Digitised book from the collections of the National Art Library, Victoria and Albert Museum, uploaded by library staff 

Added t.-p. in colors; v. 2 has colored t.-p. only

CHMEXRF v. 1-2 39088012445656 and 39088012445722 have bookplate: Donated by the Larry Zim World’s Fair Collection

Twenty-five hand-colored lithographs (incl. t.p.), mounted on leaves of blank card stock, in portfolio

The plates themselves are without numbering or captions; the table of contents provides a caption for each plate

«Day & Son, lith[ographe]rs.»

«September 1st, 1851.»

Illustrators listed in table of contents include: Jno. Absolon; Telbin; H.C. Pidgeon; W. Goodall; Michael; C.T. [i.e. E.T.] Dolby; and Wilson

Also issued as a bound volume in which the lithographs are neither colored nor mounted

CHMRB copy 39088010098648 is imperfect: only 21 leaves of plates are present, including: 1, 3-5, 6[?], 7-13, 15-17, 18[?], 20, 22-23, 24[?], 25 (identification of the numbers for the plates with question marks is tentative). Plates 2, 14, 19, and 21 appear to be wanting, although identification of the actual plate numbers is uncertain

CHMRB copy has the printed prospectus ([1] p.) for this work laid in, with opening sentence: Messrs. Lloyd, Brothers & Co. beg to announce, that they have just published a work in the highest style of lithography, under the title of Recollections of the Great Exhibition of All Nations

CHMRB copy has publisher’s black half-morocco leather portfolio with blue embossed cloth-covered boards; gilt tooled spine and illustrated cover title; with linen ties. Initials of binding designer[?] on front cover: LJ