Books on paperweights - some suggestions
You can click on the individual titles to find out more about each book, its price and availability through Amazon.
Where do you start ? Perhaps with a relatively low cost, general guide such as the following:
There are some very good books covering specific topics:
- Paperweights from Great Britain 1930-2000 by John Simmonds
- Paperweights: Historicism, Art Nouveau, Art Deco by Peter Von Brackell
- Old English Paperweights by R G Hall
- Scottish Paperweights by R G Hall
- Glass Paperweights: Riesengebirge and Isergebirge Glassworks by Marek Kordasiewicz
- Complete Guide to Perthshire Paperweights by Mahoney & McClanahan
- Caithness Paperweights: the Charlton Standard Catalogue by
Colin Terris
And books that cover the world of paperweights:
- World Paperweights : Millefiori & Lampwork by R G Hall
- Paperweights of the World by Fleming & Pomerencke
- The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights by Paul Hollister
- Paperweights by Sybille Jargstorf
- The Art of the Paperweight by Lawrence Selman
- Copies of the annual PCA Bulletin
- Paperweights by Pat Reilly
- A Collector's Guide to Paperweights by Sarah Rossi
- All about Paperweights by Lawrence Selman
Then there are guides to identifying weights by particular features:
- Identifying Antique Paperweights - Millefiori by George Kulles
- Identifying Antique Paperweights - Lampwork by George Kulles
- Identifying Antique Paperweights - Less Familiar by George Kulles
- Dictionary of Paperweight Signature Canes by Andrew Dohan
- The Glass Menagerie : Silhouette Canes by John D Hawley
- Miniature Masterpieces: Mosaic Glass, 1838-1924
Articles
- Bacchus - early. late, or just on time?
- Old English paperweights - 2 New groups