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PHOTOGRAPHIC ILLUSTRATIONS: MURRAY (Andrew): 'The Book of the Royal Horticultural Society. 1862-1863', London, Bradbury & Evans, 1863. (xiv), 225pp: 10 (of 12) mounted albumen photographs by C Thurston Thompson with printed captions, average size 12.5 x 18.5cm, wood engraving title page printed in three colours, two chromo plates with facsimile signature of Victoria and Albert, text with decorative borders in various colours, folding col. litho view of gardens from the International Exhibition, waterstains and damp soiling at points throughout, contemporary red morocco gilt, aeg, rubbed and marked. A rare and interesting work, as the buildings shown no longer stand. FRIEDMAN, Colour Printing in England No.115: SCHULZE: Victorian Book Illustrations with photographs, No.200. (1)
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