French Lalique Art Glass - Perfumes Vases Clocks Lighting Etc. / Scarce Book

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With over 250 illustrations including 125 in full color, this scarce first edition text provides a comprehensive examination of the stunning art glass of the Lalique family dynasty.
LALIQUE GLASS
by Nicholas M. Dawes, Crown Publishers Inc., NY, 1986.
This book integrates the history of the Lalique family with a pictorial survey of the art glass they produced.  Covered by chapter are: The Jeweler Who Discovered Glass 1860-1905; The Dawn of An Empire 1905-1915; The Irrepressible Creator 1915-1930; “Le Style Lalique”: The Evolution of a Style; A new Commercialism 1930-1945; Lalique Since 1945:The Tradition Continued; Advice for the Collector: How to Avoid Defects, Fakes, and Forgeries; Notes; Glossary Terms; Selected Bibliography; and Index.  The narrative is rich, the photography is superb.  One of the better illustrated texts published on Lalique, this early book belongs in the permanent reference library of the collector, dealer, or historian of French art glass.
10.3” x 9.25” hardback with dust cover in very good  condition.  152 pages.
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