{"product_id":"a-complete-guide-to-pressed-glass-paperback","title":"A Complete Guide to Pressed Glass - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBob Batty\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMore than 300 patterns of American pressed glass are documented, described, and illustrated in this comprehensive reference guide for collectors.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In this informative and fully illustrated guide, Bob H. Batty--a noted collector of pressed glass--covers more than three hundred glass patterns. Two hundred of which are identified and illustrated for the first time for the first time. Artist John Hendricks' drawings depict the design and character of the various patterns and in many cases highlight special design and detail of notable patterns. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e All of the works shown are from Batty's personal collection, which numbers more than 2,700 pieces representing some 1,900 patterns. Batty, who has pursued his glass collecting with scholarly attention to historical accuracy and detail, has named many of the previously uncatalogued patterns after cities and landmarks throughout his native South. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A number of foreign patterns are also included, with precise measurements given for every piece depicted. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBob H. Batty, a resident of North Little Rock, Arkansas, and noted collector of pressed glass for almost forty years, wrote the oversized, 261-page volume A Complete Guide to Pressed Glass, which identifies and illustrates, for the first time, more than two hundred glass patterns never before listed by other authorities. Artist John Hendricksí drawings, more than three hundred sketches, depict the design and character of the various patterns and, in many cases, highlight special design and detail of notable patterns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 11 x 8.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 30, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50474589192429,"sku":"9781565545212","price":40.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/a-complete-guide-to-pressed-glass-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}