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Auction archive: Lot number 53

Reports of the United States Commissioners to the Paris Universal Exposition, 1878 . Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1880.

Auction 11.10.2005
11 Oct 2005
Estimate
US$700 - US$900
Price realised:
US$720
Auction archive: Lot number 53

Reports of the United States Commissioners to the Paris Universal Exposition, 1878 . Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1880.

Auction 11.10.2005
11 Oct 2005
Estimate
US$700 - US$900
Price realised:
US$720
Beschreibung:

Reports of the United States Commissioners to the Paris Universal Exposition, 1878 . Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1880. 5 volumes, 8 o. Plates, some color, some folding. Original green cloth (some dampstaining and light wear). Vol. I: Report of the commissioner-general, with accompanying papers, including lists of exhibitors and of awards. Vol. II: Fine Arts, education, wood carving, textile fabrics. Vol. III: Iron and steel, ceramics and glass, forestry, cotton. Vol. IV: Chemical processes, mining industries, steam and gas engines, machines and machine tools, clocks and watches, railway apparatus. Vol. V: Agricultural implements, agricultural products, live stock, horticulture, pisciculture. While individual volumes are somewhat common on the market, complete sets such as this are quite SCARCE. [ With: ] Illustrated Catalogue of the Paris International Exhibition . London, 1878. Small 2 o. Illustrations in text. Contemporary green half morocco. With accounts of the site, exhibits and varied entertainments. (6)

Auction archive: Lot number 53
Auction:
Datum:
11 Oct 2005
Auction house:
Christie's
New York, Rockefeller Center
Beschreibung:

Reports of the United States Commissioners to the Paris Universal Exposition, 1878 . Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1880. 5 volumes, 8 o. Plates, some color, some folding. Original green cloth (some dampstaining and light wear). Vol. I: Report of the commissioner-general, with accompanying papers, including lists of exhibitors and of awards. Vol. II: Fine Arts, education, wood carving, textile fabrics. Vol. III: Iron and steel, ceramics and glass, forestry, cotton. Vol. IV: Chemical processes, mining industries, steam and gas engines, machines and machine tools, clocks and watches, railway apparatus. Vol. V: Agricultural implements, agricultural products, live stock, horticulture, pisciculture. While individual volumes are somewhat common on the market, complete sets such as this are quite SCARCE. [ With: ] Illustrated Catalogue of the Paris International Exhibition . London, 1878. Small 2 o. Illustrations in text. Contemporary green half morocco. With accounts of the site, exhibits and varied entertainments. (6)

Auction archive: Lot number 53
Auction:
Datum:
11 Oct 2005
Auction house:
Christie's
New York, Rockefeller Center
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