Town Hall, Abingdon. Three Days Only. Wednesday, Thursday, March 19th, 20th & 21st 1873. H. Lewis's Grand Continental Excursions Illustrating Sights and Scenes at Home and Abroad.
[1873.] Letterpress playbill, rare survivor. Sheet 500 x 315mm (19¾ x 12½"). Several tears, backed with paper, spotting. An advertisement for an exhibition of dioramas, many relating to the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, but also the Ascent of Mont Blanc. Also shown are Lewis's Beautiful Changing Pictures, including the eruption of Vesuvius, 'a funeral in the Arctic Regions' by Clare of London and 'Little Nell'.
[Ref: 60976] £320.00