Great Exhibition of 1851
Subtitle: official descriptive catalogue.
Contributors: Spicer Brothers.; William Clowes (Firm)
Publisher: Spicer Brothers, Stationers; William Clowes and Sons, Printers
Published: 1851
Place of publication: [London]
Language: eng
Other titles: Official catalogue of the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations, 1851.
Notes: Letterpress text printed on two sides of sheet folded to create two leaves.  Caption title includes dated address: "Office in the Building Hyde Park, and city office, 29, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars, January, 1851."

"Her Majesty's Commissioners having consented to allow Illustrations of the Articles exhibited to be inserted in the 'large Descriptive Catalogue', at the request and at the expense of the Exhibitors, after approval by the Executive Committee, we beg leave to send you a Specimen Page of the 'large edition' of the Catalogue; and we request to be informed, at your earliest convenience, whether you desire any illustrations of the Productions which you intend to exhibit to be inserted in it ... "--Leaf [1].

Leaf [1] is with printed signature: "Spicer Brothers, Stationers, William Clowes and Sons, Printers } Joint Contractors for preparing and printing the Catalogues.".

Leaf [2] printed with example of text printed in columns and includes postscript: "Note.--The above must not be considered as a Specimen of the Catalogue, but merely as showing the 'Form' of the Page, to enable Exhibitors to compute the space they may require for their Illustrations, which may be of the width either of the Column or of the Page.".