Books illustrated by photographs of Scottish and Irish scenery
Contributors: Annan, Thomas, -1887, photographer; Burns, Archibald, photographer; Mares, Frederick H., photographer; Hudson, John, photographer; Riddell, Matthew, former owner; Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael), 1825-1894; Forbes, A. G.
Publisher: Andrew Duthie
Published: 1867
Place of publication: Glasgow
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
Subjects: Photographs; Dummies (Bookselling); Specimens
Other titles: Photographs of Scottish scenery; Photographs of Edinburgh.; Photographs of Glasgow.; Photographs of the Clyde.; Days at the coast, or, The Frith of Clyde.; Photographs of Killarney.; Photographs of Co. Wicklow.; Photographs of Dublin.; Photographs of the Giant's Causeway.; Gems of Irish scenery.
Notes: Salesman's sample book containing sample text and plates for 9 photographically illustrated books published in Glasgow by Andrew Duthie. A printed label mounted inside the front cover lists the works with prices; most works are offered in 2 formats. This sample book features the titles available in crown quarto format, priced at 21 shillings.

Title from printed label inside front cover.

"Sample of 21/ books"--Front cover.

The plates are mounted photographs (albumen prints) with printed captions. One additional photograph is mounted on the verso of a text page.

See H. Gernsheim, Incunabula of British photographic literature, no. 370-378.
Table of contents: title: Photographs of Edinburgh / R.M. Ballantyne; [photographs by A. Burns]; title: Photographs of Glasgow / A.G. Forbes ; [photographs by Thomas Annan]; title: Photographs of the Clyde; title: Days at the coast, or, The Frith [sic] of Clyde / Hugh Macdonald; title: Photographs of Killarney / [photographs by John Hudson]; title: Photographs of Co. Wicklow / [photographs by Frederick H. Mares]; title: Photographs of Dublin / [photographs by Frederick H. Mares]; title: Photographs of the Giant's Causeway / [photographs by John Hudson]; title: Gems of Irish scenery / [photographs by John Hudson and Frederick H. Mares].