188 pages, coloured plates. The jacket is very, very badly rubbed, with tears and minor loss to the edges. The body of the book is pristine. "This book is a profusely and beautifully illustrated history of and guide to collecting paperweights; specifically the paperweights fashioned by the craftsmen of the great French glass works - Baccarat, St. Louis, Clichy and others - where this artform reached its peak of perfection in the middle of the last century...." (Front flap)