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CENTENNIAL - H. J. SCHWARZMAN; and Julius BIEN (l

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Schwarzmann & Pohl., [1875]. Oblong folio (485 x 685 mm). 4 pp. of text, 10 lithographs by Julius Bien. Full brown pebbled morocco, triple-ruled in gilt and lettered on upper cover, gilt turn-ins, modern endpapers, gilt edges. Condition: foxed, dampstaining, hinges cracked and strenthened with tape; joints cracked, upper cover starting, binding worn. Provenance: Count Oultremont (inscription by Schwarzmann). book of lithographic centennial exhibition plans inscribed by the chief engineer of the centennial grounds. Inscription reads, "To Count Oultremont, Commissioner of Belgium, with the compliments of H.J. Schwarzmann, Chief Engineer of the Centennial Grounds, Architect of the Permament Buildings, Philadelphia November 27th 1876." The lithographs in this book depict the exhibition grounds and major buildings, including a bird's-eye-view.

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