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1849rif. 38909New York. 1849. Promoting "the taste for the Fine Arts" this small pamphlet outlines the General Plan of the International Art-Union. In exchange for an annual fee of five dollars the subscriber received an engraving equal to the value of the subscription as well as the opportunity for an American student to study in Europe for two years subsidized by the Union. The final two pages advertise the engravings held by the Art-Union. Among those listed under the "Committee of Reference" are Washington Irving and N.P. Ellis. Minor creasing to edges. Near fine. unknown
1877rif. 61009New 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
1876rif. 757111876. 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
1893rif. 60965Chicago 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
rif. GT499London: Spicer Brothers W. Clowes and Sons. Second Corrected and Improved Edition . Hardback. Vg. Sq. Small 4to. 322pp 32pp pub ads. Second corrected and improved edition dated 1st July 1851. Original half calf binding with blue marbled boards. Gilt titles. A trifle handled and extremities rubbed but a scarce item and packed with the companies who exhibited and their products. The breadth and depth of British industry in the heyday of the Industrial era was amazing. Spicer Brothers, W. Clowes and Sons hardcover
1992rif. 2092902137503218Not Available 1992. Soft Cover. Fine. Size: B5 Number of books: 12 Not Available paperback
1903rif. 216817大阪. Osaka.: 大阪朝日新聞. Ōsaka Asahi Shinbun. Meiji 36 1903. Folding colour guide map to the site of the 5th Domestic Industrial Promotion Exposition held in Osaka in 1903 text on top right 54 x 78.5cm. Reverse a little soiled minor wear folds a very good copy. This guide map of the 5th Domestic Promotion Exposition depicts the layout of the exposition grounds and provides detailed information about the various pavilions. The exposition was held at the site where Tennoji Park now stands. Over 5 million people visited the event between March and July 1903. The map highlights agricultural and industrial pavilions along with a pavilion showcasing a refrigeration machine. The Taiwan pavilion features produce from the recently acquired territory. Displays of local produce and numerous food stalls offered entertainment and refreshments for visitors. An inset map of an aquarium in Sakai is also included. . 大阪朝日新聞. [Ōsaka Asahi Shinbun]. unknown
1888rif. AQ33282Glasgow: 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
1909rif. 59318Seattle WA: Robert A. Reid Publisher 488 Arcade 1909. Oblong 4to. 12.5 x 9.5 in. 54 pp unpaginated. photo-illustrated title. With photographic illustrations throughout 1 large double-page panorama of Arctic Circle & Formal Garden 1 large map at rear of the Exposition. Gray-illustrated softcovers yapp fore-edges panoramic mounted photo cover art of Exposition decorative gilt & black lettering slight shelfwear very slight rubbing still NF copy. First edition of this very scarce photographic souvenir chronicling the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. The photos encompass the Manufactures Building Forestry Building many of the States Buildings and courts. In addition there are views of the Japan Exhibit the Formosa Tea House sponsored by the Japanese Imperial government to justify controlling present-day Taiwan the Japanese Village the Pay Streak attractions which included a roller-coaster like scenic railway the Temple of Palmistry the Oriental Village the Igorrote Village wherein Philippine natives were on display as well as the decidedly racist “Dixieland” attraction putting a shiny gloss on the antebellum South and “festivities and pastimes of the negro in the Sunny South.” No copies in Worldcat. Robert A. Reid, Publisher, 488 Arcade, paperback
1862rif. 56424London: 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. "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
1915rif. 60910San Francisco CA & Oakland CA: Panama-Pacific International Exposition The Wahlgreen Co. Official Publishers 1915. Three pieces. 1st two - 8vo. 11-132 pp. w/ clipped Exposition map backed in linen mounted onto title page photo & text illustrations throughout. Colour-illustrated softcovers covered in white linen manuscript annotation of J.F. Rodgers 853-36th St. Oakland CA on front cover minor edgewear creasing; with large 28 x 8 in. Map of the Exhibition grounds issued by the Southern Pacific backed in linen on verso w/ extensive ink manuscript notes of itinerary and visits on verso list of 17 dates neatly written in upper fore-edge of recto some dustsoiling at fold creases edgewear still G set; 2nd - 8vo. 160 pp. With 1 large folding 4-panel frontisp. map of Exposition on recto birds-eye of San Francisco Bay on verso w/ photo ads at margin illustrated ads at front & rear. Colour-illustrated softcovers cover art of the City of Domes colour ad for Southern Pacific on back minor chipping head & foot of spine some creasing edgewear still VG- copy all from the library of John Francis Rodgers 1863-1932 and Prof. Marvin Nathan. First editions stated of these uncommon guidebooks to the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition together with the well-used map and manuscript notes of the Southern Pacific Railroad’s “Lost Properties” department head who attended the Fair 17 times through the year. These offer an intimate historical portrait of the frequency and popularity of visits by many fairgoer’s during the run of the PPIE. The neat manuscript notes list all the band performances he managed to catch through the year of festivities including John Philip Sousa conducting his popular marching band; the Philippine Constabulary Band which had originally played in 1904 at the St. Louis World’s Fair and whose performances at the PPIE proved very popular including 1 conducted by Sousa; and the Marimba Band “of Honduras” which was actually the Hurtado Brothers Royal Marimba Band the official Guatemalan Representatives at the PPIE who performed standing room only and wildly popular packed concerts; as well as the U.S. Marine Corps Band Arizona 1st Infantry Band St. Vincent’s Orphan Asylum Band Oakland School Band and more. He was also actively interested in the aerial shows performed at the PPIE featuring flights by pioneering aviators four of whom would not see 1917 as Silas Christofferson 1890-1916 perhaps best remembered for his dramatic leap off of the roof of the Multnomah Hotel in downtown Portland; Lincoln Beachey 1887-1915 who drowned while performing loop aerial maneuvers in a test Beachey-Eaton Monoplane crashing into San Francisco Bay in front of the PPIE crowd; Art Smith 1890-1926 who replaced Beachey and pioneered sensational aerial displays with fireworks and magnesium flares over the night skies; Charles Niles 1868-1916 who performed with Petrossi only to die a year later in OshKosh WI; and finally the Paraguayan daredevil Silvio Petrossi 1887-1916 noted for his illuminated night flights as well and even survived a crash in San Francisco Bay only to die in 1916. Rodgers also attended the PPIE during Contra Costa Day March 3 Tuolumne Day April 14 an Oakland School concert in Festival Hall April 16 Japan Day August 31 Liberty Bell Day July 7 and even Illinois Day - held July 24 1915 in honor of the Chicago Limited SS Eastland disaster after the ship rolled over at the pier killing 844 passengers & crew. Panama-Pacific International Exposition, The Wahlgreen Co., Official Publishers, paperback
1893rif. 4247New 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
1908rif. 89233New York & London: Privately Published De Vinne Press 1908. First Limited Edition. No. 65 of 300 numbered copies. Quarto 29.5cm. Half-morocco by Stikeman; 21pp text plus 23 unnumbered leaves of plates photogravures mounted on heavy card stock each with tissue guard and a facing page of text description. Occasional faint foxing to plate margins; small puncture at center of one tissue-guard else a tight Near Fine copy in an attractive Stikeman binding slightly rubbed at joints and spine ends. Introduction signed by J. Taylor Ellyson; main text unattributed. This copy with the engraved bookplate of noted Virginia bibliophile John W. Hancock Sr.; laid in are 1 a 1925 note from Stikeman to Hancock noting that the book is ready to be shipped; 2 the original mailing label from Goodspeed's where the book was originally purchased; and 3 TNS from Hancock to Thomas F. Ryan dated October 26 1925 transmitting details regarding this copy. Attractive copy of this lavishly-produced volume published by Ryan ".for private circulation among his friends who may not have the privilege of seeing the originals.which he preserved as a reminder of one of the most historic of Expositions ever held in America." Doubtless Ryan was concerned as to how one of these freely distributed copies might have entered the trade in 1925 prompting the query to which Hancock's letter preserved here was in answer. [Privately Published] De Vinne Press unknown
rif. 39916Toronto. The Ontario Society of Artists. 1956. Soft cover. oblong8vo 17x 23cm 44p. with c.50 illustrations colour illustrated wraps numerous annotations in pencil throughout including rear wrapper Courtice name in red on the upper cover contemporary newspaper clipping pinned to rear endpaper wrapper edges worn bottom half wrap split at the spine very good - with 5 colour illustrated chirstmas cards 4 signed "Alex' 2 address envelopes and 2 note paper sized sheets with full notations one is a conté drawing of a shell one sepia one back presumable by Courtice - a very interesting annotated association copy. agc Includes a Bertram Brooker 1885-1955 Memorial Exhibition with list of works in his honour. An interesting association copy belonged to artist Rody Kenny Courtice with her annotations the exhibit including one of her paintings. Laid in are a series of five cards addressed to the Courtice's with four signed by A.Y. Jackson signed "Alex" and "Uncle Alex". Rody Kenny Courtice born Roselyn Margaret Kenny; 1891 1973 was a Canadian painter and teacher. She was associated with the Group of Seven early in her career but later moved away into a more individualistic style. She was active in associations of artists and worked for the professionalization of their occupation. Toronto. The Ontario Society of Artists. 1956 unknown
2000rif. 1ivBa0011New York: Guggenheim Museum Publications/Distributed by Harry N. Abrams Inc. 2000. Book. Illus. by Takaaki Matsu;moto Matsumoto Incorporated New York Catalogue Design. Like New. Hardcover. Copyright © 2000. 2o or 2° Folio: 12" x 19" tall. 381 xxiii pp. Over-sized and/or over weight book; extra postage required. Please note that large and/or heavy items may incur an additional shipping charge. An excellent & beautiful copy. Nearly flawless copy with solid and tight binding and dust jacket with minimal external and internal wear crisp pages and clean text. Dust jacket suffers minor wear around edges. Guggenheim Museum Publications/Distributed by Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Hardcover
1888rif. 315096Edinburgh: 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
1924rif. 395515London : Fleetway Press 1924. 1st edition. Hardcover. Good copy in the original illustrated paper-covered boards. Boards dust-toned. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age with tape to spine head and tail. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; 55 pp.: illustrations. Subjects; Exhibitions England London. British colonies. Pictorial works. London : Fleetway Press hardcover
1854rif. 199423London: 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
1837rif. 1013971837. Paris imprimerie Crapelet 1837. 95 pp. 363 items described. Wrappers. The first 21 pages of the present catalogue contain a notice on Spanish painting. 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.
1982rif. 032825Japan: International Bonsai and Suiseki Exhibition. Nippon Bonsai Association 1982. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. All hardcovers in pictorial slipcases. 7 volumes sold together. individual volumes can be bought for $100.00 each Each with over 200 to 350 colour illustrations. Generally books in about fine condition slipcases slightly worn and rubbed otherwise clean unmarked and square. Sm 8vo. International Bonsai and Suiseki Exhibition. Nippon Bonsai Association hardcover
1876rif. 60903Philadelphia: 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
1894rif. LIST109Various 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: Guillouard Louis. Rapport sur les travaux du comiteÌ deÌpartemental du Calvados. Caen: Ch. Valin 1893. 19 pp. printed gray wrapper; Drouet Paul. Souvenir du neuvième Congrès international des ameÌricanistes tenu en 1892 à Huelva Espagne et de l'exposition reÌtrospective de Madrid. Caen: Delesques 1893. 56 pp. printed pink wrapper; Bazenerye Armand. Quatrième 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; Kerros Ernest de. Quatrième centenaire de la deÌcouverte de l'AmeÌrique. ComiteÌ du Finistère…. Brest: A. Dumont 1894. 35 pp. in printed gray wrapper; Sarran d'Allard Louis de. Le Quatrième centenaire de la deÌcouverte de l'AmeÌrique dans les CeÌvennes. Anduze: Castagnier 1893. 35 pp. in printed wrapper; Couret Alphonse. Rapport d'ensemble sur les travaux du comiteÌ orleÌanais pour la ceÌleÌbration du quatrième centenaire de la deÌcouverte de l'AmeÌrique. OrleÌans: G. Michau 1893. 15 pp. printed wrapper; Couret Alphonse. L’Exposition Hispano-Orleanaise de la rue Jeanne-d’Arc. Orleans: Michau 1892. 15 pp. printed wrapper; Couret Alfonse. Les Relations d'OrleÌans avec l'Espagne et les Espagnols au siège d'OrleÌans en 1428-1429. Orleans: Michau 1892. 13 pp. printed wrapper; Plante Adrien. Le Congrès de Huelva. Orthez: J. Goude-Dumesnil 1893. 44 pp. printed wrapper; Hospital Pierre. Quatrième centenaire de la deÌcouverte de l'AmeÌrique . Rapport à M. le marquis de Croizier . sur les travaux du ComiteÌ en 1892-93…. Clermont-Ferrand: G. Mont-Louis 1894. 16 pp. printed wrapper; Barghon de Fort-Rion François de. Le Portugal au quatrième centenaire de la deÌcouverte de l'AmeÌrique et à l'Exposition de Madrid 1892. Paris: Chez les principaux libraires 1895. 38 pp. printed wrapper; Laville Auguste. Quatrième 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; Terris Jules de. Quatrième centenaire de la deÌcouverte de l'AmeÌrique. Comite de Vaucluse. Bar-le-Duc: Bertrand 1894. 16 pp. printed wrappers. 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. 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
1901rif. 60932Buffalo NY & Littleton NH: C.D. Arnold B.W. Kilburn 1901. Nine original stereoview albumen Woodburytype photographs sized 6 x 3 in. mounted on beige-coloured studio boards sized 7 x 3.5 in. all w/ printed captions & photographer’s imprints a couple w/ former ownership markings on versos in ink manuscript 7 w/ scalloped upper fore-edges minor dustsoiling minor wear to fore-edges still a VG set of images from the library of Prof. Marvin Nathan. Nine scarce and original albumen stereoview photographs detailing the exhibits sights and the sensational lighting effects achieved at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo NY in 1901. Many of the Exposition buildings including the prominent Electric Tower were covered in approximately 2 million 100 watt incandescent light bulbs producing an incredible display when turned on each night attracting millions of people who visited. This Exposition marked a defining moment in Buffalo history with the city becoming the focus of international architectural artistic technological and industrial attention at the Fair. Arnold 1844-1927 was previously the official photographer of the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago and it appears Kilburn contracted to produce and distribute stereoview images using Arnold photos. See: The Pan-American Exposition: Selected Sources in the Grosvenor Room RBR T485.C1 F5; Opening of the New York Electrical Society Season Electrical World & Engineer Vol. XXVIII No. 17 Oct. 26 1901 p. 674. [C.D. Arnold], B.W. Kilburn, hardcover
1930rif. HAY380951930-1931. Hanoï Imprimerie d'Extrême-Orient et pour la 2ème partie et l'annexe : Imprimerie Mac-Dinh-Tu / Le-Van-Tan. brochés. Excellent état. 3 volumes gds in-8. les débuts les premiers avions l'aviation militaire création d'un service civil les premiers vols sur Bréguet les missions les terrains liaison Hanoi-Saigon une mission au Laos bombardement aérien du pays Moi les liaisons postales aériennes etc. illustré de nombreuses planches de photos gravures et cartes dans et surtout hors-texte ; avec une grande gravure en frontispice et une grande photo du Sergent pilote Cao-Dac-Minh en frontispice du volume Annexe. unknown
rif. 2081002109000092Living Dolls and Kisaburo Matsumoto Exhibition Executive Committee N.A. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of pages: 252p Size: 26cm Living Dolls and Kisaburo Matsumoto Exhibition Executive Committee paperback