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They are arranged in alphabetical order by title. Please visit again see additions. If you have any suggestions for books to add to this list, please use the Submission Form to send us the information. Note: This list is a work in progress which we will be adding to as time allows. A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K   L   M   N   O   P   Q   R   S   T   U   V   W   X   Y   Z American Cabinetmakers William C. Ketchum, Jr. New York: Crown Publishers, 1995 Lists information on many known cabinetmakers who worked between the years 1640-1940. American and Canadian Early Etched Goblets (Catalog Abbreviation - Mordock) John B. Mordock Self published., 1985 American and Canadian Goblets, Volumes I & II (Catalog Abbreviation - Unitt I & Unitt II) 3rd ed Doris and Peter Unitt Guelph, Ont.: For the Love of Glass Publishing, Inc., 1994 The most comprehensive guide to pattern glass goblets. Click here to buy this now through our online store American & European Pressed Glass (Catalog Abbreviation - Spillman) Jane Shadel Spillman Corning, NY: The Corning Museum of Glass, 1981 American Glass (Catalog Abbreviation - McKearin/Am. Glass) George S. and Helen McKearin New York: Crown Publishers, 1948 American Glass Cup Plates (Catalog Abbreviation - Lee/Rose) Ruth Webb Lee and James H. Rose Northborough, MA: Ruth Webb Lee, 1948 American Glass, 1760-1930: The Toledo Museum of Art (Catalog Abbreviation - Wilson/Toledo) Kenneth M. Wilson, two volumes New York, NY: Hudson Hills Press, 1994 American Glass, From the Pages of Antiques, Vol. I, Blown & Molded and American Glass from the Pages of Antiques, Vol. II, Pressed & Cut (Catalog Abbreviation - Antiques/Am. Glass) Marvin D. Schwartz and Robert E. DiBartolomeo Princeton, NJ: The Pyne Press, 1974 American Historical Glass (Catalog Abbreviation - LIndsey) Bessie M. Lindsey Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Co., 1980 American Pressed Glass and Figure Bottles (Catalog Abbreviation - Revi) Albert Christian Revi Nashville, TN and New York, NY: Thomas Nelson, Inc. Publishers, 1964 Artistry and Innovation in Pittsburgh Glass, 1808-1882 (Catalog Abbreviation - Frick/Pittsurgh) Arlene Palmer Pittsburgh, PA: Frick Art & Historical Center, 2005 Published in conjunction with the 2005 exhibit by the same name at the Frick Center Central Glass Company, The First Thirty Years: 1863-1893 (Catalog Abbreviation - Hallock) Marilyn R. Hallock Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2002 Children's Glass Dishes, China and Furniture (Catalog Abbreviation - Lechler) Doris Anderson Lechler Paducah, KY: Collector Books, 1983 The Collector's Encyclopedia of Pattern Glass (Catalog Abbreviation - McCain) Mollie Helen McCain Paducah, KY: Collector Books, 1982 Crystal Stemware Identification Guide Bob Page and Dale Frederiksen Paducah, KY: Collector Books, 1997 Very good for identification, but time consuming to use. Cup Plate Discoveries Since 1949: The Cup Plate Notes of James H. Rose (Catalog Abbreviation - Bilane) John E. Bilane, compiler New York, NY: John E. Bilane, 1971 The Decanter, An Illustrated History of Glass from 1650 Andy McConnell Suffolk, UK: Antique Collectors' Club, 2004 Early American Pattern Glass, Book 1 and Much More Early American Pattern Glass, Book 2 (Catalog Abbreviation - Metz I & Metz II) Alice Hulett Metz Revised 1978. Collector Books, Paducah, Kentucky. These are first off the shelf when I'm trying to identify a pattern. The patterns are grouped logically and are easy to find if you have a general knowledge of pattern glass. Each pattern has a list of forms produced known by Mrs. Metz. While these lists are not all encompassing, they do for the most part only list pieces that were actually made. The prices should not be used as they are obviously outdated. Early American Pressed Glass, Enlarged & Revised (Catalog Abbreviation - Lee/EAPG) Ruth Webb Lee Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Co., 1985 Early American Pattern Glass, The States' Series (Catalog Abbreviation - Hartley/Cable) Julia Magee Hartley and Mary Magee Cable Lubbock, TX: Craftsman Printers, Inc., 1976 Early Duncan Glassware (Catalog Abbreviation - Duncan) Neila M. Bredehoft, George A. Fogg and Francis C. Maloney Boston, MA and St. Louisville, OH: Self published, 1987 Eighteenth Century English Drinking Vessels, Second Revised Edition (Catalog Abbreviation - Bickerton) L. M. Bickerton Suffolk, UK: Antique Collectors' Club, 1986 A researcher's dream. Well organized and a joy to use. All reference books should be this well thought out and easy to use. The Elsholz Collection of Early American Glass, Vol. 1-3 (Catalog Abbreviation - Elsholz) Richard A. Bourne Hyannis, MA: Richard A. Bourne Co., Inc., 1987 Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers Revised 4th edition Dorothy T. Rainwater and Judy Redfield Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 1998 A very good resource. Encyclopedia of Victorian Colored Pattern Glass, Books 1-7 (Catalog Abbreviation - Heacock I-VII) William Heacock Marietta, OH: Antique Publications, various dates Figural Napkin Rings: Collector's Identification and Value Guide Lillian Gottschalk and Sandra Whitson Paducah, KY: Collector Books, 1996 Findlay Glass (Catalog Abbreviation - Findlay) James Measell and Don E. Smith Marietta, OH: Antique Publications, Inc., 1986 Folk Pottery of the Shenandoah Valley (Catalog Abbreviation - Wiltshire) William E. Wiltshire, III New York, NY: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1975 Fostoria, Ohio Glass II (Catalog Abbreviation - Fostoria II) Melvin L. Murray Fostoria, OH: Self published, 1992 5000 Open Salts, A Collector's Guide (Catalog Abbreviation - 5000 Open Salts) William Heacock and Patricia Johnson Marietta, OH: Patricia Johnson, 1982 The Glass Industry in Sandwich, Volume I (Catalog Abbreviation - B & K I) Raymond E. Barlow and Joan E. Kaiser Atglen, PA: Schiffer Pub. Ltd., 1993 The Glass Industry in Sandwich, Volume 2 (Catalog Abbreviation - B & K II) Raymond E. Barlow and Joan E. Kaiser West Chester, PA: Schiffer Pub. Ltd., 1993 The Glass Industry in Sandwich, Volume 3 (Catalog Abbreviation - B & K III) Raymond E. Barlow and Joan E. Kaiser West Chester, PA: Schiffer Pub. Ltd., 1987 The Glass Industry in Sandwich, Volume 4 (Catalog Abbreviation - B&K IV) Raymond E. Barlow and Joan E. Kaiser West Chester, PA: Schiffer Pub. Ltd., 1983 The Glass Industry in Sandwich, Volume 5 (Catalog Abbreviation - B&K V) Raymond E. Barlow and Joan E. Kaiser Atglen, PA: Schiffer Pub. Ltd., 1999 Goblets (Catalog Abbreviation - Millard I) S. T. Millard Topeka, KS: The Central Press Goblets II (Catalog Abbreviation - Millard II) S. T. Millard Holton, KS: Gossip Printers & Publishers, 1938 "A Great Deal of Stone & Earthen Ware," The Rockingham County, Virginia School of Folk Pottery (Catalog Abbreviation - Evans/Suter) Jeffrey S. Evans and Scott Hamilton Suter Dayton, VA: The Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society, 2004 Published in conjunction with the exhibit by the same name at the HRHS Click here to buy this now through our online store Greentown Glass: A Collector's Guide (Catalog Abbreviation - Greentown/NGGAI) James Measell, editor Greentown, IN: National Greentown Glass Association, Inc., 2005 Greentown Glass: The Indiana Tumbler & Goblet Company (Catalog Abbreviation - Measell) James Measell Grand Rapids, MI: The Grand Rapids Public Museum, 1979 The Greentown Glass Company (Catalog Abbreviation - Hilton) Bing Hilton Westfield, IN: Self published, 2002 Hobbs, Brockunier & Co. Glass (Catalog Abbreviation - Hobbs) Neila and Tom Bredehoft Paducah, KY: Collector Books, 1997 Jewelers' Circular Keystone Sterling Flatware Pattern Index 2nd edition, Revised Kathleen Ellis, ed. Radnor, PA: Chilton Company, 1995 Everything you need to know about sterling patterns. Kovels' American Silver Marks: 1650 to the Present Ralph and Terry Kovel New York: Crown Publishers, 1989 Very good resource, but it should be supplemented with regional studies of silversmiths. The L. G. Wright Glass Company (Catalog Abbreviation - Wright) James Measell and W. C. "Red" Roetters Marietta, OH: The Glass Press, Inc. Antiques Publication, 1977 Marks on German, Bohemian and Austrian Porcelain: 1710 to the Present Robert E. Rontgen Revised Exton, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 1998 This book includes marks. Jeff says, "It's never let me down." Milk Glass (Catalog Abbreviation - Belknap) E. M. Belknap New York, NY: Crown Publishers, 1949 The Milk Glass Book (Catalog Abbreviation - MGB) Frank Chiarenza and James Slater Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. Miniature Lamps and Miniature Lamps II (Catalog Abbreviation - Smith I & Smith II) Ruth Smith Exton, PA: Schiffer Pub. Ltd., 1981 & 1982. M'Kee Victorian Glass, Five Complete Glass Catalogs from 1859/60 to 1871 (Catalog Abbreviation - M'Kee) M'Kee and Brothers New York, NY: Dover Publishing, 1981 Mt. Washington and Pairpoint Glass, Volume One (Catalog Abbreviation - Wilson/Mt. Washington) Kenneth M. Wilson Suffolk, UK: Antique Collectors' Club, 2005. The final tome from the late Ken Wilson. We all miss him greatly. Click here to buy this now through our online store Mt. Washington Art Glass plus Webb Burmese (Catalog Abbreviation - Sisk) Betty B. Sisk Paducah, KY: Collector Books, 2003 The New Fine Points of Furniture: Early American Albert Sack New York: Crown Publishers, 1993 Seen by most as the "bible" of antique furniture collecting. Oil Lamps: The Kerosene Era in North America and Oil Lamps II: Glass Kerosene Lamps (Catalog Abbreviation - Thuro I & Thuro II) Catherine M. V. Thuro Des Moines: Wallace- Homestead Books, 1976, 1983 Taken together, these two volumes are still the "bible" of oil lamps. Oil Lamps 3: Victorian Kerosene Lighting 1860-1900 (Catalog Abbreviation - Thuro III) Catherine M. V. Thuro Paducah, KY: Collector Books, 2001 An outstanding addition to the Thuro series. 1000 Toothpick Holders, A Collector's Guide (Catalog Abbreviation - 1000 Toothpick Holders) William Heacock Marietta, OH: Antique Publications, 1977 Pattern Glass Mugs (Catalog Abbreviation - M & A) John B. Mordock and Walter L. Adams Marietta, OH: The Glass Press, Inc., 1995 Peachblow Glass (Catalog Abbreviation - Billings) Sean and Johanna S. Billings Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2000 Pittsburgh Glass 1797-1891 (Catalog Abbreviation - Innes) Lowell Innes Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1976 Phoenix Art Glass (Catalog Abbreviation - Marple) Leland Marple Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2004 Pottery From The Shenandoah And Cumberland Valleys (Catalog Abbreviation - Manger) Dr. George and Connie Manger Hagerstown, MD: Self published, 2003 Published in conjunction with the exhibit by the same name at the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts The Pottery of the Shenandoah Valley Region (Catalog Abbreviation - Comstock) H. E. Comstock Winston-Salem, NC: The Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts, 1994 Click here to buy this now through our online store Pressed Glass in America (Catalog Abbreviation - Welker) John & Elizabeth Welker Boyertown, PA: Boyertown Publishing Company, 1985 Pressed Glass Salt Dishes of the Lacy Period, 1825-1850 (Catalog Abbreviation - Innes) L. W. & D. B. Neal Philadelphia, PA: Self published, 1962 Rare and Unlisted Toothpick Holders (Catalog Abbreviation - Rare & Unlisted Toothpick Holders) William Heacock Marietta, OH: Antique Publications, 1984 Riverside Glass Works (Catalog Abbreviation - Riverside) C. W. Gorham Springfield, MO: Heartlights, 1995 Roseville In All Its Splendor Jack and Nancy Bomm Gas City, IN: L-W Book Sales, 1998 An attractive, recent book that reprints pages from many catalogs. Royal Bayreuth: A Collector's Guide Mary J. McCaslin Marietta, OH: Antique Publications, 1994 An essential identification book, but the prices are now out of date. Sandwich Glass, Enlarged and Revised (Catalog Abbreviation - Lee/Sandwich) Ruth Webb Lee Wellesley Hills, MA: Lee Publishers, 1966 Shenandoah Valley Folklife Scott Hamilton Suter Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, due in September 1999. An introduction to folklife of the region including material culture. Those Fascinating Little Lamps (Catalog Abbreviation - Solverson) John F. Solverson Marietta, OH: Antique Publications, 1988 Tradition & Fashion: Cabinetmaking in the Upper Shenandoah Valley, 1850-1900 Scott Hamilton Suter Dayton, VA: Shenandoah Valley Folk Art & Heritage Center, 1996 An exhibit catalog that features the work of Daniel Suter, Christian and Henry Theis, Alexander Coffman and Adam Kersh. Treasury of Canadian Glass (Catalog Abbreviation - Unitt "Treasury of Canadian Glass") Doris and Peter Unitt Peterborough, Ontario: Clock House Publications, 1969 Two Hundred Pattern Glass Pitchers, Vols. 1-8 (Catalog Abbreviation - Kamm 1-8) Minnie Watson Kamm Grosse Pointe, MI: Kamm Publisher, various dates Victorian Glass (Catalog Abbreviation - Lee/VG) Ruth Webb Lee Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Co., 1985. Wheeling Glass, 1829-1939 (Catalog Abbreviation - Wheeling) Gerald I. Reilly, editor Wheeling, WV: The Oglebay Institute Glass Museum, 1994