Book Title ~ Antique Glass Bottles ~ Their History and Evolution (1500~1850) ~ A Comprehensive, Illustrated Guide With a World~wide Bibliography of Glass Bottles
Author ~ Willy Van den Bossche
Photographs ~ Fred Weegenaar
Publisher ~ Antique Collectors' Club, United Kingdom.
© Date ~ 2001, probably a First Edition but not stated, no other date present.
Cover ~ Navy blue cloth hardcover with gilt lettering on the front cover and spine. With Dustjacket.
Number of Pages ~ 439 pages, with Index, printed on heavy paper.
Illustrated ~ Yes, with lots of color photographs (most are full page).
Book measures about ~ 11 inches X 9 inches X 1 1/8 inches.
Condition ~ Like New!! There is a very small (about 1/2 inch) edge tear on the back of the Dustjacket (see last photo)!
About the Book ~
"This is the first major comprehensive book on the history and evolution of antique glass bottles, flasks and jars between 1500 and 1850. Lavishly illustrated with specially commissioned colour photography, it depicts 773 bottles and seals carefully chosen from private collections, with only three examples being from museums."
"The history and evolution of glass bottles is chronologically (1500~1850, the pre~industrial period) described in a general chapter.
Bottles illustrated in the book are systematically classified in separate chapters by country: Great Britain, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Scandinavia, Alpine Countries, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and America."