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Paperback. Condizione: Fine. xiii, xxvi, 328, xxii pages, illustrations; 28 cm. Originally published under title: The Art-journal illustrated catalogue. Firm binding, clean inside copy. *** "The greatest of all international expositions and world fairs is generally conceded to have been the incredible Crystal Palace Exhibition of 1851 in London. Officially titled The Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations, it was held in a gigantic greenhouse-like building that covered almost 20 acres, used almost a million square feet of glass, and taxed the resources of a nation to erect. This was the Crystal Palace, one of the wonders of the 19th century, in which the nations of the civilized world exhibited their achievements in the arts and sciences. Almost as important as the exhibition itself was the Illustrated Catalogue printed by the Art-Journal in 1851. The semi-official record of the exposition and much the best publication about it, it circulated around the civilized world and brought the London of Queen Victoria (with the comparable high achievements of Paris, Berlin, Liege, New York) into the living milieu of countless designers and inventors. Richly illustrated, it displayed an entire universe of design: ceramics, textiles, cast-iron work, domestic furniture, cut glass, decorative hardware, chimneypieces, carpets, pianos, figureheads, lighting fixtures, statuary, terra-cotta work, razors, wall papers, stoves, carriages, weapons, sleighs, billiard tables, clocks, beehives, mosaics, silverware, and hundreds of other artifacts. A text accompanying more than 1500 illustrated items gives the illusion that you are on a walking tour of the Palace itself." - Publisher. *** Introduction to the Dover edition, by John Gloag; Preface; History of the exhibition; Essay on the science of the exhibition, by Professor Robert Hunt, Keeper of Mining Records, Museum of Practical Geology; Essay on the harmony of colours, as exemplified in the exhibition, by Mrs. Merrifield; Essay on the vegetable kingdom, as illustrated in the exhibition, by Professor Forbes, F.R.S., Professor of Botany in King's College, London; Essay on the machinery of the exhibition, as applicable to manufacture, by Professor Gordon, Regius Professor of Mechanics, University of Glasgow; Prize essay: The exhibition as a lesson in taste, by Ralph Nicholson Wornum. Size: 4to.…

Paperback. Condizione: Near Fine. Facsimile. Clean and pristine, with no signs of prior use. There is just a whisper of shelfwear to the covers. Fast shipping, with tracking number provided. ; 12.2 X 8.5 X 0.8 inches; 217 pages.

91pp inc plans, drawings etc. 28x22, cloth. Cloth lightly sunned, good thus. Survey of methods to obtain maximum daylight in various building types: houses, schools, hospitals, factories, stores, hotels etc. Very well illustrated.

First edition large format paperback with illustrated covers. 'An extensive visual survey of English architectural and decorative detail, reproducing designs from historic source books and early drawings. Covers a wide range of traditional ornament and architectural features, providing a useful reference for architectural historians, designers and restorers'. The book measures 11" x 8¾", it has 19 pages of text followed by 203 black-and-white architectural plates. The covers and contents are in excellent condition. VG+.…

First Edition; 12mo; cloth covered boards with gilt spine lettering; hardcover; 107 pages plus 16 plates; black and white illustrations; includes: The Britannia bridge, The H.M.V. electric iron, The Ecko radio set, and Portable electric fire; lightly sunned and edgeworn covers with sunned pages else a very good clean tight copy in a sunned dust jacket.…

HC. CONDITION NOTE - LIGHT EDGEWEAR TO BOARDS. Introduction by John Gloag, 65 pages, notes and commentary follow plate, 96 pages. An essential reference for the furniture collection. good w/good dustjacket (hardcover). 358 B&W and color plates (illustratore).