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The Golden Age of English Glass 1650–1775 (Antique Collectors’ Club, 2011) by Dwight P. Lanmon
Dwight Lanmon, former curator at Winterthur Museum, documents 50 years of studying early-Georgian glass. The volume includes beautiful images and text on London drinking glasses, mirrors, wine bottles, chandeliers, candlesticks and more.

Virginia Silversmiths, Jewelers, Clock- and Watchmakers, 1607-1860, Their Lives and Marks (Hollan Press, 2010) by Catherine B. Hollan
Catherine B. Hollan lectured twice at Trust symposiums, the last one being 2001 in Norfolk, VA.

At Home: A Short History of Private Life (Doubleday, 2010) by Bill Bryson
A history of the household, room by room that reveals how commonplace items like ice, cookbooks, glass windows, and salt and pepper transformed the way people lived.

The Sugar Barons (Walker & Co., 2011) by Matthew Parker
The history of the sugar revolution and how the West Indies became the most valuable colonies in the British Empire.

Killer Stuff and Tons of Money: Seeking History and Hidden Gems in Flea-Market America (Penguin Press, 2011) by Maureen Stanton