Our most popular book! This compact and informative guide provides all the basic information one needs to enter the world of paperweights. It includes histories of the great French glasshouses during the classic period, as well as the revival period of the 1950's, and the current paperweight renaissance. The latest biographies of prominent paperweight artists are provided, with sections about collecting and making paperweights. The insightful 120-page text is generously illustrated with over 200 full-color photographs. All About Paperweights will increase your knowledge and appreciation of this specialized art form. Buy it for your own reference and enjoyment, or as an introductory gift for a friend. Full color.

This collectors guide to identifying, selecting and enjoying new and antique paperweights is photographed in full color. With many varied examples, each major category of these desirable collectibles is represented. Investigate that old desk in the attic!

English glass paperwight makers from early times to the present and over 400 examples pictured in color from the early 19th century to 1980. Here are famous Bacchus paperweights. By comparing canes, colors, and styles with these examples, collectors now can identify unknown weights, the fake "1848" dated paperweights, and inkwells.

With nearly 400 color photos of Scottish paperweights from 1835 to the present, along with a history of weight-making and important weight-makers and glass houses of Scotland, this study offers a detailed guide to a beautiful art form that has enthusiasts throughout the world. A substantial glossary and price guide are included.

Hundreds of beautiful old and new paperweights are displayed in over 450 color photographs. This meticulously researched book presents an historical view of international examples and their talented makers.

Lampworked and millifiori paperweights have become recognized as little works of art, because their intricate designs pose a challenge to even the most accomplished glassblowers. Successful pieces are beautiful and intriguing, displaying the best skills in the glass field. Included are company histories and detailed descriptions of nearly 500 paperweights produced over the last 150 years from around the world. The authoratative text includes new information that will fascinate collectors, along with many rare and exceptional paperweights. Full pricing information and a detailed glossary are also included.

The Cristallerie de Clichy was arguably the finest paperweight maker in the world during the classic period. In their relatively short history they made some of the finest weights ever produced. This book is the history of Clichy, focusing on its magnificent glass paperweights. The author has spent over thirty years, and driven over a million miles, researching and photographing weights for inclusion in this book. Here the reader will find the history of the crystalworks and its wonderful creations. Also included is an overview of the period world's fairs, starting with the first one, the London Crystal Palace Exhibition in 1851. Clichy was an award winner and major contributor to these stunning exhibitions which helped shape industry and commerce worldwide.Clichy's classic period millefiori and lampwork paperweights, as well as cameo and foil incrustations, and paperweight-related objects are covered in detail. The broad range of approaches to a subject and the relative rarity of each is discussed. Clichy's weights-from the most common to the rarest-are all here. This book is a must for any connoisseur of Clichy crystal or paperweight collector. This large format book has 240 pages and is lavishly illustrated with almost 900 color photographs and over 100 original drawings..... As we have come to expect from Paul Dunlop, the illustrations are outstanding; he has captured the typical warm, rich colors of Clichy paperweights beautifully and goes to great pains to show the weights their actual size.This long-promised volume, Clichy Paperweights-classics of the nineteenth century, brings an impressive amount of new information to light. Everything you wanted to know or cared to imagine about Clichy paperweights can likely be found in this truly outstanding reference book which should rightly take a prominent place in every serious collector's bookcase.John D. Hawley - Author and Collector

This emotionally haunting and beautifully written young adult debut delves into the devastating impact of trauma and loss, in the vein of Laurie Halse Anderson’s Wintergirls. Seventeen-year-old Stevie is trapped. In her life. In her body. And now in an eating-disorder treatment center on the dusty outskirts of the New Mexico desert. Life in the center is regimented and intrusive, a nightmare come true. Nurses and therapists watch Stevie at meal time, accompany her to the bathroom, and challenge her to eat the foods she’s worked so hard to avoid. Her dad has signed her up for sixty days of treatment. But what no one knows is that Stevie doesn’t plan to stay that long. There are only twenty-seven days until the anniversary of her brother Josh’s death—the death she caused. And if Stevie gets her way, there are only twenty-seven days until she, too, will end her life. Paperweight follows seventeen-year-old Stevie’s journey as she struggles not only with a life-threatening eating disorder, but with the question of whether she can ever find absolution for the mistakes of her past…and whether she truly deserves to.