A history of English and Irish glass, by W.A. Thorpe.

Title: 
A history of English and Irish glass, by W.A. Thorpe.

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Author/Artist: 
Thorpe, William Arnold, 1901-1965.
Publisher: 
Boston : Hale, Cushman & Flint ; London : Medici Society, 1929.
Description: 
2 v. : 168 pl. ; 27 cm.
Format of Material: 
Books
Microform
Subjects: 
Glassware England History.
Glassware Ireland History.
Glass blowing and working History.
Bib ID: 
28504
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Location: 
Secured Stacks
Call Number: 
NK5143.T55h 1929b
Location: 
Microforms
Call Number: 
F-2907
Location: 
Microforms
Call Number: 
F-2913
Location: 
Stacks
Call Number: 
NK5143.T55h 1929b
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Notes: 
Bibliography: v. 1, p. 341-349.
Covers 13th c. to ca. 1845.
Purchase; Amazon; 2012; 1000120383
CMGL also has an edition where the publisher names are listed in reverse order on the title page (BIB 65087, NK5143 .T55h 1929a).
Vol. 1, c.1: no. 38 of 500; c. 2: no. 44 of 500; c. 3: no. 42 of 500 copies.
All copies of v. 1 were signed by the author.
Vol. 1, f-2907, 7 sheets; v. 2, f-2913, 4 sheets.
Contents: 
v. 1. Text --
v. 2. Plates.

Object/Material Note

Object/Material Note: 
Includes CMoG objects: 63.2.8, v. 1, p. 80-83; v. 2, pl. I (#2) -- 50.2.100, v. 1, p. 286-289 (Nailsea information only. Not ill.) -- 79.2.335, pl. XXXVI (bottom, #3) -- 79.2.91, pl. XLVIII (#2; similar objects: pl. XLIX, top, #3; pl. LI, #2) -- 72.3.189, pl. LXII -- 79.2.249, pl. LXVII (bottom, #2) -- 57.2.3, v. 1, p. 331, v. 2, pl. LXXX (#2; similar object: pl. XCII, #2) -- 79.2.178, pl. LXXX (#3) -- 79.2.355, pl. XCV (#2) -- 67.3.72, pl. XCIX (similar objects, bottom) -- 79.2.40, pl. C (bottom, #1) -- 60.2.71, pl. C (top, #4) -- 79.2.144, pl. CIX (top, #2; similar object: pl. LXXV, #3) -- 50.4.23, pl. CLII (similar object: #2) -- 50.4.24, pl. CLII (similar object: #2).