Centennial Portfolio

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 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… Read more about this item

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"… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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.

Paperback / softback. New.