Old Glass Paperweights—
Their Art, Construction and Distinguishing Features
by: Evangeline H. Bergstrom
1940 and subsequent editions, Crown Publishers, NY, NY
132 pages, $50. hardcover
Special embossed pink leather bound first edition, 1940, The Lakeside Press, Chicago, IL, very rare $150.
This was the first authoritative book published on the subject of fine glass paperweights. Nicely illustrated with over 100 plates, this seminal work contained information on the classic period paperweight makers and their art. This book also gave the world its first look at part of Mrs. Bergstrom’s exceptional personal collection which would subsequently form the basis of the world’s finest collection of glass paperweights at the Bergstrom-Mahler Glass Museum.
