Hendrik Petrus Berlage, Karel Wasch, Andries Dirk Copier — 50 jaar glasindustrie

Rotterdam: W.L. & J. Brusse. First edition. 135 pp., 25 x 19. Condition: Very Good (VG). Cover: Worn along the edges. Ex libris on title page, else fine. Industrial photographs, portraits and product studies document glassmaking and glass art at the Leerdam glassworks. Commissioned by NV Glasfabriek Leerdam, formerly Jeekel Mijnssen & Co., for its fiftieth anniversary, the book combines 55 black-and-white photographs made for the project or drawn from company and public archives. A black-and-white woodcut of glassblowers by A. D. Copier adds an illustrated view of the production process; Copier also designed the publication. Edited by H. P. Berlage and Karel Wasch, it stands between an early company photobook and a product and exhibition catalogue, with particular attention to art glass as a commercial product. The edition comprised 2,000 copies: 1,500 for the glassworks and 500 released commercially by W. L. & J. Brusse.