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Euston Grove Press

Euston Grove Press. Since 2007. We publish titles in history of science, history of London, and Darwinism.

Of special interest to us is the 1854 Crystal Palace and Park in Sydenham, South London. We publish facsimiles of visitor guides for Crystal Palace Park and some of the specialised galleries on that great exhibition. This includes the general visitor guide and Richard Owen’s 1854 guide to the famous Crystal Palace Dinosaurs.

Julian Huxley 1946 UNESCO
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UNESCO: Its Purpose and Philosophy (Julian Huxley) | EGP

UNESCO was created “to contribute to peace and security by promoting collaboration among the nations through education, science, and culture.” No one spoke with greater authority about the plan for UNESCO than Julian Huxley. This facsimile […]
Brown Dog Protest
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Brown Dog and His Memorial (Battersea, London) | EGP

In 1907, London medical students protested over a statue raised to a little brown dog. Bonfires burned late into the night. Large groups marched through the streets clashing with police. Gangs were arrested trying to […]
978-1-906267-11-7 Jameson 1854 Handbook to the Courts of Modern Sculpture
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Courts of Modern Sculpture (Crystal Palace Guide 14) | EGP

An inventory for the statues and sculptures displayed in the Crystal Palace and Park. It’s a celebration of modern sculpting, 17th to 19th century, with English work set alongside French, German, and Italian masters. Individual […]
Crystal Palace in Sydenham. Undated postcard 61 showing glasshouse, gardens, and fountains.
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Byzantine and Romanesque Court (Crystal Palace Guide 4) | EGP

Detailed description of this exhibition, together with a brief survey of architectural and design history of Byzantium and other parts of Christian Europe, including German and French Romanesque. Additional notes are provided on Irish art […]
Crystal Palace, Sydenham. Circa 1854. View from the Northside of the glasshouse. Image is Baxter process.
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Italian Court (Crystal Palace Guide 7) | EGP

Catalogue for the Italian Court, one of the great courts in the 1854 Crystal Palace at Sydenham. Detailed description of the exhibition’s sculpture, facades, and paintings. Wyatt and Waring give a synoptic history of the […]
Patio de los Leones (Court of the Lions), Alhambra, Granada, Spain
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Alhambra Court (Crystal Palace Guide 3) | EGP

The Alhambra and Romanesque Court was fantastically popular with visitors to the Crystal Palace. Author Owen Jones is the author. Special features/contents Included as appendices in the 1854 guide: Pasqual De Gayangos. An Historical Notice […]
Joshua Reynolds two statues in courtyard of Royal Academy of Arts, Burlington House, London
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Portrait Gallery (Crystal Palace Guide 2) | EGP

This guide to the Portrait Gallery in Crystal Palace lists names of those chosen for display, plus biographical information. In effect, this offers a directory of those held in high esteem by mid-Victorian society. It’s […]
Eoörnis pterovelox gobiensis (Eoornis)
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Eoörnis pterovelox gobiensis (Eoornis) | EGP

Meet Eoörnis (Eoornis), the woofen-poof. As the author explains, ‘Through countless ages and successive civilizations this remarkable bird has been the symbol of speed, stamina, grace of line, proportion of members, and beauty of motion.’ […]