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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
1910réf. 17612Paris, Librairie Aéronautique, 1910 (imprimerie Paul Dupont) ; 127 pp.
1839réf. zy108Paris, chez L. Bouchard-Huzard Relié 1839 RARE. Trois volumes in-8 (14,2 x 22 cm), reliure demi-basane, dos lisses ornés de filets dorés, lv-544, 531 et 568 pages, ces trois tomes comprennent les arts industriels suivants (liste non exhaustive) ; Tome 1 : Tissus (laines et lainages, soies et soieries, fils et tissus de coton, de lin et de chanvre) - Métaux (fonderies, fer, acier, limes, enclumes, outils, plomb, cuivre, chaudronnerie, coutellerie, quincaillerie, marbres, bitumes, stucs, ciment, ardoise, etc.) // Tome 2 : Machines et ustensiles agricoles (machines à élever l'eau, soufflets, appareils de filtrage, outils de sondage, machine pour fabriquer les tissus, grands mécanismes, constructions navales, machines hydrauliques, barrages, chemins de fer et routes, machines-outils, carrosserie, serrurerie, instruments aratoires, semoirs, faux et faucilles, machines à battre, etc.) - Instruments de précision et instruments de musique (horlogerie, pendules, dynamomètres, balances, baromètres, thermomètres, globes terrestres, éclairage, instruments de musique à cordes, archet, vent, cuivres, etc.) // Tome 3 : Beaux-arts (peinture sur verre, fonderie, bronzes d'art, billards, bijouterie, sculpture, orfèvrerie, dorure sur bois, parquets et mosaïques, gravure, imprimerie, typographie, librairie, reliure, lithographie, zincographie, calligraphie, ébénisterie, etc. - Arts céramiques (terre cuite, faïence, porcelaine, verrerie) - Arts divers (peaux et cuirs, papier peint, chapellerie, chaussures, ganterie, sellerie, instruments de chirurgie, gymnastique, dessin, etc.) ; coiffes et coupes frottées, usures du papier reliure aux plats, assez bon état général. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.
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
1915réf. 030333Peking (Beijing) 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition (P.P.I.E.) Hardcover 1st Edition
réf. 39837PHILADELPHIA. INTERNATIONAL CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION. Group of Six Medals commemorating the Centennial Exhibition. Philadelphia: Ornamental Wood Co. 1876. Hexagon shaped box 7 3/4 x 10 1/4 inches with six medals made of wood. A rare survival and an attractive piece of commemorative advertising. A fine set in its original display case of six medals commemorating a visit to the International Centennial Exhibition at Philadelphia in 1876. The set was als used to advertise the Ornamental Wood Company of Philadelphia which has manufactured the medals using a newly patented process. Two of the medals ha "Patented June 1 1875" stamped beneath the portraits. These medals could purchased separately or as a set in a fitted case in three different sizes. Ornamental Wood Company exhibited in the Machinery Hall where visitors bought these medals as souvenirs. The hexagon shaped box containing tray of blue cardboard with six holes rimm in gold holding the six medals the lid with a fine lithographed "Birds Eye View of the International Exhibition Buildings" published by Breuker and Cassler Philadelphia. The six die-pressed wood medals have a diameter of 2 3/4 inches for four of them and 3 1/3 inches for two of them. The medals are extremely fine the two larger ones show on the obverse the Memorial Hall and the Main Building while the smaller ones depict Independence Hall and portraits of George Washington General Joseph Hawley President of the Centennial Exhibition and Alfred Goshorn Director General and chief organiz of the Centennial Exhibition. All medals are rendered in high relief on the obverse while the reverse has around "The 100th Anniversary of the American Independence 1876" with "Great International Exhibition Fairmont Park Philadelphia 4th of July" in the field. In excellent condition the lithogra a little browned the box outside in plain dark green card board a few nicks but essentially sound. unknown books
réf. 2459Schemit, Paris, 1927.
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
1911Large and elaborate coloured engraved plan measuring approx. 1270mm x 1010mm (50.0 ins x 39.75 ins), folding in 20 panels to approx. 320mm x 210mm (12.5 ins x 8.0 ins); housed in original printed cartridge envelope with self-sealing flap (short tear in flap), A REMARKABLY CLEAN, NEAR FINE COPY. This is an engraved and coloured plan of the Crystal Palace prepared for the intended sale at auction of the buildings and grounds in 1911 (see below). The retaining envelope is printed 'PLAN OF THE CRYSTAL PALACE 1851-1911. Solicitors: Messrs Janson Cobb, Pearson & Company, 22 College Hill, E.C.; Receiver and Manager: Mr. Ernest I Husey (Messrs Jackson, Pixley & Co., Chartered Accountants, 58 Coleman Street, E.C; Auctioneers: Mr. Howard Frank (Messrs Knight, Frank & Rutley), 20 Hanover Sq, London W; and Mr. John Roy Lancaster (Messrs Horne & Co), 85 Gresham Street, E.C.' The plan in well executed and colour-coded to indicate the various leases and tenancies involved. It shows the scale and local context of the magnificent building, together with its world-famous gardens and grounds, including the tiered sculptural terraces, the patios, and the renowned lakes and fountains. Key features such as the Flying Machine, the Maze, Brunel's Polygonal Water Towers, the Lower Lake area housing Waterhouse Hawkins' recreations of dinosaurs (still present today) and the Sports Grounds are clearly highlighted. HISTORICAL CONTEXT. After the Great Exhibition of 1851, the Crystal Palace was re-erected in a considerably enlarged form in 1854 at Sydenham in South London. During the next half century it continued as a major metropolitan tourist attraction attracting visitors from all over the world to marvel at the building, its contents and gardens, and to witness a wide variety of entertainment including music, acrobatics, circuses and fireworks. By the turn of the century, however, the novelty was wearing thin and the number of visitors declined to the point where in 1911 the Palace was declared bankrupt and placed in the hands of a receiver. 'On 28 November it was to be sold by auction, to be offered in one lot as a going concern. This was a fateful period in its history. There was grave danger that it would pass into the hands of the developers. Every jerry builder within striking distance was eager for the moment when he might be in a position to swoop down on the beautiful grounds and reduce them to terms of bricks and mortar. But that ultimate indignity was not to be. The Earl of Plymouth produced £230,000 to buy the Palace as a going concern; at the same time the Lord Mayor of London opened a fund to purchase the Crystal Palace for the nation, and to reimburse Lord Plymouth. This was completed in 1913 and the Crystal Palace was saved.' [A.R. Warwick: The Phoenix Suburb (1972)]. During the Great War the revitalised Palace served as a Royal Naval base (HMS VICTORY VI). At the end of hostilities it became for a short time the home of the Imperial War Museum and then reverted to tourism with exhibitions of early flying, pioneer television, dirt-track racing, music festivals, dog and cat shows, dancing and fireworks. In this way it continued until completely destroyed by the tragic fire of 30 November 1936 - the end of a great era. IT IS UNCERTAIN HOW MANY OF THESE ELABORATE PLANS WERE PRODUCED, BUT THE NUMBER CANNOT HAVE BEEN GREAT. GIVEN THAT £230,000 (VERY APPROXIMATELY £7M BY TODAY'S STANDARDS) WAS REQUIRED TO OBVIATE THE NEED FOR SALE, THE NUMBER OF INTENDING BIDDERS MUST HAVE BEEN FEW INDEED. IN ANY CASE IT IS UNLIKELY THAT MANY COPIES SURVIVE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS VIRTUALLY UNOPENED STATE COMPLETE WITH ORIGINAL ENVELOPE. A DOCUMENT OF CONSIDERABLE SIGNIFICANCE IN THE HISTORY OF SOUTH LONDON, AND A VIVID REMINDER OF ONE OF LONDON'S GREATEST HISTORIC ATTRACTIONS.
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
réf. 3655Paris, Robert Lang, 1931. 1 affiche originale, entoilée, 100 * 62 cm, très bon état. REMISE POSSIBLE POUR ACHAT DIRECT - DISCOUNT OFFERED FOR DIRECT SALE - PLEASE CONTACT THE BOOKSELLER FOR MORE INFORMATION
réf. 9352Paris, Robert Lang, 1931. 1 affiche originale lithographiée en couleurs, entoilée, 100 * 62 cm, très bon état.
réf. awd-1117Lithographie originale en couleurs sur vélin, titrée essai et signée au crayon en marge (38,2/27,5 cm). Élégant encadrement (53,3/42,4 cm).
199124 page exhibition catalogue. Signed by E.J. Hughes at bottom of title page. Text in French and English. Chronology. Includes nine illustrations in colour and three in black and white. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. A beautiful copy. Book
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
