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WHITEFRIARS GLASS James Powell & Sons of London

By Wendy Evans, Catherine Ross, and Alex Werner

This is a superb copy of the much sought after Wendy Evans book on Whitefriars Glass. It contains 398 pages of the most comprehensive study of the Whitefriars Glassworks and its glass starting with beginnings in 1680 right to the very end in 1980.

Published in 1995 by the Museum of London and now out of print, it represents a mammoth task of collating all the information donated to the museum after the company's demise. There were numerous contributions by so many people in the field of glassmaking and collecting in making this book. It is generally recognised as the "bible" of Whitefriars Glass. It contains a fascinating insight to life at the factories and companies in charge of the glassworks for its 300 years. A vast amount of information is taken from the Jame Powell & Sons own archives and materials. The workers, customers, suppliers, company finances and of course the glass is studied in great depth.

Pattern books from 1830 up to 1940 are included covering the lesser known "Powell" glass. From then on there are many pages from the subsequent catalogues up to 1980. It also has a comprehensive section on the Powell's largely unsung Stained Glass department. This book in conjunction with Lesley Jackson's book and the excellent websites now online completes all the information to arm the collector or dealer with a huge advantage of knowledge with Whitefriars glass.

I have my own copy of this book which has proved invaluable and is always ready to hand! The page samples below are scanned from my well thumbed copy of the book in order to preserve the condition of the book I am offering for sale. The condition of the book is very good with the tiniest of wear to the outer corners. It really is negligible. It is still in its outer dust cover.