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VOLLENWEIDER, Madame H.
Exhibitions: Paris 1889. Exposition Universelle 1889 Paris/Soiries de Lyon/Tissus Exposes Offert par Megroz Portier & Cie
The Universal Exposition of 1889 (Exposition Universelle de 1889) was a highly successful international exhibition and one of the few world fairs to make a profit. Its central attraction was the Eiffel Tower, a 300-meter high marvel of iron by Gustave Eiffel. This charming book emphasizes and displays beautiful French-made Lyon silk.
- Published
- Paris: 1889.
- References
- Lipperheide OCLC
- Plates
- 20
- Binding/Size
- L=FOLIO
- Value
- 0-5000
- Published
- Paris: 1889.
- Ref
- 172
Folio, brown cloth, gilt lettering within a large gilt cartouche of a rooster and fern design back in black with gilt ribbon. Twenty colour plates on stubs of women in domestic or garden settings wearing dresses made of elaborately floral Lyon silk. A fine copy of a spectacular book unknown to Colas. Minor wear to corners and spine, else excellent. All plates without captions.
