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A beautifuldecorative Victorian book in original green pictorial cloth, with elaborate gilt spine decoration and a remarkably detailed gilt Cambridge architectural scene on the front cover.
Contains12 early heliotype plates from Stillman's own photographs of historic Cambridge, paired with poetry by Longfellow, Lowell and Holmes. Stillman photographed these places specifically to preserve a landscape already threatened by change.
A striking combination ofdecorative binding, early photography, Cambridge history and American literature.
Edited and photographed by W. J. Stillman. Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1876.
Abeautifully bound 1876 American book in original green pictorial cloth, with elaborate gilt spine decoration and a remarkably detailed gilt architectural view of Cambridge on the front cover.Beyond its considerable appeal as a decorative Victorian book, it is also an important early photographically illustrated volume, containing12 heliotype plates from photographs by W. J. Stillman.
The photographs pair historic Cambridge locations with poetry byHenry Wadsworth Longfellow, James Russell Lowell, and Oliver Wendell Holmes. Stillman explains in his preface that modernization threatened places the poets had made famous, and that he photographed these Cambridge landmarks specifically to preserve their appearance for future generations.
The book is recognized institutionally as a photographically illustrated book; a copy is held in the University of St AndrewsPhotobooks and Photographically Illustrated Books Collection.
An unusually appealing crossover volume combiningdecorative Victorian bookmaking, early photography, Cambridge history, architecture, and American literary culture.
Condition:Very Good. Original green pictorial cloth remains bright and attractive, with strong gilt decoration. Wear and fraying at spine ends and corners as shown. Binding sound. Interior generally clean with occasional light spotting. Heliotype plates remain well preserved.
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