Lot 282
Annan, Thomas
Rare Books, Manuscripts & Photographs
Auction: Rare Books, Manuscripts & Photographs | 09 May 2007
Description
Photographs of Glasgow College. [Glasgow, c. 1865], oblong folio, 20 mounted albumen prints, various sizes [average approx 13cm wide by 18cm high if vertical, 18cm wide by 14cm high if horizontal], a few show some edge fading, contemporary green cloth gilt, some rubbing to corners, bookplate, ink stamp to first leaf, front endpaper creased
Footnote
Note: A beautiful album showing early photographs of the original Glasgow University, buildings which were systematically demolished after 1870 when the university moved to its present location at Kelvingrove.
This appears to be the earlier edition of this volume as the features in plate two show, the presence of the pissoir on the left of the entrance and the shades of the camera tripod to the right. The pissoir was removed in the later edition.