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1893réf. 60194Chicago: W.B. Conkey Co. Publishers to the Exposition 1893. Two vols. 8vo. 506; 506 pp. Frontisp. both vols. With maps photo plates. 1st vol. -- Full dark brown morocco over beveled boards gilt ornamented borders gilt lettering & ownership stamp on front cover gilt lettering on spine gilt inner dentelles marbled endpapers t.e.g. minor rubbing edgewear front hinge tender rear hinge just starting very slight uniform interior toning as usual still VG- copy w/ presentation ALS on Conkey private letterhead presenting to Charles M. Kurtz dated Oct. 28th 1893; 2nd vol. -- Full flexible Bible calf dark purple silk moire endpapers gilt lettering stamped front cover & spine a.e.g. w/ dark maroon cloth d.j. backed in dark purple silk moire a F/F presentation copy from Conkey to Kurtz w/ inscription on half-title preserved in open-backed slipcase. First editions thus presentation copies and the second copy with publisher’s note indicating this was No. 91 of 275 Editor’s Deluxe copies signed & presented to Charles McMeen Kurtz 1855-1909 at the time one of Halsey Ives’s Assistants in the Fine Arts Department of the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition Art Director of the 1894 St. Louis Exposition and later Museum Director at the Buffalo Museum of Art 1905-1909. Conkey writes in the letter for the first volume to Charles Kurtz “I send you herewith a copy of the Catalogue which you may deem to file away as a reminder of many hours spent in order that others might see intelligently the grand work which you with others have done in the Art Department.” Walter Blakesley Conkey had founded the printing house in 1877 occupied many different job printers and in 1890 absorbed the Illinois Printing & Binding Co. and in Jan. 1893 signed the contracts awarding him exclusive rights for printing the myriad of catalogues and handbooks for the Columbian Exposition receiving a deposit of $ 10000. W.B. Conkey Co., Publishers to the Exposition, hardcover
1981réf. 216885Beijing. Circa1981. A complete set of 50 black and white photographs of the trial of the Gang of Four during 1980-81. Images clearly show the judges the courtroom and the accused. In excellent condition each photograph is loosely inserted within an A5 polypropylene sleeve all contained in an archival-grade cardboard box. All images measure approximately 20.5 x 15cm. A fascinating series of photos from the trial of the Gang of Four and the so-called remnants of Lin Biao's Central Cultural Revolution Group including images of the court physical evidence and the accused themselves - including though not limited to Jiang Qing Zhang Chunqiao Wang Hongwen and Yao Wenyuan. Included are photos of the accused - in clearly poorer physical health compared to their peak in 1976 - after having reputedly given emotive vitriolic and stubborn statements to the court. Though Jiang Qing and Zhang Chunqiao appear openly hostile or contemptuous to the court - both in their own unique way - Wang Hongwen Yao Wenyuan and the other defendants appear more subdued and mournful in their demeanour seemingly having resigned themselves to their fate. Of particular note is the inclusion of a single page of images of what appears to be the badly charred and broken corpse of Lin Biao as well as the wreckage of his ill-fated flight. These images were presumably supplied to the court by the KGB who had very controversially handled the investigation at the time of the crash despite it having taken place over and within the territory of the Mongolian People's Republic not the Soviet Union. Perhaps to further affirm the position that the corpse was indeed Lin's a forensic-like comparison is made between an image of the body's skull and his distinctive forehead and brow ridge. . unknown
1862réf. 9027602London: Clay & Lea 1862. Hardcover. Very good. Expertly rebacked with original spine pieces. Gilt titling on spine is still bright. New endpapers. Clay & Lea hardcover
1889réf. 59410Paris: 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
1851réf. 3220148Lithograph 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. 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. 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. 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. Dean & Son, Printers. [Published by] G. Mann, Cornhill [London].
1926réf. 181547China: The Commercial Press c. 1926. The Chinese typewriter comes to America A rare surviving example of the brochure issued by China's largest publisher and maker of scientific instruments to accompany its stand at the 1926 Philadelphia Sesqui-Centennial Exposition. Alongside print publications and cutting-edge laboratory equipment the Commercial Press displayed Shu Zhendong's newly invented Chinese typewriter a major advance in the development of modern information technology. The typewriter advertised and pictured on page 56 promises to solve "a serious problem in office administration in China. It is the miraculous achievement of the inventor that although there are 3000 characters in the font yet a typist after the practice of one or two weeks will be able to locate any character instantly." Online records show copies in the City of Philadelphia archives and six other institutions all in the US Library of Congress the Smithsonian Peabody Essex Temple Californian State University Los Angeles and University of Delaware. Octavo. Folding organization chart illustrations some colour in text; text printed within red borders. Original brown silk wrappers purple xianzhuang stitching spine ends capped with blue silk front cover blocked in gilt. Spine ends rubbed couple of faint stains to covers chart creased where sometime incorrectly refolded: near-fine. unknown
1890réf. 61004Paris: 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
réf. Z1-C-048-02324Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine. Used - Good. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library so some stamps and wear but in good overall condition. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine unknown
1867réf. List01217Boston Paris: J.P. Whitney 1867. First Edition Thus. . 8vo publisher’s green cloth 107 pp. Some tearing and fraying to boards particularly at head of spine text block excellent very good minus overall. Very Good. The scarce Paris Universal Exposition edition of J.P. Whitney’s early title on the silver mines of Colorado. Whitney a wealthy sportsman from Boston with investments in Colorado traveled as the sole commissioner from Colorado to the Paris Universal Exposition in an effort to entice foreign investment in the mining industry which was suffering from a poor reputation as the costs of extraction grew higher. Whitney had published this title in pamphlet form a year earlier. Whitney shipped his own collection of Colorado minerals to France where it was the most extensive of any of the North American regions to be displayed receiving a gold medal from Napoleon III. A new title on Colorado minerals Colorado in the United States of America: Schedule of Ores Contributed by Sundry Persons to the Paris Universal Exposition of 1867 With Some Information about the Region and its Resources. Whitney also brought with him copies of his pamphlet in a special hardcover edition which we offer here. This is the second example we find on the market. Whitney would gain great popularity in Colorado for his efforts which did much to improve its standing. J.P. Whitney unknown
1893réf. 60192Chicago IL: C.D. Arnold World’s Columbian Exposition Department of Photography 1893. Oblong 4to. Seventeen albumen photographs mounted sized from 7 x 8 up to 7 x 8.5 in. on 9.5 x 8 in. printed studio board photographer’s imprint w/in negative of image and lower corners of board titles imprinted at lower blank board of each image Columbian Exposition medal stamped on versos minor edgewear slight rubbing very minor over-exposure on a few images still a VG bright set of original images. A group of very scarce mounted souvenir albumen photographs shot at the World’s Columbian Exposition in 1893 when patrons carrying small Kodak cameras were required to pay $ 2.00 license fee to bring a camera onto the grounds and no cameras or tripods able to shoot larger than 4 x 5 in. images were allowed. Most visitors bought the printed photo album versions wealthier ones would buy entire souvenir photo albums filled with Arnold images and yet others could buy them as individual mounted shots depicting their favorite or preferred venues. The 1893 Chicago World’s Fair ran almost six months featured grounds and gardens laid out by Fredrick Olmsted covering 630 acres and a Midway skyline dominated by the 250-foot Ferris wheel designed by George Ferris which could carry 2160 patrons when fully loaded. The “On the Midway” photo shows the Ferris wheel still under construction which much of the structure still clad in scaffolding. Others depict throngs of visitors individual exhibits and some Buildings just newly finished such as the U.S. Government Building featuring scaffolding off to the side for future installation to be completed. Arnold 1844-1927 was prior to the Fair an obscure Buffalo NY photographer who had been initially contracted to photograph the construction of the 1893 World’s Fair but proved to be an excellent architectural photographer so so became the Chief of the Fair’s Dept. of Photography. See; Thomas Yanul Charles Dudley Arnold Photographer 1844-1927 Official Photographer Chicago Columbian & Pan-American Expositions 2001. C.D. Arnold, [World’s Columbian Exposition, Department of Photography], unknown
1854réf. BB120CRYSTAL PALACE aka GREAT EXHIBITION Descriptions of the Egyptian Court erected in the Crystal Palace by Owen Jones and Joseph Bonomi with an historical notice of the monuments of Egypt by Samuel Sharpe 71pp The Greek Court. 113pp An Apology for the Colouring of the Greek Court 56pp The Roman Court ii 86pp The Alhambra Court 119pp The Nineveh Court 80pp The Byzantine and Romanesque Court 116pp The Mediæval Court 123pp The Renaissance Court 108pp The Italian Court 91pp The Pompeian Court 73pp Guide to the Crystal Palace and Park by Samuel Phillips 193pp. London: Bradbury & Evans 1854 the last volume 1856. TWELVE volumes bound as three each of the dozen titles with a colored pictorial printed front wrapper folding frontispiece and profusely illustrated including additional folding plates. 8vo 3/4 leather scuffed marbled boards exterior worn internally near-fine. Individually issued as part of the Crystal Palace Library series rarely does one find such a large collection of these small titles bound together detailing the specific contents of each division. The Crystal Palace was a cast iron and plate glass structure originally built in Hyde Park London to house the Great Exhibition of 1851. After the exhibition the Palace was relocated to an area of South London known as Penge Place which had been excised from Penge Common. It was rebuilt at the top of Penge Peak next to Sydenham Hill an affluent suburb of large villas. It stood there from June 1854 until its destruction by fire in November 1936. The nearby residential area was renamed Crystal Palace after the landmark. The park still contains Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins's Crystal Palace Dinosaurs which date back to 1854. Bradbury & Evans hardcover
1876réf. 483970Philadelphia : Gebbie & Barrie 1876-1878. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good copies in the original gilt-blocked cloth all edges gilt. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remain particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 2 volumes : illustrations. Contents: v. 1. Fine art / Edward Strahan -- v. 2. Industrial art / Walter Smith. Subjects: Centennial Exhibition 1876 : Philadelphia Pa. Art Modern 19th century ; Exhibitions. Decoration and ornament ; Exhibitions. Exhibitions Pennsylvania Philadelphia. Art Modern 19th century. Philadelphia : Gebbie & Barrie hardcover
1923réf. 2091502135501142Peace Memorial Tokyo Exposition 1923. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of pages: 2 Size: 26cm Number of books: 2 Peace Memorial Tokyo Exposition paperback
1940réf. 2082702114906915Nankoku Tosa Grand Exposition 1940. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of pages: 687 pages illustration table size: 22cm Nankoku Tosa Grand Exposition paperback
1990réf. 32366Osaka Japan: International Garden & Greenery Exposition. New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - FLAWLESS COPY BRAND NEW PRISTINE NEVER OPENED - 188 pages; text in Japanese with some English translations. 189 works catalogued and pictured. Among the painters represented: Richet Pelouse Damoye Coignet and many others. Several of the photographers whose works are included are: Kunie Sugiura Adolphe Braun Oliver Wasow & others. -- with a bonus offer--; T-Abeetal; Abe Yoshio; Anderson Stanley translation; International Garden & Greenery Exposition Osaka Japan; et al From Barbizon School to Contemporary Photographers - International Garden & Greenery Exposition Osaka Japan - April 1 - September 30 1990 . 1990. International Garden & Greenery Exposition paperback
2013réf. 108470Hazan. New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened - Text in French. -- with a bonus offer-- . 2013. 2754106944 . Hazan paperback
1900réf. 38679Paris France: Imprimeries Lemercier Et Cie. / Ludovic Baschet Editeur. As New. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request – – IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - TEXT PRISTINE - Lists the 672 paintings and 420 sculptures included in the exposition. 193 black and white plates. Among the artists represented in the exposition: T. A. Ribot Gericault Lhermitte Millet Bonvin Courbet Corot and Bastien-Lepage. Rare. -- with a bonus offer--; T-Expouni1900; Exposition Universelle 1900; Imprimeries Lemercier et Cie. / Ludovic Baschet Editeur Catalogue Officiel Illustre De L'Exposition Centennale De L'Art Francais 1800 - 1889 Exposition Universelle De 1900 . 1900. Imprimeries Lemercier Et Cie. / Ludovic Baschet, Editeur hardcover
1961réf. 58500Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. As New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request – – IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - - 28 pp. With 20 ills. 26 x 18 cm. -- with a bonus offer-- . 1961. Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service paperback
1992réf. 28378New York New York U.S.A.: Universe Pub. New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Fine -- with a bonus offer--; T-Smithss; POLITICAL POSTERS EUROPE EASTERN POLITICS . 1992. 0876636237 . Universe Pub paperback
1984réf. 60569Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. As New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request – – IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - - Text in English. 44 pp. With 42 ills. 22 x 25 cm. -- with a bonus offer-- . 1984. Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service paperback
1982réf. 60353Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Service. As New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request – – IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - - Text in German. 158 pp. With 125 ills. 32 col. . 28 x 21 cm. -- with a bonus offer-- . 1982. Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Service paperback
1966réf. 58960Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. As New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request – – IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - - 106 pp. With 75 ills. 5 col. . 23 x 22 cm. In English. -- with a bonus offer-- . 1966. Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service paperback
1961réf. 11794Poughkeepsie NY: Vassar College. As New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - - -- 151 pages; clean and crisp tight pages with no writing or markings to the text. Includes many lovely images of works by among others Fra Bartolommeo de Vos Rembrandt Tiepolo Rembrandt & Lely. Also includes an essay entitled "The Flexibility of Drawing" by A. Hyatt Mayor. -- with a bonus offer--; 011794; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Drawings and Watercolors from Alumnae and Their Families - Vassar College - Poughkeepsie NY - 5/19 - 6/11/1961 / Wildenstein - New York - 6/14 - 9/9/1961 - EXHIBITION CATALOGUE . 1961. Vassar College paperback
1852réf. 166563London: Printed for the Royal Commission William Clowes & Sons 1852. An exhibitor's copy Presentation edition with a copy presented to every exhibitor at the Great Exhibition of 1851; trade editions were also produced. The book is a key contemporary document for the Exhibition giving the jury awards and details of the 30 categories of exhibit and was selected in Printing and the Mind of Man as the representative book for the Exhibition. Quarto. With 3 chromolithograph plates. Original red cloth spine and front cover lettered in gilt spine and covers decorated with a wreath design in gilt and blind yellow endpapers gilt edges. Preserved in a custom slipcase. Bookplate to front pastedown. Expertly recased spine ends and corners a little rubbed; a very good copy. Printing and the Mind of Man 331. hardcover
1831réf. 89CDS100LSGIAmsterdam 1831. 8vo. Christiaan Andersen Spin Slightly later neoclassical gold- and richly blind-tooled long-grained red morocco gilt edges. With a lithographed frontispiece. 2 76 8 pp. Very rare and remarkable catalogue of artworks exhibited in Amsterdam to raise funds for the Dutch army. It lists 1985 artworks not only paintings but all kinds of crafts: miniatures drawings engravings lithographs glass painting etc. All works were to be sold in a lottery to raise funds for the 10-day Campaign Tiendaagse veldtocht on 2-12 August 1831 by King Willem I in order to suppress the Belgian uprising. The catalogue includes a lithographed allegorical frontispiece depicting the nation in the form of a bust of King Willem I supported by art. This was designed by court artist Nicolaas Pieneman 1809-1860 and is accompanied by a poem by Jan de Breet. The present copy is the second expanded and final edition published shortly after the first. It lists all the artworks including the later additions. The first edition lists only 1706 items while the present second edition lists 1985. The frontispiece was slightly revised for the 2nd edition. The catalogue is very rare the Dutch union catalogue NCC lists only 1 copy Rijksmuseum 2nd ed. WorldCat also records a copy in the Frick collection. The RKD has a copy of each edition.Minor rubbing on the extremities otherwise in very good condition.l NCC 1 copy; RKD 283621; WorldCat 2 copies. ABE CAT Art History ART ARCHITECTURE & PHOTOGRAPHY DRAWINGS PRINTS & WATERCOLOURS LAW PHILOSOPHY & POLITICS LOW COUNTRIES Art & Art History Belgium Law & Politics Netherlands unknown
