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An Historical and Descriptive Account of the Battle of Poictiers,
by BULLOCK, Charles
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Croydon, Surrey, United Kingdom
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About This Item
vo, pp. 44; occasional very light spotting; otherwise clean and fresh in the original printed wrappers; stitched as issued.
'In 1826, ... at the Cosmorama Rooms, one C. Bullock showed his Panstereomachia, a 'picto-mechanical representation' as the ^gTimes^g called it, availing itself of "the same liberty in coining a compound as Mr. Bullock." The subject was the Battle of Poitiers, depicted by 1,500 figures "beautifully modelled in plastic marble," whatever that may have been. Although the accuracy of the weapons and costumes, it was said, left little to be desired, the illusion was destroyed by the spectators' proximity to the foreground figures' (Altick, ^gThe Shows of London^g, p. 215).
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- Bookseller
- Pickering & Chatto, Antiquarian Booksellers
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3220565
- Title
- An Historical and Descriptive Account of the Battle of Poictiers,
- Author
- BULLOCK, Charles
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- FIRST EDITION.
- Publisher
- London, Printed for the Proprietor; by James Bullock, Whitefriars,
- Date Published
- 1826
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs