canadian cities (6 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good+. Undated, circa 1885. Red Cloth, Decorated in black and Gilt Titles. VG. Accordion type with 20 views; full-page, 1/2 page & inserts. 6"t x 5"w. Spine sunned, mild corner wear, some plates loose.

Accordion. Condición: Very Good. First Thus. A quite scarce and early view book, undated circa 1890, complete with 19 (some with insert views, some 2 per plate) views in the Whites. Bds are quite good with minor edge wear, a bit of a light stain on the bottom, contents are clean and VG, last image is loose, overall Very Good- Condition. 6-1/4" x 9-1/2". Deep Red cloth-covered bds with red cloth spine, blindstamped decorations and titles in Black & Gilt. Quite Attractive. One of a series by Charles Frey with very lerge images in his bold and contrasty tinted style. NOTE: Although they are generally referred to as "photo-views", the pictures in these small, popular albums were not photographs. They were printed with stone, in a multi-pass process that displayed a range of tones not possible with ordinary lithographic printing. When covered with varnish, the pictures looked as if they had been printed in an emulsion, like a photograph. Printed predominantly in Leipzig, Germany by Louis Glaser and distributed by Skillings & Howard, Portland, ME, Chicholm Brothers, Portland, ME, Adolph Witteman & Brothers of New York City. et al.

Accordion. Condición: Very Good. First Thus. A quite scarce and early view book, undated circa 1890, complete with 19 (some with insert views, some 2 per plate) views in the Whites. Bds are quite good with minor edge wear, a bit of light staining, contents are clean and VG to near fine, overall Very Good+ Condition. 6-1/4" x 9-1/2". Deep Red cloth-covered bds with red cloth spine, blindstamped decorations and titles in Black & Gilt. Quite Attractive. One of a series by Charles Frey with very lerge images in his very bold and contrasty tinted style. NOTE: Although they are generally referred to as "photo-views", the pictures in these small, popular albums were not photographs. They were printed with stone, in a multi-pass process that displayed a range of tones not possible with ordinary lithographic printing. When covered with varnish, the pictures looked as if they had been printed in an emulsion, like a photograph. Printed predominantly in Leipzig, Germany by Louis Glaser and distributed by Skillings & Howard, Portland, ME, Chicholm Brothers, Portland, ME, Adolph Witteman & Brothers of New York City. et al.

Encuadernación de tapa dura. Condición: Regular. Características: Pasta dura en tela editorial. Estado regular. Las tapas están ligeramente raspadas de las orillas y de las esquinas. El lomo está levemente raspado de los costados y presenta fatiga en ambos extremos. Letras y recuadro dorado estampados en la portada y grecas estampadas en relieve. El lomo lleva letras doradas, pero están un poco despintadas. Cantos limpios. Guardas limpias. Antes de los mapas hay un índice de países y otro de ciudades y pueblos. Los mapas son excelentes y están impresos en colores. El texto está dividido en las siguientes partes: Foreign Maps, Index of Dominion of Canada, Part III Physical and Economic Maps y Part IV Descriptive Gazetteer of the World Illustrated. Esta última parte incluye una breve descripción de la ciudad y unas fotografías. 278 pp. (25 x 17 cm). Peso: 950 g.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Fisrt edition. 8vo. Pp. 191, [1]. Teal and purple paper boards with mounted illustration and title to front board and spine. Boards a little sunned at the edges, dust jacket bright and clean, with just a shallow bit of wear to the spine head, and a short rip to upper edge of front cover. Clean and tight copy, in excellent condition overall. All illustrations present except one listed on p.64, that page present and unopened, with an illustration to p.61 which is unlisted, so clearly some error in printing here. Many unopened pages. Illustrations by Dorothy Stevens.

[ILLINOIS]. First edition. 5" X 6" embossed red boards, gold gilt cover title, 14 panels of views including a double-page one at the front, accordion-folds. Views include: a panoramic birdseye view of Chicago and the Lake Front; Post Office & Custom House; Pullman Building; Exchange Hall; New Board of Trade; Grand Pacific Hotel; Auditorium Building; Congress Street from Wabash to Michigan Avenues; Tacoma Building; Owings Building; State Street; Union Depot; Columbia Theater; Water Street; Union Stock Yards & Stalls; etc. Light wear to the spine ends and rear cover, else very good.