160pp, illustrated throughout with mainly colour photographs. Laminated printed light card covers. Shelf wear to covers, light chipping to corners. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. 4to. An introduction to the history of glass based on the V&A's glass collection and divided into various sections - The Ancient World, Glass from the Islamic World, Tradition and Innovation; European Splendour; British Supremacy; 19th Century Eclecticism; The Twentieth Century Art and Industry.
