The Illustrated Exhibitor. A Tribute To The World's Industrial Jubilee; Comprising Sketches By Pen and Pencil of The Principal Objects in The Great Exhibition Of The Industry of All Nations 1851.

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Parts 1-30 (all published) June-December 1851. 556 pages + 44 pages of all judges and prize-winners before part 1, with woodcut engravings, mostly from photos and daguerreotypes on every page with 10 large fold-out plates inc a full exterior view from the South-West at the frontispiece, this creased due to folding incorrectly, endpapers foxed, one plate of the Queen in attendance in July repaired along fold line from the back, some light mild spotting on a few pages also. 19th century half calf, marbled edges to the paper, spine repaired at hinge and calf rubbed. quarto size but crown octavo. Binding good only contents mainly Very Good. NOTE: *The Joseph Paxton building was destroyed by fire in 1936 and is now lost but its legacy is the area known as "Crystal Palace" since 1854 when the building was removed from Hyde Park, where this exhibition was originally held. Some of the Judges at this prestigious fair were Michael Faraday, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Prof Richard Owen, etc, all the scientific and manufacturing giants of the day either judged or were exhibiting inc French and Italian and German industrialists and artisans and scientists. Lists the various awards and categories on 44 pages before part 1. Every conceivable engine and invention of its day was revealed at this time. The Time of Steam power and craftsmanship at its height. N° de ref. del artículo A243

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