THE ALBERT MEMORIAL, ILLUSTRATED BY 29 PHOTOGRAPHS
by TAYLOR, Andrew and George
(PHOTOGRAPHY) TAYLOR< Andrew and George. THE ALBERT MEMORIAL, ILLUSTRATED BY PHOTOGRAPHS. London: Marion & Co., (1873). Oblong folio (9 x 15 1/2 inches). Original panelled green morocco. 29 photographs (4 x 6 inches) mounted on card. The photographs illustrate the individual sculptures devoted to Agriculture, Manufactures, Commerce, Engineering and the four Continents together with the frieze of notable men poets, musicians, painters, sculptors and architects. women being relegated to emblematic roles. The album came in several sizes, present copy being the largest with full-plate photographs taken from a different angle than the smaller half-plate issue. Upper cover lettered in g rebacked to style. (Inventory #: 38657)