Music Box in Leather-bound Photo-Album
$495.00 USD • Used
Beautiful, well-made photo album with working music box, incl. key. Rare book curiosity with fully functional mechanical music box. No maker or year. The cylinder of the music box is visible throu...
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Beautiful, well-made photo album with working music box, incl. key. Rare book curiosity with fully functional mechanical music box. No maker or year. The cylinder of the music box is visible through an arched window, a second window with (renewed) lid opens a box for storing the key to wind it up. Size: 11 x 8.5 x 3 3/4 inches. Colored lithographed title page. Album with 28 turn of the century portrait photographs of various sizes, various origin (see list below). Original leather, front cover richly gilt, with raised gilded corner fleurons and center decoration, all paper edges gilt, rear cover with pattern and with rounded nails in corners as support, ring-shaped clasp. The quality of the sound of the music box is quite amazing. Light shelf-wear to cover. Some spotting on the photo pages, light damage to a few of the photo pockets. The portrait photographs are from: W.Wright, 83 Bishopsgate St. Without E.C. - Bizioli Hos. C. Cuyo 110 - Fotographia Uruguay, 3-4-2, Falco y Barros Montevideo - Giulio Rossi, Milano-Genoa (several) - Calzolari, Milano 13 Corso - Ganzini, Milano - AC Muggia, Milano - C. Clerici, Milano - Schmboche, Phot., Turin - G Colombo, Novara - Angelo Bensi, Casale Monf. - and others.
Product Info
Publisher: unknown
Year: 1920
Type: Used
Binding: Softcover
First Edition
Seller Info
HonoluluRareBooks
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Country: United States
