Every So Often,

I see a book that I would like to look through,

and this is one such set,

the volumes are titled, 'Official Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue of the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations',

it is a highly illustrated three volume catalogue of the exhibits of the 1851 Crystal Palace Exhibition, the first in a series of World's Fairs, and as a bonus it has a further supplementary volume also,

the map of the exhibitors gives some idea of the scale of the exhibition,

and showcases products that made the British Empire great,

the set was published in London by Spicer Brothers & W. Clowes & Sons in 1851,

I have to admit I find the history of the Crystal Place fascinating, for a look at its past have a look here,

another snippet from the books, advertisements, the one for glass domes top right is just so Victorian, in the day, kill it and display it, as photography took over the glass dome industry took a bit of a hit! the set is available at Rooke Books, yours for £2,100.00, for myself what a fascinating set of books.