(The Great Exhibition) Great Exhibition of the Works of Indu...

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£200 - £300

(The Great Exhibition) Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations. Official Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue First edition, four volumes in original uniform gilt decorated cloth, Spicer Brothers & W. Clowes, London, 1851. (4) Volume I; Sun bleached spine, small nibbles and tears to the rear hinge, bright gilt decoration to front board, gilt edge, graphite notes to verso of ffep, advertisement, engraved title page by John Tenniel loosening from text block, large tear to fold out map, cxcii, steel engravings, plates, double page colour lithograph depicting 'View of the Great Suspension Bridge at Kieff....', pp.476 runs true, pp.76 of advertisements to rear, some light sporadic spotting, generally a very good text block. Volume II; Sun bleached spine, small nibbles and soling, bright gilt decoration to front board, gilt edge, spotting to title page and contents, pp.479-1002. watermarks to the head of colour lithographs not affecting illustrations, vg text block. Volume III; Sun bleached spine, small tears to ends of back strip, light soiling to front board, pp.1005-1469, gilt edge, plates, a small amount of finger soiling, a vg text block. Volume IV (Supplement); Large tear to head of back strip, gilt edge, xxvii, pp.1471-1532, liv, pp.211, pp.76, advertisement to rear, vg text block profuse with plates.