Crystal palace (37 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. *Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Tuesday, May 26 (holiday sale item)* 2 pp, issued as 33d Congress, 1st Session, SED 36; one leaf with extraction roughness at margin; after some delays the British minister in Washington has the nine volume special edition and presents it to the United States, one of the exhibi…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In this collection of insightful lectures, the Crystal Palace Company explores the cutting-edge topics that shape our understanding of the world. From evolution and linguistics to advances in science, these talks are a fascinating glimpse into the minds of some of the most brilliant scientist…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This fascinating guide to the Crystal Palace and Park, one of the marvels of Victorian England, provides a detailed account of the planning, construction, and exhibitions associated with this landmark institution. With photographs, illustrations, and informative commentary, this book offers a unique…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In this collection of insightful lectures, the Crystal Palace Company explores the cutting-edge topics that shape our understanding of the world. From evolution and linguistics to advances in science, these talks are a fascinating glimpse into the minds of some of the most brilliant scientists and t…

1st edition. Near fine copies in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges very slightly dust-dulled and toned. Remains a particularly and surprisingly well-preserved set; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 15 issues : illustrations ; 21 cm. Subjects; Crystal Palace (Hyde Park, London, Englan…

2pp., 12mo. Bifolium. In good condition, lightly aged and worn. He writes that 'The passing on of such a dear man as Herman leaves a blank in many many peoples lives & those who had the priviledge [sic] of his friendship can the better realise all you must be suffering at the present time.' He concludes by telling her that her '…

Miniature programme, 65 x 50 mm. 12 illustrated pages, card wrappers. The Co-operative Festivals, which celebrated the Co-operative Movement, were populated by representatives of numerous organisations from all over the country. They were held each August at the Crystal Palace from at least 1888 when over 27,000 visitors attende…

2pp., 12mo. Bifolium. In very good condition, neatly placed by the second leaf in a windowpane mount. He has 'received an intimation' that his picture is in Bond Street ('from whence I must fetch it'), and is writing to say that he has 'two Pictures by my Father (one very small but a beautiful little bit) the other the Peak in D…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. First Edition. 17 x 10.5cm. Undated [c.1862]. A set of 12 colour chromolithographs designed by W.H. Prior [i.e. William Henry Prior] with a 16pp booklet of text describing each scene, including The Pompeian Court designed by Matthew Digby Wyatt, The Grand Orchestra in the Central Transept, The Egyptian…

12mo, 2 pp. On grey paper. Twenty lines. Text clear and complete. Aged, and with chipping to extremities and traces of mount on reverse. He is 'so cruelly busy just now with the investigations into the frauds lately perpetrated on the compy and with the anxieties & worries consequent thereon' that he can only forward 'the testim…

See the two men's entries in the Oxford DNB. 3pp, 12mo. Bifolium. In good condition, lightly aged. Folded twice. Addressed to 'Dear Mr Paxton' and signed 'Morpeth'. Much of the letter comprises a twenty-three line quotation from a letter Morpeth has received 'from a great friend of mine in Dublin, Mr Hamilton' (After the transcr…

2pp., 16mo. Bifolium. In good condition, lightly aged. The year has been added in another hand in pencil. Reads: 'Most grateful to you dear Mrs Bartholomew for all your kind care & thought. I have yet to go finally through the sheets and correct all it [sic] stopping &c. so that your corrections will be of great use I am just of…

4pp., 12mo. Bifolium. In very good condition, on lightly-aged paper. The letter begins: 'My dear Sir, | Having a day to spare, and having a little business in London, I left home by midnight mail yesterday, but unfortunately got into the smash that took place on the North Western line [i.e. a railway accident at Leighton Buzzard…

8" x 4", early issue (Godden type B2) with title printed on mount; a nice copy, mounted and framed Godden 9 (eleven-title label); Sprake STG 131; see Godden, Stevengraphs and other Victorian silk pictures, p.15, 124 Silk worked pictures known as Stevengraphs (named after their originator, the Coventry manufacturer, Thomas Steven…