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Philadelphia, Tomas Hunter, 1876. . Oblong 4to. 52pp., illustrated with 52 colour plates. Original brick cloth gilt, minor wear to corners, red edges, an excellent bright copy.. First edition.

Philadelphia:: Thomas Hunter,, 1876.. First edition.. original rust bevelled cloth stamped in gold and black. . Neatly rebacked in cloth with two thirds of the original spine laid down; new period endsheets; cloth rubbed at extremities; the plates and text clean and fine. . Oblong large 8vo,. Map of the Centennial Grounds plus 52 tinted lithographic views of the principal buildings, with letterpress description.

Philadelphia: Thomas Hunter, Publisher, 1876. Hardcover. Wide small 8vo. Brick cloth over bevelled boards with gilt and black lettering and decorations. viii, (2pp), (ca. 200pp). Numerous tinted lithographs and floor plans, map. Very good. Tight and internally near fine, with only a bit of rubbing and mild binding edgewear, mainly along spine. Outstanding first edition of this handsome production, with all tinted lithographs as bold and bright as the day published. Exceptional and unrestored copy of a title usually found rebound or with issues and repairs.

WESTCOTT, Thompson. Centennial Portfolio: A Souvenir of the International Exhibition of Philadelphia, Comprising Lithographic Views of Fifty of Its Principal Buildings, With Letter-Press Description. Phila., 1876. 1st ed. Oblong 8vo. Illus. with 52 chromo-lithographic plates. A very good copy in orig. gilt decorated 1/2 morocco. One of the important Philadelphia view books. Only one of the 50 buildings depicted remains. $350.00.

Philadelphia: Thomas Hunter, 1876. Oblong 8vo; 52 colored lithograph prints accompanied by a page of description each, depicting the buildings of the 1876 Centennial Exhibition; a.e.g.; original red cloth with black designs and gilt title on cover and spine; cover rubbed, bumped and stained, with gilt worn; a few preliminary leaves dogeared, plates clean and bright.

Philadelphia: Thomas Hunte, 1876. viii pp. plus ground plan of exhibition and fifty-two color plates, each accompanied by a leaf of descriptive text (several of the description leaves contain building ground plans or additional text printed on verso). Oblong octavo. Original decorative cloth, stamped in black and gilt. Covers and spine slightly worn. Contemporary ownership inscription of "M.C. Conklin" on front flyleaf. Minor agetoning, occasional slight soiling in margins of plates. Slight paper abrasion on verso of front free endpaper and recto of front flyleaf. A very good copy. First and only edition (although there was a large paper issue of a few copies). Professor George Tatum has called this "the best known and most useful" of the many books describing the Centennial. It is also by far the most attractive, with lithographic plates printed in delicate colors. The tinted lithographic plates are of the ornate Victorian exhibition buildings. Among the illustrations are several of the buildings… Leer más

Philadelphia: Thomas Hunter, 1876. First edition. 52 color lithograph plates by Thomas Hunter. Oblong 8vo. Original brick cloth stamped in gilt and black. Fraying to cloth at spine ends and corners, small library sticker to spine, front hinge tender, bookplate. First edition. 52 color lithograph plates by Thomas Hunter. Oblong 8vo.

Philadelphia: Thomas Hunter, 1876. Landscape format (19cm). Dark red cloth over bevelled boards, stamped ornately in gold and black on front and spine, in blind on rear board, all edges stained red; brown coated endpapers; viii, [104pp, foliated 1-52]; 52 tinted lithographs and 2 black and white maps of the exhibition grounds. With the bookplate of William Crowninshield Endicott to front pastedown. Straight and bright, with minor reinforcement at head, tail, and corners, edges of endpapers gently rubbed, front hinge cracked through but holding, plates clean and bright: Very Good. Souvenir views of the Centennial International Exhibition, the first official World's Fair in the U.S., with captions printed in German, French, and Spanish. The views depict pavilions dedicated to different states, countries (Canada, Japan, England, France, Brazil), technologies (printing, photography, sewing) and foods (a Brewers' Building, a Butter and Cheese Factory, and a French Restaurant)--as well as the Women's… Leer más

1876. WESTCOTT, Thompson. Centennial Portfolio: A Souvenir of the International Exhibition At Philadelphia, Comprising Lithographic Views of Fifty of Its Principal Buildings, With Letter-Press Description. Philadelphia: Thomas Hunter, 1876. viii,52pp. plus map and fifty-two tinted lithographic plates. Oblong quarto. Original pebbled morocco, gilt title on both boards, spine gilt. Some wear at edges and corners, dent at foot of spine, light scuff on rear board. Light foxing. Overall, very good. HITCHCOCK 1365 (note). A handsome, large paper copy in the publisher's deluxe binding of this lovely souvenir of the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia. The tinted lithographic plates are of the ornate Victorian exhibition buildings. Among the illustrations are several of the buildings devoted to individual states, exhibits from several European nations, the cheese and butter building, the brewer's exhibit, the Singer Sewing Machine building, and Independence Hall. Also included are a map of the… Leer más