Historic Photography, Travel & Americana Collection | 6 Volumes

Lot includes all six books and 10% off gift certificate to Marble & Canvas.

Travel through American history, architecture, landscape, and early photography with this distinctive collection of six vintage and antiquarian illustrated books dating from 1893 onward.

A highlight is C.D. Arnold's 1893 Official Views of the World's Columbian Exposition, documenting the extraordinary architecture and spectacle of Chicago's legendary World's Fair. Also included is Henry Collins Brown's Fifth Avenue Old and New 1824-1924, the official centennial publication of the Fifth Avenue Association, richly illustrating a century of New York history, architecture, and transformation.

The collection includes the 1936 The Four Seasons in Yosemite National Park, featuring photographs by Ansel Adams-an especially fascinating early publication from his relationship with the Yosemite Park and Curry Company.

Rounding out the collection are Palestine & Syria (1926), The Riverside Church NYC (1931), and Ansel Adams' This Is the American Earth.

Together, these volumes offer a remarkable visual journey through World's Fair history, New York architecture, the American landscape, travel, religion, and photography. Ideal for the collector of vintage books, photography, architecture, Americana, or cultural history. Lot includes all six books and 10% off gift certificate to Marble & Canvas.