THURO'S OIL LAMP BOOKS WITH PRICE GUIDES
Description:.........This is the essential book for any lamp collector, beginner or veteran. It is 360 pages, including a 2004 price guide to the commonest all glass and glass & metal(composite lamps). Thuro provides a wonderful synopsis of the history of kerosene lighting in the U.S., a short tutorial on lamps, burners and chimneys, and invaluable recommendations (including caveats) for the collector. Wonderful and well organized photographs of more than 900 patterns of lamps.(wt.=3lb. 4oz.; $2.68 shipping)
"Glass Kerosene Lamps"
Description:.........Volume II is a supplement of hundred of all-glass, composite and banquet lamps not included in Volume 1. It's 160 pages contains some informative text, but is primarily a photographic catalogue of these additional patterns. It includes a 2003 price guide. Especially nice are the 35 pages devoted to lamps made in Canada, France and Britain that were exported to the U.S. after 1857.(wt.=2lb. 1 oz.; $2.26 shipping)
"Victorian Kerosene Lighting, 1860-1900"
Description:.........Volume 3 is packed with information and photographs heretofore never in print. Included are sections on Fostoria lamps, hanging lamps, bracket lamps, composites, burners, shades, etched chimneys, parlour lamps, metal lamps, and a wide variety of ornate all-glass table lamps. It is aptly described by the publisher as a "visual feast." Stunning photos and includes a price guide.(wt.=2lb. 10oz.; $3.03 shipping)
**Purchase all three volumes for $80.00!** Save from $105.00 - it amounts to receiving Volume 2 for free!
The books are sent via "media mail,"(5 to 7 day delivery time) which is relatively fast, and only costs $4.81 for the three books.
