1876 COOPER. Men of Mark 76 WOODBURYTYPES. Superb!

COOPER, THOMPSON

Men of Mark. A gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinghished in the senate, the church, in science, literature and art, the army, navy, law, medicine, etc. Photographed from life by Lock and Whitfield, with brief biographical notices by Thom

London, Sampson, Low. 1876

4to.

Title, frontispiece woodburytype of Edward VII (as Price of Wales) preface and 73 oval mounted woodburytypes on printed mounts

Orig. dark green morocco gilt, all edges gilt.

Bibliography Reference: Van Haaften, Bull NY Pub Lib, (Spring 1977), no. 331 (but substantially incomplete). Boni, Photog Literature, p. 144. Complete sets are very hard to find.

First edition. 1st & 2nd series in 1 volume.

The photographic portraits were in all cases taken from life ‘expressly for this publication and reproduced in an absolutely permanent form by means of the Woodbury process.’ An impressive array of eminent Victorians (both English and European), including the Prince of Wales, Captain Richard Burton, John Tyndall, Victor Hugo, Lyon Playfair, James Nasmyth, Jules Verne, Dr. Heinrich Schliemann, Gustave Dore, and many others.

Some spotting; binding rubbed and with wear to edges; woodburytypes on heavy card. Overall a highly attractive item.

ANTIQUARIAT Daniel Good, Beromunster - Suisse