Portfolio of photographs of famous scenes, cities, and paintings : containing a rare and elaborate collection of photographic views of the entire world of nature and art : presenting and describing the choicest treasures of Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, North and South America, the Old World and the New / prepared under the supervision of the distinguished lecturer and traveler John L. Stoddard.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Stoddard, John L. (John Lawson), 1850-1931.

Books in Parts Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Art series ; 1-16.

Household educational series ; 21-36.

Art series ; 1-16

Household educational series ; 21-36

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Views.

Genre:

Advertisements -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 19th century.

Penn Provenance:

Zinman, Michael (donor)

Physical Description:

16 parts : chiefly illustrations ; 28 x 35 cm.

Other Title:

Wrapper title: John L. Stoddard's Portfolio of photographs of famous cities, scenes, and paintings

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Educational Pub. Co., 1893.

Notes:

Parts issued in orange paper wrappers printed with publisher's prospectus.

Local Notes:

Presented to the Penn Libraries by Michael Zinman.

Penn Libraries copy 1 has extra back wrapper ("4") laid in.

Penn Libraries copies 2 and 3 housed together.

Penn Libraries copy 2 has extra front wrapper from pt. 4 laid in: pts. 3-4, 6-12 each has stamp ("From The Times-Union, Albany, N.Y.") on front wrapper; pt. 3 has hole in back wrapper; pt. 5 has 1 leaf of illustration ("The Fountain de Medicis") laid in; pt. 14 has "Albany Morning Express Art supplement, December 2nd, 1893. Vol. 47, No. 282" ([4] p.) laid in.

Penn Libraries copy 3 imperfect: RBC has pts. 3, 8, 10-12, 13 (2 copies), 14-16 only.

OCLC:

166592270