Germany. Trade catalog. Catalog is not dated;
[Blaschka, Leopold, 1822-1895]. 95869 [n.d., between 1850-1873?] 1 v.: ill.; 21 cm. R-838 Blascka sketchbook, primarily of human figures engaged in various activities, but includes designs for jewelry (earrings, pins, rings, filigree work), decorative objects (mirror, birdcage, tableware), and 1
Lactantius, ca. 240-ca. 320. Alcher, de Clairvaux, 12th cent. De spiritu et anima. 95635 Title from p. [94]: L. Coeli Lactantii Firmiani de ira Dei Title from p. [97]: L. Coeli Lactantii Firmiani de opifitio Dei sev hominis formatione De opificie Dei sive de hominis formatione De phoenice Title
Breves Lalique Galleries, London, England. René Lalique et cie. 89500 Lalique mascots: the most beautiful & distinctive form of car decoration London, England: Breves Lalique Galleries, [n.d., 1930-1935?] 1 folded brochure: ill.; 19 cm. Breves Lalique Galleries Car mascots (hood ornaments)
Hooke, Robert, 1635-1703. Martyn, John, fl. 1649-1680, printer. Allestry, James, d. 1670, printer. Royal Society (Great Britain). Council. 97628 Some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses London: Printed by Jo. Martyn and Ja. Allestry, Printers to the Royal Society,
[Blaschka, Leopold, 1822-1895]. 95865 [n.d., between 1870-1920?] 1 v.: ill.; 21 cm. R-838 Blascka sketchbook, primarily of human figures engaged in various activities, but does include landscapes and sketches of ships. Approximately half of the pages are blank. This item is in the Leopold and
Newton, Isaac, Sir, 1642-1727. Smith, Samuel, fl. 1681-1703, bookseller. Walford, Benjamin, d. ca. 1710, bookseller. Newton, Isaac, Sir, 1642-1727. Quadratura curvarum. Newton, Isaac, Sir, 1642-1727. Enumeratio linearum tertii ordinis. 94325 Treatise of the reflexions, refractions, inflexions and