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188959410Paris: n.p. 1889. 4to. 10.5 x 10.75 in. Six individual puzzles individually postcard sized approx. 3.5 x 4.75 in. w/ colour chromolithograph image dissected onto nine wooden pieces each 1 small piece has been supplied in facsimile for upper corner of the Cairo street puzzle. All contained w/in the original deep red paper-covered wooden box raised bed w/in the box to hold the puzzles lid w/ decorative gilt title lettering minor shelfwear very minor rubbing still a VG nearly complete artifact. Very scarce original souvenir puzzle game issued for the fourth great Paris World’s Fair celebrating through pomp and events the Centennial of the French Revolution and the storming of the Bastille. The Exposition was intended to pull France out of a ruinous recession and attracted over 61000 exhibitors as well as 32 million visitors many of whom came to view the iconic Eiffel Tower. This puzzle celebrates several of the pavilions at the Exposition including Palais des Beaux-Arts designed by Joseph Brouvard filled with painting and flanking the Eiffel Tower providing visitors; the Palais de Trocadero held over from the famed 1878 Exposition celebrating the renewal of Paris following the Franco-Prussian War; as well as the Ministere de la Guerre which featured an Arms & Armour exhibition as well as displays of knightly tournaments assorted uniforms and cannon. The Maison Egyptienne and Rue au Caire would fuel the Orientalist movement and fascination with the Middle East among artists writers and the industrial arts well into the 20th Century. These boxed puzzle games were quite popular souvenirs as well as educational tools in the Belle Epoque and have become remarkably scarce. No copies in Worldcat. n.p., unknown
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
189061004Paris: E. Dentu Editeur Libraire de la Societe des Gens de Letteres 1890. Four Vols. Folio. 9.75 x 13 in. xxxi 1 666 2; 4 618 2; 4 670 2; 8 pp unpaginated. with 82 engravings on 70 plates many double-page. Extra-illustrated title page frontispiece in vol. I 100’s of text woodcut-engravings tables diagrams charts decorated head- and tail-pieces decorated initials. Uniformly bound in elaborately decorated gray-lilac-coloured cloth embossed decorative borders in burgundy-colour gilt lettering front covers & spines t.e.g. minor edgewear inner hinges starting in a few places due to weight of the textblock minor wear and slight bumping to corners darkening and more wear to Atlas volume still a VG set. First edition of this nicely printed and weighty set chronicling the fourth great Paris World’s Fair an extraordinary Exposition which refashioned Paris and celebrated the Centennial of the French Revolution and the storming of the Bastille. The Exposition was intended to pull France out of a ruinous recession and attracted over 61000 exhibitors as well as 32 million visitors many of whom came to view the iconic Eiffel Tower and even a profit of 8000000 francs. This lavish production details the development and history of the Exposition the construction of the Eiffel Tower as well as the development of the sites along the Seine. The companion album includes 82 woodcut-engraved images executed by such artists as Baude Baulenaz and Hauger many of them from original photographs shot by Messiers J. Levy et Cie. Levy had also shot photographs for the 1867 Paris L’Exposition Universelle and his photos captured many views of the exhibition grounds and buildings and focused on many in the Javanese Tonkin and Streets of Cairo attractions. E. Dentu, Editeur, Libraire de la Societe des Gens de Letteres, hardcover
1878004906Paris and London: No Publisher 1878. Two items both from the Exposition Universelle Paris in 1878. First item - embossed binding title in gilt to upper cover folding out to approximately 1330mm in length; second item - card cover 64mo in size folding out to approximately 735mm in length probably published by Bodega. Minor rubbing but generally fairly bright and clean. Concertina style view books of the exhibition the larger one showing several of the buildings for different countries and of Parisian landmarks the smaller one including Notre Dame and the Champs Elisees. First Edition. Hardback. Good. 16mo. No Publisher Hardcover
185460414New York & London: G.P. Putnam and Co. Sampson Low Son & Co. John F. Trow Printer & Stereotyper 49 Ann Street 1854. Folio. xi 1 207 1 pp. Engraved frontisp. extra-illustrated engraved title 5 engraved plates 1 colour woodcut plate for tiles another engraved plate of Fresnel lenses integral to pagination with 500 woodcut-engraved text illustrations decorations. Elaborately decorated & gilt embossed cobalt-blue publisher’s cloth decorative gilt lettering front & back covers a.e.g. rebacked w/ upper portion of original spine laid-back down corners renewed resewn flyleaves expertly silked wear to lower fore-edges minor stain to a few leaves in rear of textblock upper fore-edge still a VG- copy. First edition possible first state including the colour plate & extra-illustrated title & frontispiece which are not present in some printings of this lavishly illustrated catalogue of America’s first exposition inspired and patterned after the 1851 Crystal Palace Great Exhibition in London. Mixed in with the familiar Arts & Crafts material which filled the early expositions including industrially produced glassware metalwork ceramics and more the 1853-54 Exposition served as a vital presentation of American invention and technology including Royal Earl House’s innovative printing telegraph with its piano-style keyboard a Henry Fitz refractor telescope John Whipple’s daguerreotypes shot of the Moon at Harvard College and even a publicity stunt featuring Elias Otis demonstrating his safety elevator by dramatically cutting the rope holding the cage preventing is descent when they deployed. The 1853-54 Exhibition was also vital to the development of iron construction in America including the striking octagonally planned domed structure by Castensen and Gildermeister as well as plans submitted by Paxton Downing & Vaux Bogardus and Hoppin all illustrated here. After the fair closed in November 1854 the New York Crystal Palace sporadically held tradefairs until 1858 when the iron and glass building burned to the ground in less than 30 minutes. See: Coleman The Exhibition in the Palace a Bibliographical Essay Bulletin of the New York Public Library Sept. 1960 pp. 459-477; William Ashworth Scientist of the Day -- New York Crystal Palace Linda Hall Library July 14 2022. G.P. Putnam and Co., Sampson Low, Son & Co., [John F. Trow, Printer & Stereotyper, 49 Ann Street], hardcover
1889206601889. Very good condition. An original pen and ink drawing showing Sir Edgar Boehm's 1834 - 1890 statue 'Young Bull and Herdsman' on a large plinth at the foot of the grand staircase at the Melbourne Centennial Exhibition of 1888. <br /> <br /> A stylishly-dressed Victorian crowd of exhibition viewers strolls about the great hall with the statue on a large plinth highlighted with white accents. With the title penned below the image. Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm 1834 - 1890 is recognized for his colossal statues including one of Queen Victoria executed in marble 1869 for Windsor Castle the monument of the duke of Kent in St. George's Chapel the statue of Carlyle on the Thames embankment at Chelsea and the equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington at Hyde Park Corner. Boehm is also listed as a British exhibitor in the Reports of the United States Commissioners to the Centennial International Exhibition at Melbourne 1888 p111.<br /> <br /> The Young Bull and Herdsman was acquired by the Melbourne Art Gallery and Museum and was then gifted to the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria where it is today outside the RASV offices in the show grounds.<br /> <br /> Unsigned with a small circular mark roughly at center of drawing and a closed tear through the caption but not affecting the drawing; mounted on an album page. 9 3/4 x 8 1/2" unknown
18573220484<p><em>Small folio; pp. 4 vii i 3-300 4 'Index' with two chromolithographic frontispieces showing the exterior and interior of the exhibition building bound within the preliminaries; numerous wood-engraved illustrations throughout the text; a little browned and spotted in places; in the original publisher's red cloth ornamented and lettered in gilt blind-stamped fleurons in the corners; hinges repaired and overall a good copy.</em></p><p>1857 was a turning-point in the history of art appreciation. The exhibition with its 16000 items on display made the public aware of the fabulous wealth of pictures by old masters and objects of art of every kind hidden away in English country houses and at the same time it opened up a new period of art-historical studies. The preface is at pains to extol the education value of the exhibition and to make known to the people of England the art-wealth of their own country and by inducing a greater familiarity with the beautiful to increase and extend its refining influence.</p><p>gThe Art-Treasures Examinerg contains a series of articles probably under the editorship of the journalist William Blanchard Jerrold who contributed articles on various subjects. Other contributors included Henry Ottley on art criticism schools of painting and engraving; the poet Charles Swain contributing short plays on art; James Astbury Hammersley on watercolour art; George Jackson on photography; Charles Allen Duval on the spirituality of art; G.W. Anthony 'Peregrine Sketchly' on British landscapes and modern painting; a 'History of Caricature' by the radical Dr Robert Blakey and possibly as the most interesting contribution a series of fourteen autobiographical articles by Henry Merritt 1822–1877 the picture conservator and art critic who had risen from a very poor background: 'Where my shoes came from was never satisfactorily explained'.</p><p>British landscape painters and the modern gallery by gBritish Art and Artistsg; a gHistory of Caricatureg by the radical Dr Robert Blakey gModern Galleryg by G.W. Anthony and possibly as the most interesting contribution a series of fourteen autobiographical articles by Henry Merritt 1822–1877 the picture conservator and art critic who had risen from a very poor background: 'Where my shoes came from was never satisfactorily explained'.</p> Manchester, Alexander Ireland & Co., 22, Market Street, … W. H. Smith & Son, 186, Strand, London,
181952180Portland OR: n.p. July 18 1902. One panoramic silver gelatin photograph printed on matte finish thick photographic stock sized 8 x 24 in. preserved in the original dark stained wood frame sized 10.25 x 26.5 in. with very faint title inscription in white ink below image in clear cursive hand very minor damage & loss to the very lower right corner of image still VG copy expertly cleaned with new archival backing. This exceedingly scarce original photograph records the site selection inspection by the Lewis & Clark Exposition Board of Directors July 18 1902 the day after the Site Subcommittee had recommended on July 17 1902 that the Board choose City Park for the Exposition site. In fact many different sites were proposed at the meeting including Henry Corbett’s preference for City park while the Ladd interests advocated for a site along Hawthorne Boulevard. Nonetheless the Board adjourned into executive session and as a result of a last minute proposal by Henry Dosch it decided that they would examine the Guild’s Lake site in detail as evidenced by this photograph showing the several board members standing upon the Electric Railway line tracks on the Willamette Heights next to the land proposed for development by the Scottish-American Investment Company. When the Board reconvened after an August hiatus the vote was 6-2 in favor of Guild’s Lake. Robert Livingstone who owned the Scottish-American Investment Company set about with his real estate development partners Russell & Blyth to build a group of Arts & Crafts homes designed by Emil Schacht in the Willamette Heights subdivision which would inspire Portland residential architecture in the decades following the Exposition. Peter Guild 1797-1870 led his family over the Oregon Trail in 1847 lost a herd of cattle to the Oregon Territorial militia during the Cayuse Indian War and eventually homesteaded on Guild’s Lake constructing a large octagon block house which proved to be a very popular Public House and later the site for the 1905 Lewis & Clark Exposition. See: Jim Heuer & Roy Roos The Emil Schacht Houses in Willamette Heights: The Cradle of Arts and Crafts Architecture in Portland 2002 pp. 2-10; Thacher The Site of the Lewis and Clark Exposition The Pacific Monthly Vol. 7 pp. 210-212; Finn J.D. John Long-lost Guild’s Lake was Once Portland’s Water Wonderland Offbeat Oregon October 21 2012. n.p., unknown
1884AQ24340London: Printed and Published for the Executive Council of the International Health Exhibition and for the Council of the Society of Arts by William Clowes and Sons 1884. 2 35pp 1. Bound with: SPARKES John C. L. Schools of art: their origin history work and influence. London. Printed and Published for the Executive Council of the International Health Exhibition and for the Council of the Society of Arts by William Clowes and Sons 1884. First edition. viii 152pp. And: PAGET Charles E. Healthy schools. London. Printed and Published for the Executive Council of the International Health Exhibition and for the Council of the Society of Arts by William Clowes and Sons 1884. First edition. 72pp. And: School hygiene and school construction. London. Printed and Published for the Executive Council of the International Health Exhibition and for the Council of the Society of Arts by William Clowes and Sons 1884. First edition. 4 284pp. 8vo. Modern blue cloth printed paper lettering-piece. Scattered spotting. A coherent sammelband of four didactic papers submitted as a part of the 1884 International Health Exhibition concerning the education of children with disabilities the hygiene of classrooms and the construction of schools. . First edition. Printed and Published for the Executive Council of the International Health Exhibition, and for the Council of the Society of Ar 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
187562481Philadelphia: Gebbie & Barrie 1875. First Edition. First printing. Quarto 29cm in three volumes. In original brown half-leather brown cloth-covered boards stamped in gold on fronts titles and pictorial stamps on spines in gilt all edges marbled; marbled endpapers; vol. I: xii 366pp; vol. II: x 521pp; vol. III: clxxxvi ii 375pp; with engraved frontispiece title page and 43 plates on inserted leaves in vol. I engraved frontispieces in vols. II and III and extensive in-text wood engravings throughout. Unfaded sound and clean with minor rubbing and a few insignificant marks and bumps to boards: around Near Fine. <br /> <br /> A beautiful set of this lavish catalogue of the "arts and industries exhibited" at the 1876 Centennial Exposition the first world's fair to be held in the United States. Nearly 10 million visitors attended this demonstration of American industrial prowess. The catalogue also includes extensive essays on the history of international exhibitions and on the preparation of the fair. Vol. I: Fine Art including photography. Vol. II: Industrial Art i.e. decorative arts. Vol. III: History Mechanics Science. RYDELL 370. 62481. Gebbie & Barrie unknown
186453725London: Day & Son 1864. First Edition. Large octavo 26cm. Publisher's embossed cloth-covered boards decoratively titled in gilt on spine and front cover; xxiv447pp; 431 wood-engraved text-figures; 39 inserted leaves of engraved plates most folding. Neatly rebacked; some spotting and soiling to boards spine cloth slightly dulled. Endpapers soiled with faint marginal tidemark to preliminary leaves but in all a tight complete Very Good copy. Ownership signature on front endpaper of a William John Lafferty Belfast dated 1866. <br /> <br /> A significant work infrequent in commerce. Especially valuable for its coverage of early railway technology an area in which the author was himself expert as he had served as a Consulting Engineer for the Great North of Scotland Railway as early as 1853. The book's four divisions - Railways; Textile Machinery; Metal and Wood Manufacturing Machinery; and "Machinery in General" are each profusely illustrated with both text figures and folding plates. The final plate at end of text is a "General Plan of the Western Annex" where mechanical exhibits were housed. Day & Son unknown
186261001Rochester NY: C.W. Woodward 1862. One albumen stereoview photograph sized 5.75 x 3.25 in. mounted on beige studio board sized 7 x 3.5 in. w/ photographer’s imprint and caption on the board VG exemplar from the library of Prof. Marvin Nathan. An unusually scarce original albumen stereoview photograph capturing the prize-winning stand of decorative art glass offered by the famed Victorian china and glass manufacturer’s W.P. & G. Phillips located on Oxford Street & New Bond Street. They catered to a well-to-do class of clients and their displays offered intricate and beautifully made designs. The Great London Exhibition of 1862 emulated the original 1851 Crystal Palace Great Exhibition featured over 28000 participating vendors and set on the present site of the Natural History Museum and Science Museum in London’s South Kensington. Woodward 1836-1894 first established himself as a photography dealer and decorative arts and glass dealer in Orange MA before locating his firm in Rochester in 1862 where continued operating under his own imprint before becoming director of the Union View Co. in 1882 producing landscapes and architectural views. C.W. Woodward, unknown
185827950London 1858. First printing. Ephemera. Very good overall. Handbill advertising the opening of the London Crystal Palace on December 1 1858 soliciting "Applications for the remaining Space are requested to be made forthwith." The handbill touts the fair is "the largest number of First-class Exhibitors of any Building in Europe. THE PHOTOGRAPHIC ESTABLISHMENT IS THE FINEST IN LONDON." For the Sale of all kinds of Useful and Fancy Articles." 5 1/2 x 8 5/8" black type on cream paper verso has ad for Slate Billiard Tables by Messrs. Thurston & Co. Right edge slt. chipped. unknown
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
18513220148<p><em>Lithograph strip panorama consisting of four sheets conjoined measuring 12 x 230 cm overall some light dust-soiling in places; folding into publisher's original boards the upper cover with an illustration of a showman in military attire drumming up an audience for a show consisting of a Punch and Judy-style booth with what appear curiously to be marionettes rather than glove-puppets dancing on the stage spine expertly repaired covers slightly marked but nevertheless still a good example.</em></p><p>Rare panorama consisting of 75 captioned vignettes of the people of many nationalities idly wasting time or misbehaving themselves in mostly harmless ways: "A Highland Gentleman practising the Art of Boozing" "John Bull sleeping on the National Debt" "A Hindoo Gentleman enjoying Hookah" "Young Irish Lady doing penance by walking on sharp stones round a well" "A New Zealand Chief polishing the skull of one of his enemies" and so on. It concludes with 'A French Patriot playing Battledoor i.e. battledore & Shuttlecock' the character hitting two crowns and a bonnet-rouge into the air.</p><p>Although unsigned the artist for the work is clearly Benjamin Clayton 1809-1883 what little we know of him comes mainly from his daughter the writer and artist Ellen Creathorne 1834-1900. Benjamin was born in Dublin but moved his family to London in 1841 hoping to be a history painter however his gifts lay instead with illustration firstly producing his own periodicals gChatg and gPunchinello. A journal of wit wisdom and romanceg but later having to work for other publishers first with Ackermann & Co. and later for Dean and Son.</p><p>The publisher George Mann at 39 Cornhill together with Dean & Son issued several panoramas at the time of the Great Exhibition the partnership ending with Mann's death in 1852.</p> Dean & Son, Printers. [Published by] G. Mann, Cornhill [London].
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
189832124n.p.: F. A. Rinehart 1898. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Oblong quarto. Light green cloth hardcover with gilt illustrated title on front cover. Floral decorated end sheets. Cloth binding is soiled and shelf worn with a few pin holes. Interior contents mostly in good condition with occasional light spots on the edges. Contents include title page 2 pages of text and 64 photogravure views of the Exposition. Pasted down on rear blank end paper is an unrelated news clipping showing a map of Wisconsin titled "Plan No 3 The New Congressional Apportionment." Fair to good condition. F. A. Rinehart hardcover
188053063Paris: Impr. Nationale 1880. First edition. 8vo. 67 pp. Original printed wrappers which are toned at the edges with a few chips and creases. Text is unopened. INSCRIBED by the author. Alphonse Davanne is a most important figure in the early history of photography. Born 1824 in Paris he was a founding member of the Société Française de Photographie the first photographic society in the world and subsequently its vice president and then president. His early collaborations were involved with photolithography and by 1854 he had mastered that process. His next experiments were on developing a direct positive process. Davanne served as the president of the jury for the photographic section of this International Exhibition.<br /> <br /> Largely concerned with the history cameras and equipment and the latest advances in photomechanical processes etc. <br /> <br /> Roosens and Salu No. 3697. Impr. Nationale unknown
190032023Paris: Piublisher not identified 1900. First edition. 4to. 102 pp. portrait frontispiece with tissue guard illustrations in text 10 plates with tissue guards 1 of these in color. Printed wrappers expertly repaired with a new paper spine. Moderate wear; a very good copy. Housed in a new cloth clamshell box. 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. Piublisher not identified unknown
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
1900149851Helsingfors : Impr. Centrale 1900. First Edition. Hardback. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth over bevelled boards. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. ; 527 pages; Physical desc. : 527 p. In various paginations: ill. plates maps ; 23 cm. Other names: Mechelin Leo 1839-1914. Finland. Teollisuushallitus. Exposition universelle internationale de 1900 Paris France. Contents: Pays et population. --Organisation politique et administrative. --Culture intellectuelle. --Culture materielle. --Etat social. Language: French. Helsingfors : Impr. Centrale hardcover
1878302171878. Paris Moniteur universel 1878. Dimensions : 293 x 198 mm marges. Belle preuve en phototypie maroufle sur carton fort. Elle figure une vue d'ensemble du Trocadro avec au premier plan le lac du Champ-de-Mars et le pavillon de Monaco. Piqres sur le montage. Petite abrasion affectant l'preuve. Du reste belle condition. b42961 unknown
1878260921878. Paris Moniteur universel s.d. 1878. Dimensions : 293 x 203 mm. Grande et belle ÂŽpreuve contrecollÂŽe sur carton fort figurant une vue d'ensemble de la place du TrocadÂŽro lors de l'Exposition Universelle de Paris 1878. Petite abrasion affectant la composition. Rousseurs marginales. Du reste trÂs belle condition. b42961 unknown
189050922NY: Radtke Lauckner & Co 1890. Single sheet of thin laid paper 10 3/8 x8 inches with a copper etching of a rustic cabin on a lake with a sail boat in the background. In holograph on the lower margin is " At Brennan & Davis' Monday & Tuesday Apr 20th & 21st." Faint foxing which is less pronounced than in the scan; else very good. The firm of Radtke Lauckner & Co. were publishers and importers of etchings engravings and photographs located at 6 East 18th Street New York during the 1890's. Apparently they arranged traveling exhibitions of their wares at various locations; this elaborate invitation was for a showing at Brennan & Davis' a jewelry stationery and book store in Bradford Pennsylvania. Radtke, Lauckner & Co unknown