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Tue, May 26, 2026 10:00AM EDT - Wed, Jun 3, 2026 10:00AM EDT
Lot 91

TALLIS, John. Tallis's History and Description of the Crystal Palace.

Estimate: $200 - $400

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TALLIS, John (1817-1876). Tallis's History and Description of the Crystal Palace.
Publisher: John Tallis and Co., London. 1852.

4to. 3 volumes. Half bound leather, with brown cloth boards. Speckled edges.

Vol. 1: Folding frontispiece, frontispiece, iv, 268 pp., with plates.
Vol. 2: Frontispiece, iii, 262 pp., with plates.
Vol. 3: Frontispiece, ii, 110 pp., with plates.

Each volume is H: 11 1/8 x W: 9 x D: 1 1/2 in.

Condition

Fair to poor. Toning throughout. Slight tears to margins of a few pages. Library sticker on spine with "7081 M."

Ink owner's inscription.

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From the Estate of John A. Davidson, Jr. Proceeds to benefit the APL of Lorain County and the Dittrick Museum, CWRU.