Miller's Perfume Bottles : A Collector's Guide - Softcover

Marsh, Madeleine; Bee, Linda; Brine, Lynda

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1840000694 ISBN 13: 9781840000696

Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group, 1999

Synopsis

This work on perfume bottles is aimed at the budding collector. Covering both non-commercial bottles, into which perfume was decanted, and commercial perfume bottles, sold complete with perfume, this book explores the variety of designs available. It includes silver-topped Victorian examples, Lalique glass, designs by such names as Guerlain, Chanel and Avon, men's aftershave bottles and the avant-garde creations of Jean-Paul Gaultier.

About this title

From Library Journal:

These colorful, compact guides contain a large amount of information for the beginning collector. Each tells where to start and provides brief introductions to various categories of the six types of collectibles. Arranged in chronological order to show major varieties, designers, manufacturers, and makers, each contains 120 to 150 full-color photographs that are necessarily small but are crisp and clear, well organized, and labeled to fit the text. Every page of each book has a boxed "Fact File" offering important additional details in support of the collectibles described. "Where To Buy" sections list major antique associations and dealers in Britain and the United States, and although the collectibles are British or from Europe, prices are given in American dollars. Additional reading appears in the "What To Read" sections. Except for Perfume Bottles and Advertising Tins, all the books have helpful glossaries, and Ceramics and Glass include makers' marks. Authored by either notable collectibles writers who worked with private collectors or by collectors themselves, these little books have a certain brightness and cheer that make them pleasant reading even if one is not a collector. Because the scope is limited to mainly British collectibles, this series is recommended for larger libraries where there is interest.ATherese Duzinkiewicz Baker, Western Kentucky Univ. Libs., Bowling Green
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1840000694
• ISBN 13: 9781840000696
• Binding: Paperback