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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
190023855Paris 1900. Hardcover. Very good condition. A photographic record of a young American man's tour of Europe and the Paris Exposition accompanied by many beautiful street images of Paris.<br /> <br /> The silver gelatin prints of Paris by the unidentified photographer include wonderful images of Notre Dame cathedral the Eiffel Tower the Opera House Toreador Palace the Church of the Madeleine the Champs Esys and the Arc de Triumph. There are many street scenes including the Rue de Rival L'Avenue de loper Place de la Republic monuments and architecture.<br /> <br /> The tour begins in Scotland and includes a departure at the train station wonderful shot of the train and passengers waiting on the platform as well as thatched roof cottages and gardens castles Edinburgh and London. It concludes with images of the main square in Brussels the Belgian country side and Holland including the iconic windmill shot. The final shot is on board ship the photographer with 2 fellow travelers looking very proud of himself.<br /> <br /> The album 8 x 6". Images 3 x 3 1/2" loosely inserted into card stock mounts. Very good condition; previous owner book plate Michael E. Kate. Three quarter leather and buckram boards the spine leather lacking but the binding intact. hardcover
187826092Paris, Moniteur universel, s.d. [1878]. Dimensions : 293 x 203 mm.
189536095Atlanta: Atlanta City Council. American Pub. & Eng Co. Atlanta 1895. First Edition. Wraps. Fair. Stapled wraps. 24 pages. Illustrated with photograph of the 1895 Cotton States Exposition Fort Walker at Grant Park View on North Pryor Street Grant Park Views State Capitol and downtown views. Fair only. Spine is taped. Piece of old tape on the frontispiece and top of page 24. Toning and light creases to the paper. A promotional brochure highlighting the advantages of living and working in Atlanta with special attention paid to the Cotton States Exposition. Atlanta City Council. American Pub. & Eng Co., Atlanta unknown
1896WOC-607Genève, Prime du Journal de Genève/F. Boissonnas, Photographe Genève, 1896. 2 volumes in-4 (20x34cm) en feuilles à l'italienne percaline rouge avec titre et décors dorés, sans les attaches et dos cassé de la 2ème série, sommaire de chaque volume contrecolle au premier contreplat. Collection complète en 36 photographies de Fred. Boissonnas, contrecollées sur carton, ici manque 3 photos de A Travers le Village Suisse. Rare ensemble de cette promenade
1896258571896 Genève : Société Anonyme des Arts Graphiques, 1896.- 16 Fotos- Relevé photographique de Fréd. Boissonnas.[16] Seiten : Illustrationen ; 14 cm
1848S121167Bruxelles, Imprimerie et Lithographie des Beaux-Arts 1848 78pp. + 20 planches (eaux-fortes et lithographies), 36x26cm., reliure cart. d'éditeur solide (coins frottés, qqs. traces d'usage), peu de rousseurs occasionnelles, bon exemplaire, 1kg., [Contient 78 pages de textes explicatifs sur les oeuvres d'art des dizaines d'artistes participant à l'exposition], S121167
187660907Philadelphia & Buffalo NY: Clark & Co. Manufacturers of Builders’ Hardware Potsdamer & Co. 1876. Oblong 12mo. 5.5 x 3.25 in. One colour-chromolithographed trade card w/ illustrations of Buildings on recto emulating a stage with a central Birds-eye image of the Exposition advertising for the firm in English French German & Spanish on verso slight shelfwear very minor age toning still NF copy from the library of Prof. Marvin Nathan. A fantastic chromolithograph birds-eye promotional trade card issued by the Clark & Co. Hardware from Buffalo New York who embraced the international flavor of the 1876 Centennial by advertising in four different languages. Potsdamer & Co. operated from the mid 1870’s until Ketterlinus acquired the firm in 1885 and has as stage framing the miniature birds-eye the Machinery Hall Government Building Agricultural Building Art Gallery Women’s Pavilion and the expansive Main Building. No copies in Worldcat. Clark & Co., Manufacturers of Builders’ Hardware, Potsdamer & Co., unknown
1895139314Angers 1895. periodical. <b>Périodique en français</b>. Couverture souple. Numéros 38 50 52 53 54 55. 6 revues 22 x 27 cm. Rousseurs. <i>ref. 139314</i> Angers unknown
1895139314Couverture souple. 6 revues 22 x 27 cm. Rousseurs.
1823S92591Gand [Gent], chez P.F. de Goesin-Verhaeghe 1823 [vi] + 214pp.+ frontispice gravé et 86 planches hors-texte dont des dépliantes, avec table de contenu, 22cm., reliure cart. d'époque (dos en cuir, qqs. traces d'usage aux coins et aux bords), peu de rousseurs, bon état, [L'auteur De Bast était sécretaire de la Société royale des Beaux-Arts de Gand. Cet ouvrage est une importante source sur les arts et les artistes de l'époque, dont la plupart a été présent(é) sur ce célèbre salon de Gand], S92591
184020588Vannes Lamarzelle imprimeur-Libraire 1840 in-12 broché un volume, broché vert in-douze (paperback in-12 ) (15,5 x 10 cm), dos et couverture imprimée en noir (le papier de l'angle droit de la couverture et des trois premiers feuillets manque sur 3 cm2) peu important car ce sont les 2 premiers feuillets du calendrier, toutes tranches non-rognées, sans illustrations(no illustration) excepté un plan dépliant se rapportant aux Notes historiques et statistiques sur le canton d'Elven, 268 pages , 1840 Vannes Lamarzelle imprimeur-Libraire Editeur,
184420589Vannes Lamarzelle imprimeur-Libraire 1844 in-12 broché un volume, broché vert in-douze (paperback in-12 ) (15,5 x 10 cm), 1ère de couverture imprimée en noir (le dos et la 4ème de couverture manquent), toutes tranches non-rognées, sans illustrations(no illustration), débroché mais complet, 271 pages + 1 p. de table , 1844 Vannes Lamarzelle imprimeur-Libraire Editeur,
1886B116031Bruxelles, Ad. Mertens 1886 468 + [20] pp., avec de nombreuses illustrations en n/bl, 2e édition, 40x32cm., reliure d'éditeur en cuir rouge (premier plat illustré en couleurs, titre et faux-nerfs dorés au dos, traces d'usage aux coins et coiffes), toutes tranches dorées, feuilles de garde marbrées, quelques rousseurs occasionnelles, poids: 5.1 kg., B116031
18492807Paris, Au Bureau du Journal, 1849 ; in-8, broché ; 63 pp. (pp. 449 à 512) ; 1 lithographie en noir en frontispice ; couverture grise imprimée en noir.
1893486771893. WORLD COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION. ART AND HANDICRAFT IN THE WOMAN'S BUILDING OF THE WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION CHICAGO 1893. Edited by Maude Howe Eliot. Paris and New York: Goupil and Co. 1893. 8vo. green decorated cloth a.e.g. Illustrated throughout. Includes articles by Julia Ward Howe Candace Wheeler and others. A very good copy that shows some soiling at the boards and slight rubbing at the spine ends and extermities. Binding shaken. unknown books
1819757761819 Editions L'Ecole de Nîmes - 1 vol in-8 - Cartonnage renfermant une photographie dépliante en grand format ( rempliée ) - 1988
1878boz_001965Augustin Pouyer-Quertier. Lettre autographe signée à Eugène Risler, l'Exposition Universelle de Paris, 1878 Dimensions : 13,4 x 20,9 cm État : Traces d'onglets au dos de la lettre sinon bel état de conservation. Nombre de pages : 1 page
187639333Inquirer Book and Job Printing Softcover Philadelphia 1876
187560874Philadelphia PA: H.J. Toudy 621 & 623 Commerce Street 1875. One oblong atlas folio hand-coloured lithograph sized 25 x 20.5 in. still retaining fairly wide borders printing below centered image colour-tinted border to image some very minor age toning dustsoiling still an excellent copy preserved in the original quarter-sawn oak wood frame 33.5 x 25.5 in. retaining the original glass newly backed in archival foam core framed w/ archival matting. First edition of this impressive first edition birds-eye view of the buildings and sites Centennial International Exhibition with the fairgrounds set above the Schuykill River. This view depicts the Exposition before it was completed and the Halls featured include the Main Building Machinery Hall Memorial Hall Horticultural Hall and Agricultural Hall. Once the construction was complete Toudy issued another version with fuller buildings as well as some changes to the foreground and center of the image. Toudy fl. 1865-1878 first established with William Toudy his lithography firm at 503-505 Chestnut and later merged with Geroge Wl. Ward & Co. in 1872 lasting less than 2 years. Henry became the sole owner by 1875 and were well known for their atlases maps and city views and he worked on several Stone & Stewart County Atlases from 1866-1877 as well as many of the Mid-Atlantic general surveys. They also managed to outlast a lawsuit over a print based on the drawing by Hermann Schwarzmann architect of the Centennial grounds entitled “Bird’s Eye View†after copyrighting this image in 1875. Firm was destroyed by fire in 1878. Worldcat locates 2 copies AAS DLC another version located at Library Company of Philadelphia. H.J. Toudy, 621 & 623 Commerce Street, unknown
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
189661002Atlanta GA; Littleton NH & New York: B.W. Kilburn James M. Davis; Cotton States and International Exposition Co. 1896. Two original albumen stereoview photographs sized 6 x 3 in. mounted on pink-tinted studio board sized 7 x 3.5 in. photographer’s imprint & captions in blank alongside image and on verso former ownership markings in Spanish on one minor soiling to fore-edges of 2nd image some shelfwear still VG- exemplars from the library of Prof. Marvin Nathan. Two scarce original albumen stereoview photographs of livestock and horse tricks at the 1895 Cotton States & International Exposition which featured the resurgence of the “New South†including the first pavilion sponsored for and by African-Americans the Atlanta Negro Building which covered 25000 square feet and was filled with exhibits of Black workers artists authors and introduced by a Jubilee Singers performances. Unfortunately their accomplishments were largely overshadowed by Booker T. Washington’s notorious “Atlanta Compromise†speech which opened the Fair counseling African-Americans to seek economic security before political or social equality. Benjamin Kilburn 1827-1909. and his brother Edward b. 1830 initially operated their business together until Edward retired in the 1870’s and by 1872 they had a large photographic stereoview card factory one block from the Littleton trains station. Young salesmen carried the stereoviews on the trains and by the early 20th-Century the company was the most extensive producer of stereoview photographs purchasing images from such photographers as William H. Rau the Kiser Bros. and others. B.W. Kilburn, James M. Davis; Cotton States and International Exposition Co., unknown
189534282Atlanta: Walter G. Cooper 1895. First Edition. Broadside. Good. Folio broadsheet. Approximately 13.5" x 7.75." Multiple folds. Three columns with 25 paragraphs of information regarding the upcoming Cotton States Exposition in Atlanta. Small torn section midway down the third column with some missing print. Broadside includes an illustrated Atlanta Cotton States Exposition envelope with stamp ca. 1895 addressed to the Narragansett Herald Narragansett Pier R. I. These promotional piece informs editors of newspapers on the progress and planned events for the Exposition to be held from September 18 to December 31 1895. <br /> <br /> 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. Walter G. Cooper unknown
18970177101897 Hardcover
1842504531842 1 vol in-8 broché - 4ème trimestre 2003 - Tome LXII - N° 4 - 85 pages
