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1862100967AParis & London Mai 1862. 8vo. 182 x 120 cm. 31 pp. Illustrated with woodcuts including 2 full-page.<br /><br /><b>Published for the London World Fair 1862 </b>with map of the exibition halls on the inside front cover. The "Expositions Universelles" or World Fairs were intended to show the latest innovations and inventions. The earliest of these fairs were held in France but were national. The first one of 1798 was the start of eleven national fairs. Sewing machines were invented during the first Industrial Revolution to decrease the amount of manual sewing work performed in clothing companies. Callebaut shows different models and explains the technqiue of them. Both full page illustrations of the factory show us what factories looked like at the time. At the 1862 exhibition about 50 types of sewing machine were on show on over 20 stands. M. Callebaut from Paris showed 'several modifications of shuttle sewing machines of the Singer type.' Callebaut was the Singer licencee in France the only occasion on which the Singer Co granted a licence rather than manufacturing itself. Callebaut patented these modifications in France and Britain in his own name. Most of them apply to the Singer No. 2 machine and enabled it to have a reversible wheel feed for finishing seams and to produce a 'herring-bone stitch' zigzag by moving the top feed presser foot from side to side. Another machine had twin needles on the same needle bar for making two lines of stitches on the top side and a zigzag on the underneath with a single shuttle thread. Not content with all these variants M Callebaut exhibited some glove making machines of fearsome complexity using detached lengths of thread!
18621009671862. Paris & London Mai 1862. 8vo. 182 x 120 cm. 31 pp. Illustrated with woodcuts including 2 full-page. Published for the London World Fair 1862 with map of the exibition halls on the inside front cover. The "Expositions Universelles" or World Fairs were intended to show the latest innovations and inventions. The earliest of these fairs were held in France but were national. The first one of 1798 was the start of eleven national fairs. Sewing machines were invented during the first Industrial Revolution to decrease the amount of manual sewing work performed in clothing companies. Callebaut shows different models and explains the technqiue of them. Both full page illustrations of the factory show us what factories looked like at the time. At the 1862 exhibition about 50 types of sewing machine were on show on over 20 stands. M. Callebaut from Paris showed 'several modifications of shuttle sewing machines of the Singer type.' Callebaut was the Singer licencee in France the only occasion on which the Singer Co granted a licence rather than manufacturing itself. Callebaut patented these modifications in France and Britain in his own name. Most of them apply to the Singer No. 2 machine and enabled it to have a reversible wheel feed for finishing seams and to produce a 'herring-bone stitch' zigzag by moving the top feed presser foot from side to side. Another machine had twin needles on the same needle bar for making two lines of stitches on the top side and a zigzag on the underneath with a single shuttle thread. Not content with all these variants M Callebaut exhibited some glove making machines of fearsome complexity using detached lengths of thread! hardcover
188060949Montreal Canada: Imprime par J.B. Laplante 245 rue St. Jacques 1880. Two vols. 68 16; 15 1 pp. Blue-tinted printed softcovers for both vols. black lettering on front covers minor age toning slight chipping very minor creasing still both VG copies w/ presentation slip of Major. L.A. Huguet-Latour of the Prince of Wales Regiment of Rifles Montreal Canada noted bibliophile and manuscript collector ink inscription on 2nd piece at upper fore-edge. First editions of these uncommon original catalogue and the official list of contributing schools colleges and educational institutions to the 1880 Canada Dominion Exhibition held in Montreal for 10 days and also featured displays of industrial machinery farm products flowers along with horse racing lacrosse tournament and Highland games. The Dominion Exhibition was held annually in Canada from 1879-1913 and every year the location changed to assorted Provinces typically to coincide with local Fairs. It ceased at the outset of World War I. These catalogues detail all of the Catholic and Protestant schools convents monasteries colleges and universities appeared in Montreal often with samples of their student’s achievements in arithmetic geography literature history & art. Worldcat locates 7 copies of 1st Canada Archives U of Montreal Bibliotheque Nat. Strasbourg NYPL Cambridge Queens Univ. U of ONT IT; 4 copies of 2nd York U Lib. Leiden U of Torino Archives Nationales Quebec. Imprime par J.B. Laplante, 245 rue St. Jacques, paperback
187761009New York: D. Appleton & Co. Publishers 1877. Folio. 10.25 x 13 in. iv 164 pp. plus 6 pp. illustrated publisher’s ads. With woodcut engraved illustrations throughout woodcuts in ads as well. Emerald green publisher’s cloth over beveled boards decorative gilt & black borders & lettering on front cover paper spine label w/ manuscript title a.e.g. minor edgewear minor bumping slightly shaken ex-lib markings on endpapers & title still VG- copy. First edition of this wonderfully illustrated depiction of the furnishings artworks silver American cut glass stained-glass windows and more all displayed at the 1876 Centennial International Exhibition in Philadelphia. Following the lead of the 1851 & 1862 Exhibitions the 1853-54 New York Exhibition and others the Centennial served as a vast space for thousands of vendors and manufacturers to display their wares. Many American artists were featured and these World’s Fairs served as key influences on designers decorators artists architects and the arts. Copies of this are surprisingly uncommon with nearly all listed in Worldcat as electronic or microfilm versions rather than physical. D. Appleton & Co., Publishers, hardcover
1876757111876. CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION. Masterpieces of the Centennial International Exhibition. Volume I: Fine Art by Edward Strahan. Volume II: Industrial Art by Professor Walter Smith. Volume III: History Mechanics Science by Joseph M. Wilson. Phila.: Gebbie & Barrie 1876. 1st ed. 4to. Three vols. Profusely illus. with engraved plates and reproductions. 366; 521; 375pp. A very good set in cloth. unknown
189360965Chicago IL: C.D. Arnold 1893. Oblong 4to. Two albumen photographs sized 4.5 x 3.75 in. featuring upper scalloped corners mounted on 10 x 8 in. embossed studio board w/o photographer’s imprint beveled edges textured boards simulating framed in board slight overexposure still two VG images from the library of Prof. Marvin Nathan. These two scarce souvenir albumen photograph capture World’s Columbian Exposition in 1893 with throngs of visitors strolling through the manicured grounds. Vernacular photography and personal cameras were strictly controlled at the 1893 White City with nearly all who had not paid the $ 2.00 camera fee forced to store them in lockers before entering the grounds. Arnold 1844-1927 was prior to the Fair an obscure Buffalo NY photographer who had shot the 1901 Pan-American Exposition and had been initially contracted to photograph the construction of the 1893 World’s Fair but proved to be such an excellent architectural photographer he became the Chief of the Fair’s Dept. of Photography. C.D. Arnold, hardcover
1888AQ33282Glasgow: T. & A. Constable 1888. One of 370 large paper copies. 6 157pp 1. Unopened in original publisher's vellum-backed red cloth boards contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces A.E.G. A trifle rubbed spine dulled. Internally clean and crisp. Letterpress presentation leaf completed in manuscript inscribed to Glaswegian art collector B. B. MacGeorge Esq. The generously margined official catalogue of the fine art collection presented at the International Exhibition of Science Art and Industry Kelvingrove Park Glasgow in 1888. The seven month long event - staged in order to raise fund for the construction of a permanent gallery and museum in the park - attracted in excess for 5.5 million visitors. . First edition. Quarto. T. & A. Constable hardcover
189531889St. Louis: C. B. Woodward 1895. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Oblong quarto. 48 leaves. Illustrated with photographs by C. D. Arnold. Dual colored cloth hardcover with gilt stamped title on the front cover. Floral decorated end sheets. Cloth covers lightly soiled shelf worn and scratched. Interior contents have light foxing and or soil to a few of the photographs. Hinges are cracked but the text block is still secure. Contents include various buildings and exhibits including "Receiving the Liberty Bell"; "United States Infantry Camp"; various views of buildings around the lake "Atlanta Brewing and Ice Company"; "Shooting the Chutes"; "Indians on the Midway" and much more. The Cotton States Exposition was held on the grounds of current day Piedmont Park. A fair or better copy. C. B. Woodward hardcover
186256424London: Her Majesty's Commissioners 1862. First Edition. Folio 37cm. Green library buckram backed in green morocco stamped in gilt on spine and front board all edges sprinkled green top edge stained grey; plain endpapers; viii 18331-11916311-6 7 7 8-111 1 91 1 115 1pp; 3 inserted plates and numerous in-text wood engravings some large. Ex-library with discard stamp to front pastedown and pencil notes to endpapers. Straight and sturdy with minor shelfwear first two leaves repaired at the upper margin occasional scattered foxing and minor fingersoil but largely clean: Very Good. <br /> <br /> "A descriptive catalog of the industrial exhibits. Volumes 1 and 2 are devoted to the industries of Great Britain. . . At the beginning of volume 1 is 'A concise history of the International Exhibition of 1862' by John Hollingshead." With sections on mining and metallurgy; chemicals and pharmaceuticals; food products; "Animal and Vegetable Substances used in Manufactures"; railroads and trains; carriages; manufacturing machines; agricultural & horticultural technology; and general machinery. RYDELL 114. [Her Majesty's Commissioners] unknown
18934247New York 1893. Fair. 3213840pp. plus two folding plates. Pagination a bit irregular. Illustrated. With dual text in English and Spanish. 12mo. Original blue publisher's cloth stamped in black; spine perished boards loose. Light toning to exterior leaves internally clean. A bilingual guide to the World's Fair in Chicago. The text is printed with English on the upper half of the page and Spanish below. Illustrated with scenes of the fabulous buildings on the grounds and obviously sponsored by "Knox the Hatter" with ads for the haberdasher throughout on the covers and at each end of the main text. A slightly sad copy and obviously used at the event. Still a rare and interesting survivor. unknown
1888315096Edinburgh: Printed at the University Press by T.&A. Constable and Published by David Douglas 1888. 1st edition. Hardcover. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth; elevated motif to the front board. Plates accompanied by guard sheets. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: xxxvii 3 132 2 p. 15 leaves of plates: ill.; 35 cm. Notes:""The note on Romanticism the biographies and the descriptions of the pictures are by William Ernest Henley. The etchings and sketches are by William Hole A.R.S.A. and Philip Zilcken The Hague. The etching no. 108 is the gift of Bernardus Joh. Blommers"" -- P. i. ""This edition consists of 520 copies of which nos. 1 to 100 are large paper with etchings on Japanese"" -- T.p. verso. Title in red and black.Plates of etchings accompanied by guard sheets. List of etchings p. vii after Corot Diaz Dupre é Jacque Monticelli Rousseau Blommers Bosboom Israels Jacobus Maris Matthy ÿs Maris Mauve. Introd. by W.E. Henley. Subjects: Edinburgh International Exhibition 1886; Catalogs. Edinburgh International Exhibition. Romanticism in art France; Catalogs. Romanticism in art Netherlands; Catalogs.Art French 19th century; Catalogs. Art Dutch; Catalogs. Artists France; Biography. Artists Netherlands; Biography. Romanticism in art; Catalogs. Other names: Henley William Ernest 1849-1903. Hole William 1846-1917. Zilcken Ph. 1857-1930. T. & A. Constable Firm: Edinburgh. Genre: Biography. Catalogue. Illustrated. Edinburgh: Printed at the University Press by T.&A. Constable and Published by David Douglas hardcover
1854199423London: Printed by W. Clownes and Sons 1854. First Edition. Hardback. Very good copy in later library bound gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges with scattered foxing and discolouration to some internal leaves. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Ex-library - Blackburn Public Library Reference Department. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 0 pages; Physical desc. : 7 vols in one edition with dates ranging from 1854 to 1860. 23 cm. Subject: Art -- History - 19th century - Great Britain - Exhibitions -- Sculptures -- East Room. Notes: editions run from the The Eighty-Sixth to The Ninety-Second. London: Printed by W. Clownes and Sons hardcover
187660903Philadelphia: Centennial Views New Excelsior American Views Peoples Series Underwood & Underwood George Barker H.L. Roberts & Co. American Scenery et al 1876-ca. 1926. Twenty-six albumen stereoview photographs 1 coloured sized 5.75 x 3 in. mounted on assorted stereograph boards sized 7 x 3.5 in. many w/ captions faintly w/in negative at lower fore-edge some w/ photographer’s imprint lower fore-edge of board many w/ decorative borders some w/ ink or pencil MS on verso occasional dustsoiling minor edgewear just a couple slightly over-exposed otherwise a good collection from the library of Prof. Marvin Nathan. The Centennial Board of Commissioners awarded the sole license for photography at the exposition just prior to the exhibition to Edward L. Wilson editor of The Philadelphia Photographer who partnered with his good friend William Notman a Scottish-Canadian Photographer as well as Adams of New York and John Fraser. The views included here include the Agricultural Building; Board of Finance Buildings; Machinery Hall interior with the Corliss Engine operating ni the distance; Horticultural Hall along with the Main Entrance and the Exposition grounds. One of the most interesting of the series shows the vast Main Building pavilion under construction with drainage pipes strewn around in the fore-ground while the immense trusses and structural elements slowly march towards the viewer. Most of these images were originally shot by the Centennial Photographic Co. who had proved to be quite successful during the Centennial and the photographers were in great demand through and after the Exhibition which featured over 10 million visitors. Released in a slightly reduced format and licensed out to Underwood & Underwood later Keystone and many others these offered visitors a cut-rate viewing experience. Barker 1844-1894 gained renown originally working for one of Ontario Canada’s leading photographers and later became well-known for his majestic photos of Niagara Falls before a Feb. 1870 destroyed his photo studio although the 800 stereoview negatives were preserved. He later began traveling to shoot views around the United States and released Exposition related images. See: Centennial Photographic Co. Free Library of Philadelphia Digital Collections 2022; James Cremer Woodmere Art Museum 2023; John L. Puckett Centennial Exposition of 1876: An Evolving Cultural Landscape 2023. Centennial Views, New Excelsior, American Views, Peoples Series, Underwood & Underwood, George Barker, H.L. Roberts & Co., Ameri hardcover
1894LIST109Various Places 1894. Sammelband of thirteen reports each with original front wrapper or wrappers bound-in; in half-calf with gilt titles on spine. Very Good. Includes: <br /> <br /> Guillouard Louis. Rapport sur les travaux du comiteÌ deÌpartemental du Calvados. Caen: Ch. Valin 1893. 19 pp. printed gray wrapper; <br /> <br /> Drouet Paul. Souvenir du neuvieÌ€me CongreÌ€s international des ameÌricanistes tenu en 1892 aÌ€ Huelva Espagne et de l'exposition reÌtrospective de Madrid. Caen: Delesques 1893. 56 pp. printed pink wrapper; <br /> <br /> Bazenerye Armand. QuatrieÌ€me centenaire de la deÌcouverte de l'AmeÌrique. ComiteÌs du Cher et de l'Indre chargeÌs d'assurer la participation. Bourges; M.H. Sire 1894. 38 pp. with illus. b/w frontispiece in printed green wrapper; <br /> <br /> Kerros Ernest de. QuatrieÌ€me centenaire de la deÌcouverte de l'AmeÌrique. ComiteÌ du FinisteÌ€re…. Brest: A. Dumont 1894. 35 pp. in printed gray wrapper; <br /> <br /> Sarran d'Allard Louis de. Le QuatrieÌ€me centenaire de la deÌcouverte de l'AmeÌrique dans les CeÌvennes. Anduze: Castagnier 1893. 35 pp. in printed wrapper; <br /> <br /> Couret Alphonse. Rapport d'ensemble sur les travaux du comiteÌ orleÌanais pour la ceÌleÌbration du quatrieÌ€me centenaire de la deÌcouverte de l'AmeÌrique. OrleÌans: G. Michau 1893. 15 pp. printed wrapper; <br /> <br /> Couret Alphonse. L’Exposition Hispano-Orleanaise de la rue Jeanne-d’Arc. Orleans: Michau 1892. 15 pp. printed wrapper; <br /> <br /> Couret Alfonse. Les Relations d'OrleÌans avec l'Espagne et les Espagnols au sieÌ€ge d'OrleÌans en 1428-1429. Orleans: Michau 1892. 13 pp. printed wrapper; <br /> <br /> Plante Adrien. Le CongreÌ€s de Huelva. Orthez: J. Goude-Dumesnil 1893. 44 pp. printed wrapper;<br /> <br /> Hospital Pierre. QuatrieÌ€me centenaire de la deÌcouverte de l'AmeÌrique . Rapport aÌ€ M. le marquis de Croizier . sur les travaux du ComiteÌ en 1892-93…. Clermont-Ferrand: G. Mont-Louis 1894. 16 pp. printed wrapper; <br /> <br /> Barghon de Fort-Rion François de. Le Portugal au quatrieÌ€me centenaire de la deÌcouverte de l'AmeÌrique et aÌ€ l'Exposition de Madrid 1892. Paris: Chez les principaux libraires 1895. 38 pp. printed wrapper; <br /> <br /> Laville Auguste. QuatrieÌ€me centenaire de la deÌcouverte de l'AmeÌrique … Comite du Var …. Toulon: Isnard 1894. 26 pp. with two albumen prints of decorative medallions tipped in printed wrappers; <br /> <br /> Terris Jules de. QuatrieÌ€me centenaire de la deÌcouverte de l'AmeÌrique. Comite de Vaucluse. Bar-le-Duc: Bertrand 1894. 16 pp. printed wrappers. <br /> <br /> An interesting collection of imprints showing the French involvement in the Columbian Exposition. All reports related to the 400th anniversary of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus given by various governmental or academic committees documenting French participation in the exposition celebrating the same in Madrid and Huelva the Spanish port from which Columbus departed. Some with manuscript signatures or dedications from the author to the Marquis de Croizier. Volume presumably from Croizier’s library. One see above Laville with photographic prints tipped in.<br /> <br /> Generally very good with boards rubbed corners bent one pamphlet tearing at fore-edge. OCLC finds no or fewer than five North American holdings for most reports one unrecorded. unknown
1892474490Edinburgh : T. and A. Constable 1892. 1st edition. Hardcover. Provenance: Respective bookplates of Richard Campbell Eric N. Geijer and George Evans. From a limited edition of 250 copies. Very good copy in two-tone gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Physical description: xxiv 116 p. CXVIII leaves of plates : ill. some col. coats of arms ; 29 cm. Subjects: Heraldry Exhibitions. Heraldry Great Britain. Edinburgh : T. and A. Constable hardcover
1837101397<p>1837. Paris imprimerie Crapelet 1837. 95 pp. 363 items described. Wrappers. <strong>The first 21 pages of the present catalogue contain a notice on Spanish painting. </strong>Don Alejandro María Aguado y Ramírez de Estenoz 1st Marquis de Las Marismas del Guadalquivir Seville June 29 1784 Gijon April 14 1842 Spanish banker was born of Old Christian parentage originally from La Rioja at Seville. He began life as a soldier fighting with distinction in the Spanish War of Independence first against French then on the side of Joseph Bonaparte. After the Battle of Baylen 1808 he entered the French army in which he rose to be colonel and aide-de-camp to Marshal Soult. He was exiled in 1815 and immediately started business as a commission-agent in Paris where chiefly through his family connections in Havana and Mexico he acquired in a few years enough wealth to enable him to undertake banking. The Spanish government gave him full powers to negotiate the loans of 1823 1828 1830 and 1831; and Ferdinand VII. rewarded him with the title of marquis the decorations of several orders and valuable mining concessions in Spain. Aguado also negotiated the Greek loan of 1834. In 1828 having become possessed of large estates in France including the Château Margaux famous for its wine he was naturalized as a French citizen. He died at in Spain on April 14 1842 leaving a fortune 'computed at 60000000 francs and a splendid collection of pictures which at his death was sold by auction.</p>
187858603Paris: E. Neurdein Editeur Photographie 1878. Seven albumen cabinet card photos. Oblong 8vo. 6 x 3.8 in. mounted on 6.5 x 4.6 in. beige studio cards red & black printed captions red woodcut borders all w/ manuscript annotations on versos minor bowing to boards still VG set w/ bright sharp images. Seven souvenir albumen cabinet card photos chronicling the third great Paris World’s Fair proclaiming through pomp and events that the Third Republic had rebounded from the Franco-Prussian War and the Commune Revolt. The Exposition was far larger than any previously held occupying over 66 acres featuring an Avenue des Nations elaborate exhibition palaces the completed head of the Statue of Liberty and the first Exposition to feature outdoor electric lighting with massive arc lights. These images include the an updated public aquarium featuring undersea grottoes inspired by Jules Verne stories the Palais de Trocadero the Palais du Champ de Mars statue of the Republic the Galerie du Travail showing stoves weaving machines and more; as well as the statuary in the Grande Galerie Italienne. Etienne Neurdein 1832-after 1915 and his brother Louis Antonin 1840-after 1915 were intrepid traveling photographers throughout French Northern Africa particularly the Sahara and Algeria in the 1870’s and also known for portraiture and monuments photos. They were later awarded the status as official photographers of both 1889 and 1900 Paris Exposition Universelle. See: Arthur Chandler Heroism in Defeat The Paris Exposition Universelle of 1878 World’s Fair Magazine Vol. VI No. 4 1986; Orientalist Photography: Part One -- 19th Century Neurdein Brothers Twicemodern in Photography Jan 27 2013. E. Neurdein, Editeur Photographie, hardcover
189536172Chicago: Adler Art Publishing Company 1895. Hardcover. Fair. Oblong folio. 193 pages. Brown cloth hardcover with gilt illustration on the front cover. Fair condition only. Spine missing and boards are held together by an old linen tape repair on the spine. Covers are scuffed partly affecting the gilt illustration on the front cover. The right front flyleaf front blank end sheet and title page are detached. Original end sheets are chipped around the edges. Some light soiling and stains to the front and back end sheets. Faint toning to the early pages in the text. Interior contents are mostly clean. Interior contents clean. Previous owner inscription on the front blank end sheet "Lou C. Wylie 570 Spring Street Atlanta Ga." Beneath that inscription is another "My Aunt by Marriage David Y Wylie." "Augusta Wylie King" written on the rear end sheet. The Wylie and King families were prominent citizens in Atlanta history. <br /> <br /> Scarce. Not in the Georgia Derenne catalog. 15 copies located in OCLC. From wikipedia: The Cotton States and International Exposition was a world's fair held in Atlanta Georgia United States in 1895.1 The exposition was designed "to foster trade between southern states and South American nations as well as to show the products and facilities of the region to the rest of the nation and Europe."1 The Cotton States and International Exposition featured exhibits from six states including various innovations in agriculture and technology and exhibits about women and African Americans.1 President Grover Cleveland presided over the opening of the exposition remotely by flipping an electric switch from his house in Massachusetts on September 18 1895.1 The event is best remembered for the "Atlanta Compromise" speech given by Booker T. Washington on September 18 promoting racial cooperation.1. Adler Art Publishing Company hardcover
190053064Paris: Publisher not identified 1900. First edition. 4to. 28 cm. x 19 cm 102 pp. portrait frontispiece with tissue guard illustrations in text 10 plates with tissue guards 1 of these in color. Original printed wrappers. Neat ownership signature of a member of the jury of classe 5 on the blank reverse of the half-title page. Fine as new. A history of photography and processes which includes two chapters by Léon Vidal - one is a history of photogravure and the other on color photography. Details several other photomechanical processes and their inventors. Illustrations include those by Robert Demachy and by Puyo. <br /> <br /> There are several issues of this report three of which vary only in size; a fourth a later issue has a slightly different wording to the title and is dated 1903. Étienne-Jules Marey was the president of the committee.<br /> <br /> Roosens and Salu No. 3704. Publisher not identified unknown
18959279Atlanta: J. P. Stevens & Bro. ND circa 1895. 1st ed. 1895. 8vo. 8-panel accordian fold-out affixed to front pastedown each with multiple labeled engraved B & W illustrations of landmark buildings in Atlanta. Original embossed grey cloth with black decorative title and border front cover. Some soil covers a 2" tear top of spine else a very good book. A scarce fragile production. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Atlanta: J. P. Stevens & Bro. (ND, circa 1895). 1st ed. hardcover
18513220040<i>Engraved panoramic view measuring 460×235mm overall image 415×145 mm. </i><br /><br /><br />Steel-engraved panoramic view published by Boyd & Cannavan London Wall & J. H. Woodley in the City. Text beneath the image provides statistics for the building such as length 1848 feet and cost for use & maintenance £79800. the commity decided to add three feet of steps at on end to make the leanght up to a more satisfying 1851 feet Boyd & Cannavan
1893047438New York: De Wolfe Fiske & Co. DeWolfe 1893. First edition 1893. Scarce item likely issued as a souvenir. Full color chomolithograph presentation of notable scenes of American history geared for young people with the rear cover a birds' eye view of the Columbian Exposition and President Cleveland opening the World's Fair. Oblong hardcover 8.25 x 12 inches eight pages of scenes including the covers Independence Hall on the front cover having doors you can open. Covers rubbed and spotted some dampstaining to upper corner right hand door of Independence Hall on the front cover detached but present left door chipped binding sound but not tight fair but complete. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair. Oblong 4to. De Wolfe, Fiske & Co. [DeWolfe] Hardcover
187657711Philadelphia PA: National Publishing Co. 1876. One oblong atlas folio hand-coloured lithograph sized 26 x 20.5 in. still retaining fairly wide borders printing above & below centered image w/ hand-coloured border some minor toning & aging from original backing minor tidemark to upper left corner edgewear slight tears very minor predation scuffing to blank right margin still a nice strong image retaining some of the original colouring. First edition variant issue of this scarce birds-eye view of the buildings and sites at the first World’s Fair in the United States celebrating the Centennial. This depicts the trees grass shrubs pedestrians horse-drawn carriages and walking paths with labels below for the Horticultural Hall Main Exhibition Building Memorial Hall Agricultural Hall Ladies Pavilion Machinery Hall and others. These beautiful birds-eye views were presented to subscribers of the “Centennial History†by sales agents who were also sent extra circulars and liberal commissions as indicated in the margins. These were apparently issued in different sizes and formats with the Huntington hand-coloured copy containing all the text including the imprint at the lower fore-edge and both the Huntington and American Antiquarian Society copies have smaller margins. Bourquin 1808-1897 was a Swiss-American pioneering Philadelphia lithographer who specialized in county maps and atlases but also was known for his innovative lithography and by 1876 maintained between 6 and 20 skilled lithographers to produce portraits and prints. National Publishing Co., unknown
189861010Chicago: Rand McNally Co. 1898. 8vo. 497 1 pp. 1 large folding Birds-eye colour pictorial map bound in at rear sized 25.5 x 20.5 in. with only slight edgewear. Original three-quarter brown calf over dark blue pebbled cloth gilt lettering & bands on spine t.e.g. minor shelfwear light rubbing ex-lib markings on endpapers stamp embossed in blind on title still a VG crisp copy. First edition of this surprisingly scarce report which served to provide the final history and financial analysis of the 1893 Columbian Worlds Fair. Higinbotham provides numerous tables explaining expenses amount of visitors to the fair specific exhibition costs final disposition of exhibits and much more. Of particular interest is that this copy still retains the original pictorial map Birds-Eye view based upon earlier versions and issued with this report. The pictorial map features a numbered list of attractions listed below which carefully correspond to those depicted in the map such as the “Ferris Wheel†erected by George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. as the centerpiece to the Midway Plaisance. See: Dybwad & Bliss Annotated Bibliography: World’s Columbian Exposition Chicago 1893 1992 221 3 different versions issued. [Rand McNally Co., hardcover
189360899Chicago & Philadelphia PA: Globe Bible Publishing Co. 1893. Thick oblong 4to. 11.25 x 9 x 2.25 in. 528 2 pp. including over 250 photo plates all w/ facing explanatory text and Exposition map. Half-black embossed calf over blue cloth gilt lettering front cover spine decorated in blind gilt lettering decorated endpapers expertly rebacked very minor chipping loss head of spine some scuffing offsetting from inner-joint glue at gutters still a VG copy from the library of Prof. Marvin Nathan. First edition of this splendidly illustrated photographic guidebook of the 1893 Columbian Exposition and perhaps the most detailed of all of the illustrated view books to the Chicago World’s Fair. The majority of the pavilions are well-detailed and the Arnold photographs meticulously document the splendor of the Fair. Along with the immense Ferris Wheel which towered over the Exposition there also are images of the Street in Cairo Egyptian Wedding Sudanese villagers Egyptian belly-dancers the Chinese theatre and the Alaskan Kwakiutl Indians together with their totem polls and native dress. See: Dybwad & Bliss Annotated Bibliography: World’s Columbian Exposition Chicago 1893 1992 1667. Globe Bible Publishing Co., hardcover
