With arguments by G.H. Lewes and W. Watkiss Lloyd, an extract from the report of the Committee appointed to examine the Elgin Marbles in 1836, from the transactions of the Royal Institute of British Architects, and a fragment on the origin of polychromy, by Professor Semper.
One of two bound collections of Crystal Palace guides issued with collective title-page reading The Fine Arts' Courts in the Crystal Palace : First series : North-west side. ... - London : Crystal Palace Library ; and Bradbury and Evans, 1854. This volume contains six guides. The other volume contains 5 guides.
Binding Note
19th-century blue cloth-covered boards, upper cover lettered 'Fine Arts Courts. North West Side.'; spine lettered, 'Fine Arts Courts. Crystal Palace'.