The Chefs-D'oeuvre D'Art of The International Exhibition, 1878 by Strahan, Edward (editor) - 1879

Philadelphia: Gebbie and Barrie, 1879. Fair- (covers off, spine damaged and missing top compartment. Text block VG). Red leather 3/4. 138, xvi, [2] pp. 28 wood, 48 steel engravings. A large format tome (12" x 17") with full page wood and steel engravings, in addition to many smaller wood engravings and vignettes in the text. 16 page section at the end devoted to The Buildings of The Exposition. A beautiful book, quite scarce as most of these are broken for the large steel engravings, which in this copy are very bright. The binding and covers show light rubbing, with the exception of the lower spine, as previously described. Artists included are: L. Alma-Tadema, A. Appian, EL Barrias, EA Bayard, EP Berne-Bellecour, J. Bertrand, C. Bodmer, L Bonnat, WA Bougereau, GR Boulanger, J. Breton, FA Bridgman, E. Burne-Jones, E. Butti, A. Cabanel, A. Cano, HMA Chapu, E. Chatrousse, J. Coomans, Q. Corbellini, F. Cormon, E. Dame, P. DeConinck, FA Delobbe, A. DeNeuville, F. DeNittis, E. Detaille, A. DeVriendt, J, DeVriendt, Gustave Dore, P. Dubois, S. Durand, F. Ehrmann, E. Fromentin, R. Fontana, M. Fortuny, FL Francais, F.Gerome, F. Girard, PPL Glaize, JR Goubie, C. Green, Baron Gros, C. Guillaume, H. Hardy, H. Herkomer, EE Hiolle, G. Induno, JG Jacquet, P. Joris, L. Knaus, M. Lalanne, JP Laurens, Lecomte-du-Nouy, F. Lefebvre, J. Lematte, EF Leroux, H. Leroux, HL Levy, B. Limousin, EV Luminais, J. Macbeth, R. Madrazo, A. Maignan, H. Makart, AJ Mazerolle, C. Meissonier, JLE Meissonier, A. A. Mercie, JE Milais, G. Moreau, M. Munkacsy, WQ Orchardson, E. Pagliano, A. Pasini, LG Pelouse, I. Pils, Priou, H. Regnault, M. Rico, JA Rixens, JN Robert-Fleury, P. Robinet, JE Saintin, HH Siemiradski, Wm Small, A. Steinheil, A. Stevens, JN Sylvestre, A. Toulmouche, C. Verlat, C. Vernet, A. Vertunni, E. Verveer, JG Vibert, BG Wappers, E. Wauters, F. Willems, J. Worms, and M. Zetterstrom. Includes description of the buildings of the Exposition and extensive text by the artists describing their art.