Tallis Crystal Palace

Tallis, John: Tallis's History and Description of the Crystal palace and the Exhibition of the World's Industry in 1851 [Vol. 2] London and New York The London Printing and Publishing Company 1851
Good Engravings from Bibby et al Based Upon Drawings / Daguerreotypes By Beard Mayall et al

This fascinating book was produced to record the Great Exhibition that was held in the Crystal Palace in 1851. There are 67 steel engravings which range from large scale views of the exhibition to illustrations of individual exhibits, such as the revolving bookcase.The text starts with a description of the beauty of that French import, papier mache, which was displayed at the exhibition with great skill by Jennings and Bettridge who made a piano case from it. There are chapters featuring the wonders of industry from around the world, covering safety apparatus for mine shafts to different types of wallpaper. The volume ends with a description of Coventry, which was apparently the international centre for ribbon making! It is truly a fascinating and well illustrated book. 262 pages. Full gilt leather spine with contrasting leather lable. Green grained cloth boards and Florentine marbled end papers. a.e.g. There is a list of illustrations to the front and, as is quite common with this book, it cannot be fully collated against the actual contained illustrations. There are two more illustrations present than required and nine of the illustrations are different to those stated. Corners and edges of leather worn. Damp stain to edge of upper and lower boards, but this does not penetrate to the inside. The fabric is starting to split along the rear board edge. With the exception of a small stain to the corner of two pages, the interior is clean and free from any foxing. Note, whilst this is a heavy book there willl not be a postage surcharge as I have built this into the price of the book. Half-Leather 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

[SW: Crystal Palace, Steel Engravings, Queen Victoria, Prince Albert, Daguerreotypes, Beard Mayall, J. G. Strutt, Tallis, Industry 1851, Great Exhinbition, Jennings and Bettridge, Papier Mache, Coventry, Ribbons,]

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Great Exhibition. Crystal Palace. Tallis (J) and J.G. Strutt, eds.: History and Description of the Crystal Palace and the Exhibition of the World's Industry in 1851, Tallis, [1852]

3 vols., in 2., roy. 4to., with folding chromo-lithographed frontispiece and over 140 fine steel-engraved plates, some very mild and occasional spotting; handsomely bound in contemporary red half morocco, sides with elaborate gilt frame borders, backs gilt with five raised bands, compartments ruled and tooled in gilt, bindings very lightly scuffed and frayed at joints and extremities else an unusually, bright, clean copy. Arguably the most comprehensive account of the Great Exhibition, with detailed descriptions of the numerous sections including the international contributions and major individual exhibits. The engravings are reproduced from original drawings and daguerrotypes (an early use thereof) by photographic pioneers Beard, Mayall and others. Scarce in this condition.

[SW: mstock, topography, london, crystal palace, hyde park, norwood, great exhibition, victoriana, nineteenth century]

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Tallis, John; Beard, Mayall, Etc.; J.G. Strutt, Editor: Tallis's History and Description of the Crystal Palace, and the Exhibition of the World's Industry in 1851; Illustrated By Beautiful Steel Engravings, from Original Drawings and Daguerreotypes, Volume II, London and New York John Tallis and Co.
Fair Beard, Mayall, Etc.

No date, c1851. Engraved frontis iii, 262 pp. Lavishly illustrated, plates still protected by tissue guards. This edition has leather spine and corners, corners scuffed and rubbed, spine tips chipped with black moire cloth boards. End papers appear to be kraft paper, , hinges splitting and signatures showing, tissue guard at page 3 has a crease and a hole and is heavily foxed, some foxing throughout, rear end paper lightly stained. As with the other volume, the steel engravings are truly beautiful. No Jacket Cloth 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

[SW: History England; Crystal Palace, Prince Albert]

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Tallis, John: Talliss History and Description of the Crystal Palace, and the Exhibition of the Worlds Industry in 1851...(3 volumes) London London Printing and Publishing Company 1851
Very Good Steel Engravings--Beard Mayall, Etc

lite wear and rubbing of spines/tips; marbled end papers, original bindings; lite foxing, a few pages have small tears, and one plate has a larger, but closed tear; voloume I seems to have been bound without a title page, but all else is intact and tight.; in mylar protective wraps First Edition No Jacket as Issued 3/4 Leather 4 vo

[SW: Crystal Palace; World's Fair; Architecture]

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