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Official descriptive and illustrated catalogue.
Main entry:

Great Exhibition (1851 : London, England)

Title & Author:

Official descriptive and illustrated catalogue.

Publication:

London : Spicer : W. Clowes, Printer, 1851-1852.

Description:

3 v. : ill., maps (some col.), plans ; 37 cm. + 1 v.

Notes:
At head of title: Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, 1851.
Edited by Robert Ellis.
"By authority of the Royal Commission."--T.p.
Paged continuously.
Supplementary volume contents: First report of the Commissioners of the Exhibition of 1851, to the Right Hon. Spencer Horatio Walpole, &c. &c. -- Second report of the Commissioners of the Exhibition of 1851, to the Right Hon. Spencer Horatio Walpole, &c. &c. -- Official descriptive and illustrated catalogue. Supplement.
V. 1. Index and introductory. Section I. Raw materials, Classes 1 to 4. Section II. Machinery -- v. 2. Section III. Manufactures, Classes 11-29. Section IV. Fine arts, Class 30. Colonies -- v. 3. Foreign states.
Library copy: binding: red morocco (?) gilt, inside greek key border border, blue watered silk doublures, armorial stamp of Victoria and Albert on upper and lower covers, front and back paste-downs and spine; armorial book-plate of Playfair (Dr. Lyon Playfair, a special commissioner to the exhibition)
"Presented by Her Majesty's Commissioners for the Exhibition of M.D.CCC.LI. to Doctor Lyon Playfair, C.B."--Leaf preceding title leaf
Subject:

Great Exhibition (1851 : London, England)
Great Exhibition.

Form/genre:

Exhibition catalogs.
Reports.

Added entries:

Ellis, Robert, F.L.S.
Great Exhibition (1851 : London, England). Official descriptive and illustrated catalogue : Supplement.
First report of the Commissioners of the Exhibition of 1851, to the Right Hon. Spencer Horatio Walpole, &c. &c. ..
Second report of the Commissioners of the Exhibition of 1851, to the Right Hon. Spencer Horatio Walpole, &c. &c. ..

Exhibition MDCCC.LI official catalogue
Cover title on supplementary volume: Exhibition MDCCC.LI reports of the commissioners

Holdings:

Location: Library main 51084
Call No.: ID PO16741 EXP T690; ID:89-B9940
Copy: v. 1
Status: Available

Location: Library main 51087
Call No.: ID PO16744 EXP T690; ID:89-B9940
Copy: v. 1
Status: Available

Location: Library main 51086
Call No.: ID PO16744 EXP T690; ID:89-B9940
Copy: v. 2
Status: Available

Location: Library main 51085
Call No.: ID PO16744 EXP T690; ID:89-B9940
Copy: v. 3
Status: Available

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