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Title: Olympia
Description: Germany, W. H. S. Thompson, H. Burnett, & Others, c1890. Leather. A very scarce Victorian German photo album and music box, an exceptional and unique work. A very scarce and unique German made photo album, complete with a music box. The album is highlighted throughout with vivid chromolithographs, which depicts scenes of tennis, baseball, football, cricket, skiing, and more. Illustrated with a total of eleven striking chromolithographs. This beautiful album contains fifty-seven mounted photographs, and two photographs loosely inserted. The music box is fully operational, a comb and cylinder device mounted in the rear paste down. Including the original key, which can be inserted into a winding hole to the rear board. The music box is now operated by a string attached to the brass clasp, which can be pulled to play the song.One mounted photograph has the names Evelyn and Kathleen Richardson in pencil. In a full morocco binding, rebacked with the original embossed boards restores. Externally, generally smart, with light fading and rubbing to the boards, rubbing a little heavier to the extremities. Minor bumping to the extremities. Small bookplate to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some spots. A few very small closed tears to the leaves, with small tape repairs. Photographs are generally bright with some fading and spots. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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