Beschreibung:

Great Exhibition. Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations. Official Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue, 3 volumes, London: Spicer Brothers, 1851, numerous illustrations, a few colour and folding, advertisements at end of volume I, occasional light spotting, original ticket for entry to the Exhibition on 13th & 14th October 1851 issued to M. Digby Wyatt loosely inserted in volume I, all edges gilt, original blue blindstamped cloth, upper covers blocked in gilt, spines a little darkened, small splits to lower joint of volume II, 4to, together with Reports of the Juries on the subjects in the thirty classes into which the exhibition was divided, 1852, presentation copy to J. Dise Esq. with the compliments of Messrs. G. Clowes, October 1852, uniformly bound, plus 2 others: 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, [1851], and The Art Journal Illustrated Catalogue of the Industry of all Nations 1851, large 4to (Qty: 6) A Supplemental volume (not present here) was issued in 1851 and contained the Reports of the Royal Commissioners and Appendices.