Our
Publications
We began
writing articles for glass and antiques magazines such as
the Glass Collector in the early 1990s. We also launched
our own Carnival Glass journal,
NetworK, which was distributed
in the USA, UK, Canada and Australia for 8 years. In 1998
our first hardback book was published by Schiffer,
followed by two more (2001 and 2004). In 2005 we launched
the first of a trilogy of eBooks on Sowerby glass that
was completed in late 2008.
Glen also took time out from
writing and researching Carnival Glass to write a very
personal and emotional true story - A Brief Sweet
Life. In 2009 the Expanded and Revised 2nd
Edition of Carnival Glass: The
Magic & The Mystery was
published.
Carnival Glass: The Magic
& The Mystery, A Century of Carnival Glass, and The Art of
Carnival Glass are available directly from the publishers,
Schiffer Books www.schifferbooks.com/newschiffer/
or in Europe,
Bushwood Books www.bushwoodbooks.co.uk/.
They are also readily available through all good booksellers
and on-line bookstores.
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Carnival Glass,
The Magic and The Mystery. Expanded and Revised
2nd.
Edition
Carnival Glass has magic.
Its beauty, iridescence and shimmering color
captivate the eye while its fascinating history
enthrals the mind. Carnival Glass has mystery.
A legacy from the master craftsmen of the past,
Carnival Glass mirrors cultures all over the
world—and in those reflections a myriad of
puzzles lay unsolved for years. Now, in the
Second Edition of this major publication,
many mysteries have been solved
and fascinating answers are revealed
for the first
time.
Almost 350 stunning color photographs,
including many new ones not seen before, and
nearly 250 black and white illustrations plus a
treasure trove of rare archive and catalog
material not previously included. A
wealth of information on Classic American
Carnival Glass plus an astonishing, in-depth
study of the production of Carnival Glass in
Europe, Australia, South America, India and
China: its in
spirations,
manufacturers, history, patterns, shapes,
colors, marketing and much more.
[ISBN
978-0-7643-2989-0]
Read
Reviews and more about this new
book.
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The Art of
Carnival
Glass
With almost
700
breathtaking, color illustrations,
this
is
an innovative
and
indispensable book for
everyone interested in Carnival
Glass. It begins at the very heart of
Carnival, with a comprehensive analysis
and insights
into
how it was made, colored,
iridized and decorated. There
is a powerful examination of
the way in which many Carnival designs
were created (and often copied), and
a delightful look
at the human aspects of collecting. This
encyclopaedic volume has
a comprehensive and easy to follow
coverage of Carnival Glass
shapes (bowls
, plates, vases, drinking
vessels, tableware,
lighting,
tobacciana and more) and the terms used by
collectors. What is a
pie crust
edge, a furrowed edge and a bullet
edge? What's a jardinière? What does a float
bowl look like? What's an elephant foot
vase? The answers to all these
questions and more are found within the
lavishly illustrated and colorful pages of The
Art of Carnival Glass. [ISBN
0-7643-1963-9]
Read more
about this
book.
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A Century of Carnival
Glass
Catalog pages, photos and a
wealth of research reveal the comprehensive and
encyclopaedic story of Carnival Glass,
from its inspirations and its full
blown beauty in early 20th century
America, its splendid flowering in Europe,
South
America, India and other parts
of the world in the 1920s and 1930s, and
finally into the era of Contemporary Modern
Carnival.
Over 400 full color photographs and 130 black
& white illustrations,
including catalog and archive pages that
will fascinate …. and indeed re-write sections
of Carnival Glass history. There are
discoveries and answers to many puzzles. There
are patterns and shapes never seen before.
[ISBN
0-7643-1209-X]
Read more about this
book.
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Carnival NetworK - a
very few full sets of
Network are still
available
Back in 1994 we launched our quarterly journal
on Carnival Glass - NetworK. It was an
innovative magazine that was totally devoted to
Carnival - and included research, original line
drawings and topical articles. Unlike any other
Carnival journals, it was not associated with a
club, but was instead driven by our desire to
research and to share our findings, with other
collectors around the world.
email us for how to obtain the complete
set of NetworK.
Full Index of Contents of all issues of
Network - click
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The Trilogy of Sowerby eBooks
(on CD-rom)
In 2005 we launched the first volume in a
series of eBooks on Sowerby Glass. Since
then we have added two more, completing the
trilogy with volume 3 in late 2008. These
eBooks contain wonderful catalogue resources as
well as a wealth of photographs and research
articles on Sowerby, spanning the life of the
Ellison Glass Works from the 1880s right up to
the 1950s. The CD-roms will run on computers
that use Microsoft Windows Operating
Systems.
Read
more and how to obtain our
eBooks.
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ISBN 1-903953-79-0
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Brief Sweet Life by
Glen Rose
This is a poignant and true story
following the wartime fortunes of an RAF 50
Squadron Lancaster crew.
It is a testament to the many thousands of
ordinary men and women whose lives were made
extra-ordinary through circumstance of
war.
This is their legacy....This is their
story.
Read more
and how to obtain Brief Sweet
Life.
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