History and Description of the Crystal Palace : and the Exhibition of the World’s Industry in 1851 Paperback / softback
by John Tallis
Edited by J. G. Strutt
Part of the History and Description of the Crystal Palace 3 Volume Paperback Set series
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In May 1851, the doors opened on the Great Exhibition, a celebration of British industry and international trade that spawned numerous imitations across the globe.
The scale of the exhibition was immense and publishers responded quickly to the demand for catalogues, guidebooks and souvenir volumes.
In a marketplace swamped with exhibition literature, Tallis' three-volume History and Description of the Crystal Palace, originally published in 1852 and reproduced here in the 1854 edition, quickly established itself as the definitive history for middle-class readers.
Illustrated with high-quality steel-engraved plates of the most popular and eye-catching exhibits, Tallis' book provides a fascinating contemporary account of this cultural and commercial highlight of the Victorian age, and reveals the mind-set of a society at the peak of its imperial power.
Volume 3 describes displays of machinery and the 'Ladies' Department', the close of the exhibition, and the Palace's new site in Sydenham.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:202 pages, 42 Plates, black and white
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:19/05/2011
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- ISBN:9781108026727
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:202 pages, 42 Plates, black and white
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:19/05/2011
- Category:
- ISBN:9781108026727
