![Item #396324 The Great Exhibition : London's Crystal Palace Exposition of 1851 : [a facsimile of the illustrated catalogue]. George Palmer Blake.](https://mwbooks.live.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/396324.jpg?width=768&height=1000&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1707993912)
The Great Exhibition : London's Crystal Palace Exposition of 1851 : [a facsimile of the illustrated catalogue]
1995, Facsimile Edition. New York : Gramercy. Very good cloth-backed over paper-covered boards copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #396324
ISBN: 051712209X
Physical description: xxiv, 328 p. : ill. ; 32 cm. Notes: Facsimile of the illustrated catalogue of 1851, published by the Art journal; Originally published Bounty Books, 1970; "...more than three hundred pages of engravings of the most representative objects displayed at the Crystal Palace in 1851. Included are illustrations of glass chandeliers, Wedgwood pottery, fine carriages, rich embroidery, and ornately carved furniture, as well as clocks, ironwork, fireplaces, silverware, pianos, carpets, wallpaper, mirrors, statuary, and jewelry -- beautiful Victorian objects that attest to an era's faith in industry, progress and artistry."-- from the introduction, by George Palmer Blake. Subjects: Crystal Palace (Great Exhibition, 1851, London, England); Great Exhibition (1851 : London, England).
Price: €25.00