Victorian Fairy Lamps - History Types Early Makers / Scarce Book

Description

Illustrated in black-and-white, this early out-of-print book is a definitive guide to antique fairy lamps.  ”Here is the first comprehensive and authoritative volume of the candleburning  night lights of the Victorian era in which the author explores their manufacture since Samuel Clarke patented his renowned and coveted Fairy Lamps by combining decoration with utility.”
FAIRY LAMPS – Evening’s Glow of Yesteryear
by Amelia E. Mac Swiggan,  Fountainhead Publishers, Inc., NY, 1962 First Edition.
“Collectors, dealers and laymen alike will welcome new information about these increasingly valuable fairy lamps which Mrs. MacSwiggan treats with textbook clarity brightened by a writer’s narrative talent.
FAIRY LAMPS
constitutes a guide in distinguishing authentic from reproductions, in judging the value of these collectibles and gives a generous list of descriptions and current prices so that this volume may serve as a manual.  In addition to the Fairy Lamps, night light teapots (
veilleuses theieres
) and food warmers are included.  The author presents a definitive study of Fairy Lamps, the petite lighting devices of a by-gone era and shows how they may bring their special magic into the home.”  This rare book is a collector’s item in itself and would make a fine addition to the permanent reference library of the collector, dealer, or historian of Victorian Fairy Lamps.
6.25” x 9.2” hardback with dust cover in good condition.  171 pages.
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