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Overview"Nearly 900 beautiful color photographs display End of Day antique glass marbles produced, by glass artists after hours to prove their skill, during handmade marble's ""Golden Age,"" from the mid-1880s through c. 1918. End of Day Cloud, English style, Joseph's Coat, and Onionskin marbles are presented in abundance. Among them are Paneled, Ribbon, Lobed, Shrunken Core, Mist, Submarine, and End of Cane examples, some featuring aventurine, lutz, or mica. As a bonus, examples of antique glass handmade marble Clearies, Lightning Strikes, Micas, Mosaics and Millefioris, Opaques and Semi Opaques, Paperweights, Patches, and Slags are also displayed. Rounding out this valuable resource are a glossary, bibliography, index, and tables providing current market values. _x000D__x000D_ AUTHOR: Stanley A. Block began collecting marbles in the 1960s. He founded the Marbles Collectors Society in 1975. He is also the author of several additional books on marbles published with Schiffer Publishing." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Stanley A. BlockPublisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd Imprint: Schiffer Publishing Ltd Weight: 1.588kg ISBN: 9780764316302ISBN 10: 0764316303 Pages: 192 Publication Date: 29 May 2002 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationStanley A. Block began collecting marbles in the 1960s. He founded the Marbles Collectors Society in 1975. He is also the author of several additional books on marbles published with Schiffer Publishing. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |