SOUVENIR DU LAC DE COMO, LUGANO ET LAC MAJEUR
LARGE VIEW BOOK WITH MOUNTED COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS
- red cloth stamped design with gilt titles
- Zurich: Edition PHOTOGLOB Co, nd (ca.1898)
A BEAUTIFUL AND STRIKING VIEW BOOK FROM THE LATE 1890's WHICH FEATURE ITALIAN & SWISS LAKES. MOUNTED COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS CAPTURE SERENE AND IDYLLIC TRAVEL DESTINATIONS AT IT'S BEST.
Oblong, 4to red cloth with Gilt Titles and Pretty Stamped Design in colors of Flowers & Reeds. Cover has beveled edges, brown & cream decorated floral eps and 12 pages of color photographs mounted on heavy card-stock. Photo size: 6 1/2"x 9". The pages are hinged in the French style of the day. Each photo has been mounted within a bordered box - the publisher's name is underneath the photo on the bottom left side. Each photograph has a discreet number and title at the very bottom of the left side. This identification does not interfere with looking at the photograph's scene. Front free ep has a crease at the bottom right corner - crease is mainly visible from the blank verso of ep not on the floral decorated side.. Back fep has a very tiny corner chip at bottom - actually pretty inconspicuous. Original owner's neat script on ffep offers his name - Bellagio Lake Como, Italy, June 7, 1898.
This lovely view book is in VG condition - and quite frankly I would love to be there.
Oblong, 4to red cloth with Gilt Titles and Pretty Stamped Design in colors of Flowers & Reeds. Cover has beveled edges, brown & cream decorated floral eps and 12 pages of color photographs mounted on heavy card-stock. Photo size: 6 1/2"x 9". The pages are hinged in the French style of the day. Each photo has been mounted within a bordered box - the publisher's name is underneath the photo on the bottom left side. Each photograph has a discreet number and title at the very bottom of the left side. This identification does not interfere with looking at the photograph's scene. Front free ep has a crease at the bottom right corner - crease is mainly visible from the blank verso of ep not on the floral decorated side.. Back fep has a very tiny corner chip at bottom - actually pretty inconspicuous. Original owner's neat script on ffep offers his name - Bellagio Lake Como, Italy, June 7, 1898.
This lovely view book is in VG condition - and quite frankly I would love to be there.
Details
Title
SOUVENIR DU LAC DE COMO, LUGANO ET LAC MAJEUR
Binding
red cloth stamped design with gilt titles
Condition
Very Good
Publisher
Edition PHOTOGLOB Co: Zurich
Date
nd (ca.1898)
Size
Oblong, 4to
Pages
12 pages