Views Jackson Vicinity, First Edition (2 results)

Accordion. Condition: VG+. First Thus. A quite scarce and nice early view book, undated circa 1880/1890 with 45 (several small inserts) of views of those areas in the Whites. The boards are decent with the FC a bit rubbed/soiled with ends and corners mildly worn, contents (old moisture staining to the center hinge area on several images) are clean and VG+ to near fine. The rear hinge was left loose by the publisher so that the entire book of illustrations could be laid out on a table and seen all at the same time. The overall contents are about Fine with 1 small paper-pull to the upper left-hand corner of the illustration inside front cover (Chocorua Mountain and Lake), . 6" x 5". Dark Mauve (Purple Maroon) bds with blind-stamped decorations and titles in gilt, quite bright and glossy. One of a series by Charles Frey. NOTE: Although they are generally referred to as "photo-views", the pictures in these small, popular albums were not photographs at all but another image type entirely that became known as the 'Glaser/Frey lithographic process'. Printed with stone, in a multi-pass process they displayed a range of tones not possible with ordinary lithographic printing. When covered with varnish, the pictures looked as if they had been printed in an emulsion with a striking and bold three-dimensional effect, similar a photograph. Printed predominantly in Leipzig, Germany by Louis Glaser and distributed by Skillings & Howard, Portland, ME, Chicholm Brothers, Portland, ME, Adolph Witteman & Brothers of New York City. et al.

Accordion. Condition: Near Fine. First Thus. A quite scarce and attractive early view book, undated circa 1880/1890 with 45 (several small inserts) of views of those areas in the Whites. The boards are very nice with ends and corners a little worn, contents are clean and near fine to fine with the rear hinge left loose by the publisher so that the entire book of illustrations could be laid out on a table and seen all at the same time. The overall contents are about Fine with 1 small paper-pull to the upper left-hand corner of the illustration inside front cover (Chocorua Mountain and Lake), . 6" x 5". Dark Mauve (Purple Maroon) bds with blind-stamped decorations and titles in gilt, quite bright and glossy. One of a series by Charles Frey. NOTE: Although they are generally referred to as "photo-views", the pictures in these small, popular albums were not photographs at all but another image type entirely that became known as the 'Glaser/Frey lithographic process'. Printed with stone, in a multi-pass process they displayed a range of tones not possible with ordinary lithographic printing. When covered with varnish, the pictures looked as if they had been printed in an emulsion with a striking and bold three-dimensional effect, similar a photograph. Printed predominantly in Leipzig, Germany by Louis Glaser and distributed by Skillings & Howard, Portland, ME, Chicholm Brothers, Portland, ME, Adolph Witteman & Brothers of New York City. et al.