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| White Metal Medal with the bust of "His Royal Highness Prince Albert." on the obverse. The reverse pictures the Crystal Palace and has written above "The Building for the Great Exhibition in London, 1851". Below the building is "Proposed by H.R.H. Prince Albert, Designed by Joseph Paxton Esq. F.L.S., Erected by Fox Henderson & Co., - Dimensions - Length 1848 Feet, Width 456 Feet, Height of Principal Roof 66 feet, Height of Transept 108 feet, Glazed Surface 900,000 Feet, Occupies 18 Acres of Ground. Size: 2 15/16" diameter. Condition: Very Fine with a couple of rim dents and dings and most of the white silvery finish is gone. | $ 40 |
| Blue transferware plate with the image of the 1851 Crystal Place in the center. Around the edge is a flower design. Size: 9 3/8" diameter. Condition: Very Fine. There are no chips, cracks or hairlines, but there is crazing and browning in the center of the plate on both the front and the back. | $ 30 |
| China plate with the picture of the "Crystal Palace 1851." in the center. The border of the plate is a raised white daisy design. The back is marked with the maker name that I can't read. This plate is from a series made for the exposition and it is rare. Size: 7 1/8" diameter. Condition: Very Good, there several edge chips and brown staining. The image is dark and clear. | $ 35 |
| 2 Volume Set "The Crystal Palace". The title page states "The Crystal Palace described and Illustrated by Beautiful Engravings chiefly from Daguerreotypes by Beard. Mayall. &c &c.". Also titled "Tallis's History and Description of the Crystal Palace and the Exhibition of the World's Industry in 1851;" Inside the 2 volumes the book is divided into 3 volumes with a total of 640 pages of text and over 225 illustrations. The edges of the pages are gold leaf. These books have all the information that you would ever want to know about the Crystal Palace with wonderful pictures of the statues and exhibits. Size: Each volume is 9" wide by 11 1/4" high. Condition: Fine. Both volumes are complete. There is some spotting on the pages. The leather covers are worn, especially in the corners. The cover of volume 2 is mostly separated from the pages at the spine. | $ 70 |
| "Crystal Palace 1851" book. "An Illustrated Cyclopaedia of the Great Exhibition of Industry of All Nations." It claims on the title page to be "Embellished with upwards of Five Hundred Engravings." and "with a copious analytical Index." The book contains 424 pages. Size: 10 7/8" high by 8 7/8" wide. Condition: Fine. There is a little damage to the cover and some of the pages, but I did not see any brown spotting on the pages. | $ 62 |
| Paper cover Children's Book. "Aunt Busy-Bees", "The Fine Crystal Palace the Prince Built" with a picture of the Crystal Palace on the cover. Inside are 8 pages of color pictures and text of the building, exhibits and people at the fair. Published in London by "Dean and Son Threadneedle Street". Size:6 3/4" wide by 9 3/8" high. Condition: Very Good, the bottom left corner is missing from all the pages. Some of the pages are separated. There is a little spotting throughout and overall age toning (but not bad for the age). | $ 38 |
| Sheet Music, "The Great Exhibition Polka of 1851 and the Mariner's polka - Wallerstein". Above is a picture of the Crystal Palace with "Musical Bouquet", "Joseph Paxton Arch" at the top. Total of 4 pages. This music was actually removed from a book that probably contained other songs, because there are page numbers 78, 79 & 80 in the corner of each page. Size: 9 5/8" wide by 13 5/8". Condition: Fine, the left side is rough where it was removed from a book and a couple of minor stains. | $ 15 |