$2,500
[Thomson, John (1837-1921)] Street Incidents A Series of Twenty-one Permanent Photographs with Descriptive Letter-Press. London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1881. First edition, quarto, in publisher's green cloth with titles and decorative gilt stampings in gilt and black, illustrated with twenty-one Woodburytype photographs of London street life, with custom clamshell box, (cover slightly bowed, wear at hinges and corners, toning to printed pages, previous owner's embossed stamp on title page and lower right corner of plate 4 not affecting the image or border, previous owner's ink stamp on front endpaper), 11 1/4 x 8 3/4 in. Provenance: Deaccessioned from the John Teti Rare Photography Book Collection, New Hampshire Institute of Art. Estimate $4,000-6,000 Items may have wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2020-11-02