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William Reese Company - Americana, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.
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Twenty-two one-sided chromolithograph leaves. Oblong octavo. Cloth-backed color pictorial wrappers. Most of front wrapper lacking. Internally clean. Good. Fine chromolithographs of well-known actors, actresses, and socialites in exotic costumes, including Sarah Bernhardt in an "Old Russian Costume." "To produce such a volume has naturally necessitated an enormous outlay; but the demand for our cigarettes has so increased, day by day, month by month, that we can best thank our patrons for their continued kindness by offering the present album" - Preface. An attractive example of chromolithography reaching its zenith as popular art. McGRATH, p.191. Seller Inventory # WRCAM37392
Title: COSTUMES OF ALL NATIONS [wrapper title]
Publisher: Lithographed by Knapp & Co., [New York
Publication Date: 1888
Seller: William Reese Company - Americana, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.
Fine chromolithographs of well-known actors, actresses, and socialites in exotic costumes, including Sarah Bernhardt in an "Old Russian Costume." "To produce such a volume has naturally necessitated an enormous outlay; but the demand for our cigarettes has so increased, day by day, month by month, that we can best thank our patrons for their continued kindness by offering the present album" - Preface. An attractive example of chromolithography reaching its zenith as popular art. McGRATH, p.191. Twenty-two one-sided chromolithograph leaves. Oblong octavo. Cloth-backed color pictorial wrappers. Most of front wrapper lacking. Internally clean. Good. Seller Inventory # 37392
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