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Souvenir of Travel in Great Britain: Album with 760 original albumen photos
by Roger Wolcott (1847-1900) - Governor of Massachusetts
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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About This Item
An extremely important album from the Wolcott family`s travel to Europe, covering their stay in Great Britain August 1865 – March 1866.
Full leather bound (worn) folio (34.5 x 27 cm); 101 leaves; ca. 761 albumen photos and ca. 106 Wood engravings and lithographs; all dipped in. The photos show landscapes, historic buildings, important people and important paintings from visited galleries.
On inside of front cover ex libris of Roger Wolcott`s father Joshua Huntington Wolcott (1804-1891). On fore edge handwritten: "Roger Walcott // Souvenir of travel".
Leather worn; Front hinge broken and loose; fore edge loose; leaves uneven, worn margins; photos in general in fine condition with good contrast.; only few stains; overall, considering age, in good condition.
There is also the famous 1863 portrait of Charles Dickens by Jahn Watkins (see Getty Museum 84.XD.1157.1005).
Many pages have the month and year of the visit on top, starting August 1865 on page 1 and ending with March 1866 on the last page. All pictures have a descriptive, handwritten title. Many have, in addition, detailed descriptions.
A document of paramount importance for the understanding of the travel style of the Boston upper class in mid-19th century.
Upon request, more photos are available.
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- Bookseller
- Ebattt-books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- B-003
- Title
- Souvenir of Travel in Great Britain
- Author
- Roger Wolcott (1847-1900) - Governor of Massachusetts
- Format/Binding
- Full leather
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1866-1867
- Pages
- 204
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Roger Wolcott (1847-1900) , queen Victoria, albumen print, travel, Great Britain,
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- Folio
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