Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press (Belknap Press), 1978. First edition. Hardcover. 553p, 180 ills. from many sources. One-inch closed tear to top of back jacket. Landmark "panoramic history of exhibitions 1600-1862" in London--a detailed account of the display of relics, waxworks, pleasure domes, dioramas, theatrical spectacles, museums, freak shows, mechanical..... More
Beaufort-en-Vallee, France: Bergmans en Brouwer, 1983. First edition. Soft cover. 80p, many ills. In English and French. A remarkable offering of 389 items relating to the Paris Salon through the years. With short historical texts, selected bibliography of secondary sources, and a list of publications on the Salon, 1800-1900 (in..... More
Paris: Sold at Librairie des Mathurins, 1900-1901. First edition. Three-quarter leather (front cover detached). Originally subtitled Revue Elegante et Pratique. Volume 1, numbers 1-12 (May 1900-April 1901). Variously paged, many ills. and plates. Plate 5 in no. 2 is misbound in no. 3. Retitled and redesigned with number 5 (September)..... More
Wolverhampton: Whitehead Brothers, 1902. First edition. Soft cover. 63p, no ills. Checklist of over 350 works and several dozen historic and contemporary books and bindings. Chiefly contemporary paintings (Whistler, Strang, Burne Jones, etc.), prints, sculpture, and decorative arts; also older pieces, such as an Egyptian collection. Books by many Arts..... More
