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18563991856. Good . Note: we grade conservatively and endeavor to identify any defects that might affect overall quality and price. unknown
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
1801171034滿洲國國務院國都建設局.Manshūkoku Kokumuin Kokuto Kensetsukyoku. Fourth Edition. 康徳4年1937. Large folding double sided single sheet printed on both sides folded in 12 panels. One side features a handsome colour birds-eye view of Shinkyo with a photographic panorama showing construction in progress immediately below on the reverse a coloured plan text and black and white photographic illustrations. 54.5 x 78cm. A little minor wear and occasional browning a very good copy. This striking large coloured bird's-eye view of the city of Shinkyo the Chinese city known today as Changchun was published in this pamphlet explaining the first "five-year" stage of the project for the planning of Shinkyo. Shinkyo was established by the Japanese in the first part of the 20th century the area having been chosen for its strategic importance. It became a city in 1932. The Emperor Puyi lived there until the end of World War II. <br> <br>This attractive birds-eye view of the planned city shows Shinkyo's broad streets trees and attractive buildings. The planning of Shikyo was influenced by the changes that had been made to 19th century Paris by contemporary American town planning and the Garden City Movement. Today Changchun is a city of over 7 million people the capital of China's Jilin Province and known for its car manufacturing. <br> <br>On the reverse of the map two panels upper right section showing a photograph titled 國都新京建設の全貌Kokuto kensetsu no zenbō accompanying an overview of the planning of Shinkyo and the purpose of the city. Two panels in the upper middle section on reverse of the birds-eye view show a coloured plan of the future Shinkyo. It shows the city located within the nearby region and indicates government residential and industrial areas the race course airport railway lines parks etc. A comprehensive list of names of parks avenues plazas and roads is also provided along with the map. The other eight panels are a report of plans for the city covering information on the development of infrastructure constructions and highlights in the first five-year project financing for the construction and more. <br> <br>It is clear from the text and the images that this brochure was published to commend Shinkyo to readers as a city with a bright future - a city of economic and cultural importance - with the intention of attracting industry and people. . 滿洲國國務院國都建設局.[Manshūkoku Kokumuin Kokuto Kense unknown
189243449Chicago: Bloch 1892. paperback. 1st edition original printed green paper wrappers 8vo. 49 pages. Singerman 4345. <br> <br> Rabbi Emil G. Hirsch 1851-1923 "who headed Chicago's Sinai Congregation for forty-two years and led Reform Judaism into the Progressive movement and down social justice pathways was born in Luxemburg.<br> One of several Jews involved in founding the NAACP Hirsch was married to the daughter of abolitionist rabbi David Einhorn and served in his father-in-law's former pulpit in Baltimore before moving to Louisville Kentucky and then Chicago. He was professor of rabbinical literature and philosophy at the University of Chicago in 1892 active in the Republican Party and editor of several influential Jewish publications" Lawrence Bush in Jewish Currents<br> "Hirsch and his congregants struggled to come to terms with the large number of Jewish immigrants who moved to Chicago after 1880 boosting the Jewish community from about 10000 in 1880 to over 300000 in 1920.For the established Jews represented by Sinai the Jewish 'Ghetto' - the immigrant neighborhood on the city's West Side - appeared to represent a world apart and a sharp contrast to Sinai's radical and inclusive reform agenda: a highly visible expression of Jewish ethnicity and traditional Judaism which Reform Jews associated with isolation discrimination and exclusion." <br> Nevertheless during the 1890s "Hirsch spoke up against the deplorable condition of Jews in the Russian Empire and reached out to West Side residents. His support for workers' rights also won him much support among Jewish immigrants who overwhelmingly belonged to the working class.<br> "Hirsch worked closely with Jane Addams and other members of the Hull House circle. In 1908 Hirsch and Addams were among the co-founders of the NAACP. Hirsch inspired several members of Sinai congregation: Sears and Roebuck president and philanthropist Julius Rosenwald was one of Hirsch's closest associates so was legal scholar Julian Mack who presided over a widely noted juvenile court in Chicago in the first decade of the 20th century. <br> Hannah Solomon was one of the founders of the organized Jewish women's movement in the United States. Joseph Schaffner and Harry Hart were the leading partner of the clothing manufacturer Hart Schaffner & Marx one of Chicago's largest employers. Influenced by Hirsch's social theology Schaffner and Hart settled with their workers during the 1910-1911 clothing strike recognizing their right to form a union" Tobias Brinkmann.<br> <br> SUBJECT S : Jesus Christ -- Jewish interpretation. Jewish Christ -- Crucifixion.OCLC: 13532781. Light wear excellent condition a beautiful copy Very Good Condition B AMR-2-2-XLF#. Chicago: Bloch unknown
189071937N.p.: Liberty Brand 1890. Stereo view card measuring 7 x 3 1/2 inches. Showing the Bierstadt photographers party at Yosemite Falls in 1870 a later printing. This view is a it unusual as it shows not just the party but has Charles Bierstadt standing in the foreground. Other members pack animals and scenery in the background. Minor wear to left had edge of mount. Very good.Charles Bierstadt was the older brother of the famed landscape painter Albert Bierstadt. At fifteen years of age he began his apprenticeship at cabinetmaking and during his six years of service he spent some time in the study of photography in which in 1856 he and his other brother Edward made numerous trials and experiments which proved successful and then they established themselves in business as photographers. In 1863 Bierstadt moved his business to Niagara Falls New York. He was an expert in stereoscopic views and had in connection with his manufactory a large bazaar where his views and many relics and curios were displayed to advantage. In 1870 he visited California and photographed Yosemite. Liberty Brand unknown
188323642Fargo: F. Jay Haynes 1883. Original edition. Covers slightly darkened else about fine. 26 photo-lithograph views on 18 accordion-fold panels embossed red cloth covers 3.5x5 inches. <br/><br/>A remarkably well preserved example of this charming view book. Scarce. F. Jay Haynes hardcover
189023603Leipzig: Carle Sarte circa 1890. Original edition. Slight wear to wrapper spine else about fine. Original textured red wrappers blocked in black 6.25 x 5 inches 25 accordion-fold panels each with 2 or more lithographed illustrations 4 pp text at rear. <br/><br/>Stunning view book of one of San Francisco's major attractions in the later 19th and early 20th centuries. Includes a plan of the grounds and a portrait of Adolph Sutro 1830-1898 the German-born engineer and mining entrepreneur who made his substantial fortune through his Comstock Lode silver mine in Nevada. He served as mayor of San Francisco from 1895 to 1897. Carle Sarte) unknown
188923641San Francisco: Bancroft Co. 1889. Original edition. Fine. 42 photo-lithograph views on 28 accordion-fold panels embossed red cloth covers 5x6 inches. <br/><br/>A remarkably well preserved example of this charming view book. Scarce. Bancroft Co. hardcover
188523643New York: Adolph Wittemann 1885. Original edition. Some toning to edges of photos covers slightly soiled folds reinforced with tape on backs else very good. 69 photo-lithograph views on 20 accordion-fold panels 11 pap. text at rear; embossed red cloth covers 5x7.25 inches. <br/><br/>A remarkably well preserved example of this charming view book. Scarce. Adolph Wittemann hardcover
