Pure Sea Glass: Discovering Nature's Vanishing Gems by Sally LaMotte Crane, Celia Pearson and Richard LaMotte (2004, Hardcover)

This book is an excellant source of a wide variety of general and basic information for new and existing sea glass beach glass collectors. As a reader, you are given an excellant history of what sea glass is, its history, and how it becomes the little frosted gems that are deposted on the beach. Great attention is given to individual colors, their identification and rarity. I specifically like how this book dedicates pages to individual color giving you bold pictures of the glass as you would find it and an example in its orginal form as bottles or tableware. If you are a new sea glass collector or experienced collector, this is a wonderful book to have as a guide for your personal collection.

This helpful and beautifully layed out book is easy to reference by sea glass color. The intriguing history and science of sea glass are nicely sandwiched between colorful pages all dedicated to discarded and beach combed glass shards. The reader is given info about the origins of glass manufacturing paired with insights on the journey a piece takes after being discarded. We like it because it makes a nice accent to the coffee table in our beach home and because it's our number one sea glass reference.

Mary Beth & Todd - Puget Sound, WA

I am new to collecting sea glass and this was the only reference book I could find on the subject. IT IS INCREDIBLE!!! It answers all your questions on where, when & how to look for sea glass. It also includes an informative history of glass which helps you figure out where your piece may have come from, where & how the colors where made. It is a truly amazing book that even a seasoned collector would enjoy due to all the history & fabrication information. ALL collectors should add this book to their library if they don't own it already.

kim
BC, Canada

For anyone who enjoys collecting or seeing (sea-ing) sea glass or beach glass, then this is the BIBLE for you! Every color known to man is included! Perfect description of how pieces wound up in the ocean or lake! Ideal reference manual. Perfect gift for any sea glass lover!

This book covers all aspects of sea glass, including history of the items it came from. Excellent info, beautiful photos...a really pleasing book to read and learn from. If you collect sea glass, this book is for you!