Description

BROWN UNIVERSITY. Class of '75. [Cover title] Author: [Class Photograph Album]. Barker, C. F. - Former Owner Title: BROWN UNIVERSITY. Class of '75. [Cover title] Publication: [Providence, RI]: [1875] Edition: 1st edition thus Description: 85 leaves of stiff-stock mounting board. Album contains 86 original albumen photographs, portraits 6" x 4", mounted recto-only, on a 13" x 9 mount, one photograph per leaf. The scene photographs are ~ 6" x 8". A complete list of photographs supplied on request. 13-7/8" x 10-1/4" x 2-5/8". 3/4 brown leather album with gilt stamped title lettering to front board. Bevelled edges. AEG. Marbled eps. Front board professionally reattached. A VG+ album. The album begins with a photographic image of a portrait of Nicholas Brown, a college alum, early benefactor & for whom the college was renamed in 1804, followed by 15 photographs of important Brown alumni & professors, including past presidents Francis Weyland & Ezekiel Robinson. Then comes 39 individual photographic portraits of the 1875 graduating class, the preponderance holographically signed underneath, followed by a group photograph & 3 more individuals. The album concludes with 27 captioned [save 2] images of divers college & town landmarks/scenes, such as the "Library Interior", "Hope College - East", "Butler's Exchange" [which was new in 1875], "Bay from University Hall" & "Labratory". Included in these 27 are 2 large class group photographs of the class of 1875; one of these group photographs is set on the steps of Rhode Island Hall, werein each class member is holding a stuffed animal, no doubt from the Taxidermy class. A rare item, which not only visually documents this Ivy League school & the '75 class, but also the town during this year. Seller ID: 39748 Subject: Photography Tavistock Books, ABAA Reno, NV Established in 1989, Tavistock Books has recently moved from its former long-time Alameda CA location to Reno NV. We are a general antiquarian business, with material ranging from Aviation to Zoology, from the 16th C to the 21st. We have specialties in Dickens, History of Nursing, Children's Serial Fiction & Western Americana. Visits may be arranged by appointment, generally 10 am to 3 pm, Pacific Time. Guarantee We guarantee everything we sell and any item may be returned for any reason within 30 days of receipt. If the return is due to an error on our part, we will reimburse you the cost of your return. Please do exercise the same care in packaging, as we do in shipping all items purchased from us. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), and the International Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Shipping We are happy to ship to buyers outside of the United States. Please contact us for an exact shipping quote. All books shipped to US destinations are usually sent US Post Office Media Mail, with despatch usually within 72 hours of payment receipt. Delivery typically takes a week, but may be longer, especially during the holidays. Faster shipping is available, please contact us for a price quote. We will combine shipping on items purchased at the same time. We prefer PayPal. Feedback We leave feedback for buyers once they have posted feedback for us. If you are unhappy with any aspect of a transaction with us, please contact us immediately. We work hard to keep buyers happy and to promptly resolve the rare problem that may arise. This listing was created by Bibliopolis.