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1900D11289Brooklyn c. 1900. Hardcover. Very Good. Contemporary green morocco gilt-stamped lettering and ornament in spine compartments 5 raised bands; 3 volumes 120 x 190 mm; containing a total of 37 silver prints 92 x 140 mm mounted to the recto only of grey heavy cardstock leaves with the name of the studio blindstamped in the lower right corner of the mount. Features one mustachioed gentleman "trying on" different postures identities and costumes in the studio including businessman's attire tuxedos ethnic costume sombrero! swimming costume behold the Speedo!. He flexes his biceps he smokes a cigar -- he WORKS IT for the camera. Spine somewhat sunned; some light scuffing along edges of boards. One leaf detached otherwise internally bright and clean. <br/><br/> hardcover books
188530592Chacago: Smith's Studio of Photography 1885. Housed in an elaborately decorated wood frame with gilt fabric and hand-painted mat. 1 vols. Image 5 x 3-1/2 inches; overall frame is 14-1/4 x 12-1/4 inches. Fine condition. Housed in an elaborately decorated wood frame with gilt fabric and hand-painted mat. 1 vols. Image 5 x 3-1/2 inches; overall frame is 14-1/4 x 12-1/4 inches. 1885 Photo of Elaborate Child In Elaborate Frame. The elaborately dressed child wearing a pensive look sits on a low plush-covered bench; the photographer's advertisement on back for "Children's Photos par excellence" gives the firm's address as 206 N. Clark Street in what was Chicago's fashionable Near North Side. The frame is a bravura creation of rich complexity easier viewed than described. A splendid piece of late-19th century upscale Americana. Smith's Studio of Photography unknown books
