RARE, UNRECORDED SERIES OF SIX COLOR LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTS FROM PHOTOGRAPHS OF NOTABLE LOCALS IN THE SAN FRANCISCO AREA

Britton & Rey

Published by Britton & Rey, San Francisco, 1900

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(Photographs) RARE, UNRECORDED SERIES OF SIX COLOR LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTS FROM PHOTOGRAPHS OF NOTABLE LOCALS IN THE SAN FRANCISCO AREA. San Francisco: Britton & Rey, circa 1900. Oblong 4to - 10" x 11-1/4". String bound, yapp edged, textured tan paper wrappers with spotting and staining to both front and back wrappers. [6] thick card leaves of plates, each leaf measuring 9" x 10-1/2" with a printed image measuring 6-3/4" x 8-1/2". Britton and Rey was the only West Coast printer that engaged in extensive photomechanical work. They called the color lithographs that they produced from photographs, "Photo-Chromes." WorldCat lists only one title containing Britton & Rey Photo-Chromes, i.e., "Welcome, La Fiesta de las Flores, Los Angeles, May 1st, 2nd and 3rd, 1902;" this title is held by only two libraries. The Photo-Chromes in the offered collection are: Cliff House and Seal Rocks San Francisco; light spotting, a short tear to right edge and to lower edge, both of which are confined to the margins. University of California, Berkeley; light spotting to lower margin and a short tear to right edge confined to the margin. Ocean Bluff, Santa Cruz; short tear to right edge confined to the margin. Devils Gulch Falls, Marin Co.; no condition issues. Glimpse of Grounds, Hotel del Monte; no condition issues. San Francisco Bay from Russian Hill; minor spotting, and creasing along left edge. The condition of this bound set of prints is VERY GOOD. No copies located on WorldCat, nor any other reference found to any of these images. RARE. Seller Inventory # 001157

Bibliographic Details

Title: RARE, UNRECORDED SERIES OF SIX COLOR ...

Publisher: Britton & Rey, San Francisco

Publication Date: 1900

Binding: Soft cover

Illustrator: Britton & Rey

Condition: Very Good