La Vie de Jesus Handcolored Stereoviews for display with backlighting

by Habert

$3,500 · Offered by Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller

Paris: B.K Edit. ND ca 1880 . Hardcover. Oblong octavo. 24 captioned stereoscopic plates, as issued. Mounted plates housed in contemporary cloth clamshell box, with blind tooling and gold lettering on top lid Stereoskop- Galerie . Photographs of scenes from the life of Jesus constructed with clay figures, backed with hand-colored tissue to give startlingly dramatic effect when backlit. Complete collection of 24. Each plate measures 3 1/2 x 7 and is

• Binding: Hardcover

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