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Collectible Glass Shoes: Identification & Value Guide
by Earlene Wheatley
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Collector Books (2001-07)
ISBN: 1574322168
EAN: 9781574322163
Dewy Decimal #: 738.8
Paperback: 221 pages
Edition: 2
Condition: Very Good
Comments: 2001, 2nd Ed, 8.5 x 11, 221 pages, Paperback, Book is in Very Good Condition. Shows some cover wear. Inside pages are in Very Good condition with no tears and with no notations (no pencil marks, no underlining, no highlighting, etc.)
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
This new edition of Collectible Glass Shoes holds not only glass but also pottery and porcelain shoes, shoes made of metal, figural shoes, shoes from Europe and Japan, and other miscellaneous shoes. It is filled with catalog pages and hundreds of amazing color photographs of over 1,000 different shoes, with descriptions, measurements, dates, and current values. There are even important facts about the Degenhart, Mosser, and Fenton Glass companies. Also of great help are a patent guide, a listing of other references, and information on manufacturing, marks, and reproductions.2001 values. AUTHORBIO: Earlene Wheatley, a registered nurse, has been a collector of miniature shoes for over 20 years. She has traveled across the U.S. in search of shoes for her collection. She owned an antique business in the Los Angeles area and continues to dabble in the business by selling small antiques at the shows. REVIEW: This is a book on high fashion footwear brought down to size. Since the early 1800s, nearly every glass company has produced at least one glass shoe model. There are hundreds of styles, shapes, and colors; there are also roller skates, baby booties, ladies' slippers, shoes in every shape imaginable. Included in this edition are also metal, pottery, figural, and porcelain shoes, shoes from Europe and Japan, and other miscellaneous shoes.
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Customer Reviews
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Comprehensive shoe guide.....But please boycott Amazon....
Rating  (5)
Date: 2007-08-11
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
This is an extremely comprehensive guide to glass shoes. I love that the pictures are so clear, and the descriptions make it easy to identify important distinctions among the various shoes presented.
I'm boycotting Amazon because I just learned (after purchasing this book) that they're the only online bookseller left that is selling dog fighting and cockfighting magazines and videos. These magazines advertise the sale of fighting animals and cockfighting weapons -- sales made illegal by federal law.
I understand freedom of speech, but although I find those products "objectionable" (Amazon's word) and disgusting (my word), the issue is that the First Amendment doesn't protect companies advertising illegal contraband, and that's exactly what the magazines sold by Amazon are doing. I urge you to contact Amazon and ask them to stop selling these products. Thank you.
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