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FSJ Publishing Company, Published 1993. Wire spiral bound in pictorial paper covers, [85] pp. plus [12] plate leaves; 22 x 28 cm; limited first edition, number 760 of 1,000 copies, signed by the author on the title page; illustrated throughout with color and black-and-white photographs.
In Acceptable condition. Black pictorial paper covers are separating from the spiral binding; front cover torn at the top ring and the three bottom rings, rear cover held by only the seven center spirals and torn at top and bottom. Light bumping and creasing to covers with a few nicks to edges and corners and mild overall surface wear. Text block otherwise tight; pages clean and unmarked. Laid in are a staple-bound 1993 price guide to the book (10 pp) and a Westmoreland Glass Collectors newsletter (volume VI, number 8, August 1993).A collector's identification guide to Westmoreland glass covering the company's tablewares, collector's plates, vases, animal figurines, general giftware lines, lights, and Westmoreland Specialty Company items, with particular emphasis on hand-decorated wares. Photography by Frank Grizel, with additional photographs by Frank Chiarenza.Contents: Westmoreland's Tablewares; Westmoreland's Collector's Plates; Westmoreland's Vases; Westmoreland's Animal Figurines; Westmoreland's General Modern Giftwares; Westmoreland's Lights; Assorted Westmoreland Specialty Items; Westmoreland Specialty Opal Novelty Items; with index.