Sydney Australia Travel Souvenir Architectural & City Views c. 1880's view album
Brian DiMambro(Old Books, 19th Century Books, Australia, Sydney, Travel, Tourism, Souvenir Albums, Illustrated Books, Architectural Views).
Album of Sydney.
Published c. 1880's, Australia.
Accordion style binding. Text in English. c. 16 pages, all containing lithographed views.
Publisher's cloth binding, gilt title lettering, pictorial gilt cover decorations, accordion format.
Book is physically old and shows some signs of handling and time. Book is not new or in "new" condition.
Binding gently age worn, folding text block of views separated from front cover view, mostly light or inoffensive signs of handling and time but nothing severe or unsightly, book remains overall attractive as an object.
Paper is gently toned, still clean.
Still attractive on the shelf. The 19th century view book displays a pleasing and unique age patina and is in overall nice antiquarian condition, any age flaws which may be present seem easy to overlook or forgive.
Please review photos for more detail showing how this souvenir book survives. The asking price reflects the condition based on our examination and 35+ years full time exposure to antiquarian books, maps and printed ephemera of all types and genres. Flaws seen and/ or described have been taken into account.
Book Measures c. 7 1/2" H x 5 1/2" W.
[B11776].