I cannot afford to buy all of the Fenton books out there so which ones are must haves for a new collector?
There are so many differing opinions about which books are the best for beginners but I have tried to narrow them down to five in two categories. Of course if you are collecting something specific like cats then you would want to get Fenton Glass Cats & Dogs by Tara Coe-McRitchie; or if you collect milk glass you might want to buy The Big Book of Fenton Milk Glass 1940 1985 by John Walk but you can find a list of those books at the end of this guide. The books listed here are general books on Fenton for collectors of older Fenton or contemporary Fenton. They were the top 5 suggested books by the Fenton-Glass E-Group members and will give you a good general education on both history and identification with a lot of other good information as well. Remember however that if you want to learn Fenton patterns and shapes you might want to include books from both groups. Note that I am only including the title of the book and the authors name here as the complete information for each book can
