Longfellow Frith (5 results)
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Published by Alfred William Bennett 1868
- Hardcover
Seller: Tilly's Bookshop (Eleven30 Group Ltd), Warrington, MER, United KingdomTilly's Bookshop (Eleven30 Group Ltd)
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. one guinea edition, maroon bevelled boards with gilt decoration to spine and front board, wear to top of spine, clean condition, hinges internally cracked, gilt edged pages, neat pen inscription dated 1869 front end-paper, frontispiece with tissue guard, with 12 photographs with tissue guards, sp…otting to both photographs and tissue guards, 270pp, pages clean and very good condition. Francis Frith (illustrator).
More imagesPublished by Alfred William Bennett, London 1865
- Hardcover
Seller: ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB), Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB)
Contact seller3-star sellerHardcover. Condition: vg- to vg. Square quarto. viii, 270, [1]pp. (+ 24 interleaved plates) Red pebbled leather boards, with lavish gilt-stamped ruling and tooling to the covers and spine. Gilt lettering on the spine. Beveled edges. All edges of the book block in gilt. Dentelles. This finely-produced edition of Henry Wadsworth L…ongfellow's 1839 novel Hyperion is illustrated throughout with 24 original albumen photographs of landscapes and famous sites from the story by pioneering British photographer Francis Frith (1822-1898). Included are images from the Rhineland area of Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Tyrol. Examples of locations shown include: The Devil's Bridge at Schöllenen Gorge (Switzerland), Drachenfels/ Siebengebirge (Germany), Andernach (Germany), Stolzenfels Castle, Heidelberg Castle, Birkenau (Odenwald), Neckar river, Rhone Glacier (Switzerland), Innsbrück, and St. Wolfgang (Austria). Each photograph is guarded with tissue paper. A lovely example of an early photographically illustrated literary edition. Also included throughout are smaller b/w engraved illustrations and engraved half-titles (separating each of the books), as well as decorative head and tailpieces. Binding with some light rubbing to extremities. Light rubbing to the front hinge, and the spine. Interior with some very minor sporadic instances of smudges or foxing. Two small closed tears to the plate at p.100, one in the image and one in the margin below. Plate at p.30 with a closed tear in the margin. All images quite clean throughout. Book block tight. Binding in very good-, interior in very good condition overall.
More imagesPublished by London, Alfred William Bennett. 1868
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Antiquariat Haufe & Lutz, Karlsruhe, BW, GermanyAntiquariat Haufe & Lutz
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(Seconde) "one Guinea" edition. Gr.-8° (23 x 19 cm.). X S., [1] Bl., 270 S., [1] Bl. mit 12 mont. Orig.-Photographien (Albuminabzüge, 16,5 x 12,5 cm.) von F. Frith und einigen Holzstichen im Text. Dunkelblauer Orig.-Leinenband mit reicher Rücken- und Deckelvergoldung und Goldschnitt. Gernsheim, Incunabula 268. Truthful Lens 106.… Wood 45/160 (mit Abb.). - Zweite mit Fotografien illustrierte Ausgabe. Erschien zuerst 1865 mit 24 Fotos. - Mit frühen fotografischen Ansichten vom Rhein, aus der Schweiz und aus Österreich. - Die Photos zeigen: Teufelsbrücke (Frontispiz), Drachenfels, Heidelberg, Birkenau (the Mill), Neckartal, Meiringen, Interlaken (the Cloisters), Innsbruck (2), Landeck, St. Wolfgang und Stuttgart (Marktplatz). - Francis Frith (1822-1898) gehörte zu den produktivsten Landschaftsfotografen Englands und erfuhr bleibenden Ruhm für seine Aufnahmen aus dem Nahen Osten. - "Illustrated with 24 albumen photographs by Francis Frith of lanscapes on the Rhine, in Switzerland and in the Tyrol. The book is notable for its direct associationof landscape photographs as non-literal visual ideas of literary ideas. The 4-page preface by Frith describes his travels" (Truthful Lens). - Frith "inaugurated the first golden age of albumen-silver photographic illustration (1860-80) during which photographs of great visual strength were supplemented by supportive texts One of the most outspoken on the esthetics of photography, Frith was among the first photographers to successfully seize the opportunity of using the recently perfected glass-negative and albumen print process to establish a reputation as a master photographic book illustrator" (Truthful Lens, p. 30, first edition 1865). - Trägerkartons etwas braunfleckig, sehr gutes Exemplar. Second edition illustrated with photographs. First published in 1865 with 24 photographs. - Featuring early photographic views of the Rhine, Switzerland and Austria. - The photographs show: Teufelsbrücke (frontispiece), Drachenfels, Heidelberg, Birkenau (the Mill), the Neckar Valley, Meiringen, Interlaken (the Cloisters), Innsbruck (2), Landeck, St. Wolfgang and Stuttgart (market square). - Francis Frith (18221898) was one of England's most prolific landscape photographers and achieved lasting fame for his photographs of the Middle East. - The photo-cardboards are slightly stained with brown spots, but this is a very good copy. Sprache: englisch.
More imagesPublished by London, Alfred William Bennett. 1865
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Antiquariat Haufe & Lutz, Karlsruhe, BW, GermanyAntiquariat Haufe & Lutz
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Gr.-8°. X S., [1] Bl., 270 S., [1] Bl. mit 24 mont. Orig.-Photographien (Albuminabzüge, 16,5 x 12,5 cm.) von F. Frith. Lederband der Zeit mit goldgepr. Rückentitel, reicher Rücken- und Deckelvergoldung, Innenkantenvergoldung und Goldschnitt. Gernsheim, Incunabula 268. Truthful Lens 106. Wood 45/160 (mit Abb.). - Erste mit Fotogr…afien illustrierte Ausgabe. 1868 erschien eine zweite Auflage mit nur 12 Fotos. - Mit frühen fotografischen Ansichten vom Rhein, aus der Schweiz und aus Österreich. - Die Photos zeigen: Teufelsbrücke (Frontispiz), Drachenfels, Andernach (2), Stolzenfels, Liebenstein und Sternenfels, Heidelberg (3), Birkenau (2), Neckartal, Rohnegletscher, Meiringen, Interlaken (2), Staubbach, Innsbruck (2), Landeck, St. Gilgen, St. Wolfgang und Stuttgart (2). - Francis Frith (1822-1898) gehörte zu den produktivsten Landschaftsfotografen Englands und erfuhr bleibenden Ruhm für seine Aufnahmen aus dem Nahen Osten. - "Illustrated with 24 albumen photographs by Francis Frith of lanscapes on the Rhine, in Switzerland and in the Tyrol. The book is notable for its direct associationof landscape photographs as non-literal visual ideas of literary ideas. The 4-page preface by Frith describes his travels" (Truthful Lens). - Frith "inaugurated the first golden age of albumen-silver photographic illustration (1860-80) during which photographs of great visual strength were supplemented by supportive texts One of the most outspoken on the esthetics of photography, Frith was among the first photographers to successfully seize the opportunity of using the recently perfected glass-negative and albumen print process to establish a reputation as a master photographic book illustrator" (Truthful Lens, p. 30). - Einband teils stärker berieben, Rücken am Fuß leicht beschädigt, stellenweise leicht bis stärker stockfleckig u. etwas gebräunt, ca. 3 Tafeln stark betroffen, wenige Bl. mit Wasserrand im Außenrand, noch gutes Exemplar. First edition illustrated with photographs. A second edition containing just 12 photographs was published in 1868. - Featuring early photographic views of the Rhine, Switzerland and Austria. - The photographs show: Teufelsbrücke (frontispiece), Drachenfels, Andernach (2), Stolzenfels, Liebenstein and Sternenfels, Heidelberg (3), Birkenau (2), the Neckar Valley, the Rhone Glacier, Meiringen, Interlaken (2), Staubbach, Innsbruck (2), Landeck, St. Gilgen, St. Wolfgang and Stuttgart (2). - Francis Frith (18221898) was one of England's most prolific landscape photographers and achieved lasting fame for his photographs of the Middle East. - The cover is somewhat heavily scuffed in places; the spine is slightly damaged at the bottom; there are light to heavy foxing spots and some browning in places; approximately 3 plates are badly affected; a few pages have water stains along the outer margin; still a good copy. Sprache: englisch.
Seller: gpbrookes, Presteigne, , United Kingdomgpbrookes
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4to 1865, illustrated with 24 photographs by Francis Frith. Small tide mark to corner of last 50 pps. 2or 3 photos with spotting to blank margin, but a nice copy in publishers gilt stamped binding, a little wear to bottom edge.
