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1878302171878. Paris Moniteur universel 1878. Dimensions : 293 x 198 mm marges. Belle preuve en phototypie maroufle sur carton fort. Elle figure une vue d'ensemble du Trocadro avec au premier plan le lac du Champ-de-Mars et le pavillon de Monaco. Piqres sur le montage. Petite abrasion affectant l'preuve. Du reste belle condition. b42961 unknown
1889128480Paris: Librairie de la Nouvelle Revue 1889. Hardcover. 3 plans en couleurs. <b>Livre en français</b>. Couverture rigide. Illustrations cartes et plans. Pleine percaline. Titres dorés un peu fanés. 9 x 14 cm. 420 pages. 3 plans dépliants. <i>ref. 128480</i> Librairie de la Nouvelle Revue hardcover
1878260921878. Paris Moniteur universel s.d. 1878. Dimensions : 293 x 203 mm. Grande et belle ÂŽpreuve contrecollÂŽe sur carton fort figurant une vue d'ensemble de la place du TrocadÂŽro lors de l'Exposition Universelle de Paris 1878. Petite abrasion affectant la composition. Rousseurs marginales. Du reste trÂs belle condition. b42961 unknown
1884394743London : William Clowes for the International Health Exhibition 1884. 1st edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original decorated title-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Series: The Health Exhibition Literature. Physical description: 1 volume : 269 pages ill. ; 22 cm. Subjects: Public health; Civic Life; Health and well-being 19th century; Public Institutions 19th century; Health; Medicine. London : William Clowes for the International Health Exhibition hardcover
1878004906Paris and London: No Publisher 1878. Two items both from the Exposition Universelle Paris in 1878. First item - embossed binding title in gilt to upper cover folding out to approximately 1330mm in length; second item - card cover 64mo in size folding out to approximately 735mm in length probably published by Bodega. Minor rubbing but generally fairly bright and clean. Concertina style view books of the exhibition the larger one showing several of the buildings for different countries and of Parisian landmarks the smaller one including Notre Dame and the Champs Elisees. First Edition. Hardback. Good. 16mo. No Publisher Hardcover
189534282Atlanta: Walter G. Cooper 1895. First Edition. Broadside. Good. Folio broadsheet. Approximately 13.5" x 7.75." Multiple folds. Three columns with 25 paragraphs of information regarding the upcoming Cotton States Exposition in Atlanta. Small torn section midway down the third column with some missing print. Broadside includes an illustrated Atlanta Cotton States Exposition envelope with stamp ca. 1895 addressed to the Narragansett Herald Narragansett Pier R. I. These promotional piece informs editors of newspapers on the progress and planned events for the Exposition to be held from September 18 to December 31 1895. <br /> <br /> The Cotton States and International Exposition was a world's fair held in Atlanta Georgia United States in 1895.1 The exposition was designed "to foster trade between southern states and South American nations as well as to show the products and facilities of the region to the rest of the nation and Europe."1 The Cotton States and International Exposition featured exhibits from six states including various innovations in agriculture and technology and exhibits about women and African Americans.1 President Grover Cleveland presided over the opening of the exposition remotely by flipping an electric switch from his house in Massachusetts on September 18 1895.1 The event is best remembered for the "Atlanta Compromise" speech given by Booker T. Washington on September 18 promoting racial cooperation.1. Walter G. Cooper unknown
189361864Chicago IL & St. Louis MO: Union News Company Agents; Engraved and printed by Woodward & Tiernan Printing Co. 1893. 12mo. 6.4 x 5 in. 80 leaves unnumbered. including printed title 79 photo plates. Gray-blue cloth-backed cyanotype-illust. w/ illustrations minor edgewear slight dustsoiling minor wear to couple corners age-toning to back cover still VG copy w/ former ownership markings dated 1893 on ffep. First edition of this well-illustrated photographic souvenir of a visit to the Columbian Exposition by Todd 1858-1926 who at the time was a photographer for the British Columbia Dept. of Agriculture based in Victoria BC. He includes images of many of the buildings & halls the fountain attractions lighting at night the Midway Plaisance with view of the Ferris Wheel and other attractions as well as photos of most of the State buildings. See: Dybwad & Bliss Annotated Bibliography: World’s Columbian Exposition Chicago 1893 1992 1676 revised & interchanged with other photos in bigger and smaller formats sometimes in cloth. Union News Company, Agents; Engraved and printed by Woodward & Tiernan Printing Co., hardcover
189861000Omaha NE & Medford OR: F.H. Hull photographer 1898. One original albumen stereoview photograph sized 7.25 x 3.75 in. scalloped upper fore-edge mounted on 7.25 x 4.25 in. gray studio board photographer’s imprint and image number on verso minor scuffing minor edgewear still a VG exemplar from the library of Prof. Marvin Nathan. A very scarce original albumen stereoview of the 1898 World’s Fair which like the 1894 California Midwinter Fair was inspired by the 1893 Columbian Exposition and spread across 184 acres at the northern edge of Omaha near the Missouri River. The Grand Court known as “The New White City†consisted of majestic temporary structures and statuary largely covered in plaster along with lush gardens and a canal with fountains and gondolas in contrast to Omaha which was still a fairly small frontier city. Hull 1880-1949 was an 18-year-old Kansas photographer who subsequently moved with his mother Sarah Adeline Hull 1843-1932 to Medford Oregon where he established himself as a scenic photographer & printer for over 20 years before moving to Chico CA. F.H. Hull, photographer, unknown
18902082402113500372Not Available 1890. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
18934996St. Louis MO: N. D. Thompson 1893. Hardcover. Very Good. Oblong 4to half calf vintage but not a publisher's binding. <br/><br/>Extensively illustrated. N. D. Thompson hardcover
187647664Philadelphia PA: Thomas S. Hunter E. New Land Centennial Books Pictures 1876. Oblong 24mo. 52 pp unpaginated. 48 sepia-tinted lithograph plates 1 sepia-tinted lithograph map of the grounds. Embossed & decorated brick-red cloth gilt lettering on front cover E. Newland label pasted over Thomas Hunter publisher info at lower fore-edge of title slight rubbing an excellent copy. First edition of this wonderful view book of the buildings and sites at the first World’s Fair in the United States celebrating the Centennial. Thomas S. Hunter, E. New Land, Centennial Books, Pictures, hardcover
1893303812New York Home Insurance Company 1893. 1893. First edition. 8vo. Frontispiece and over 50 b/w illustrations. Original stiff color pictorial wrappers. Very good. 32 pages. Notable for the description and illustrations of the Columbian Exposition as well as for the information on Columbus American history etc. plus facsimile signatures of Columbus and all the Presidents of the United States among others. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. New York, Home Insurance Company, 1893. paperback
185827950London 1858. First printing. Ephemera. Very good overall. Handbill advertising the opening of the London Crystal Palace on December 1 1858 soliciting "Applications for the remaining Space are requested to be made forthwith." The handbill touts the fair is "the largest number of First-class Exhibitors of any Building in Europe. THE PHOTOGRAPHIC ESTABLISHMENT IS THE FINEST IN LONDON." For the Sale of all kinds of Useful and Fancy Articles." 5 1/2 x 8 5/8" black type on cream paper verso has ad for Slate Billiard Tables by Messrs. Thurston & Co. Right edge slt. chipped. unknown
1873177886Cincinnati: Cincinati Industrial Exposition 1873. Softcover. Good. front cover has tanning & dampstaining w/ elegant pen inscription; back cover scuffed. text-block detached from covers. title & closing pgs have old dampstaining shadows & foxing. interior clean. tan wrappers w/ red & black printing & black emblem. 110 pgs. Seven punched & string bound sections that are still firmly held. The majority of the pages have greyed with a few still bright & tan. Pages have occasional smudges and foxing but overall very clean. A nice collectible of Mid-Western American History. Cincinati Industrial Exposition paperback
1900005241Paris: Exposition International 1900 1900. This is a very good softcover copy in the printed soft card covers with a glassine wrapper though just the front panel and spine of the wrapper survive. Very clean inside and out. Text in French. This catalog was prepared by the Comite d'Installation for the Exposition International in Paris in 1900. This section contained books musical works bindings newspapers and posters. Well illustrated in black & white. 11" high X 7.5" wide 139 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking. Original Wraps. Very Good. Exposition International 1900 Paperback
190013997Paris, editeur H. C. Wolf, 1900. Mit 23 ganzseitigen fotografischen Ansichtentafeln von Paris und dem Ausstellungsgelände. farb. ill. OKt., (mont. Deckelbild) 48 nn. S., 4° Querformat
1895139314Angers 1895. periodical. <b>Périodique en français</b>. Couverture souple. Numéros 38 50 52 53 54 55. 6 revues 22 x 27 cm. Rousseurs. <i>ref. 139314</i> Angers unknown
190054137Paris Lille: Imprimerie Lemercier resp. L. Danel 1900. 8vo 19x13 cm. Orig. illustrated wrappers in colours by the classical French propaganda painter Théobald Chartran. Small defects to spine; frontcover sl. dog-eared and with some very small marginal tears. 300i: "Table" i:blank pp. The blank page with annotations in pencil. - Applied arts such as: 'Ivoire' 'Bronze' Coutellerie'Armes & Serrurerie' 'Céramique' 'Orfèvrerie' 'Bijouterie' 'Émaux' 'Ameublement' 'Bois' 'Tapisseries' 'Tissus' 'Cuir & Reliure' 'Manuscrits' 'Monnaies' 'Peinture' 'Sculpture' 'Verrerie' etc. - 4774 items described. Imprimerie Lemercier, resp. L. Danel unknown
1900149851Helsingfors : Impr. Centrale 1900. First Edition. Hardback. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth over bevelled boards. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. ; 527 pages; Physical desc. : 527 p. In various paginations: ill. plates maps ; 23 cm. Other names: Mechelin Leo 1839-1914. Finland. Teollisuushallitus. Exposition universelle internationale de 1900 Paris France. Contents: Pays et population. --Organisation politique et administrative. --Culture intellectuelle. --Culture materielle. --Etat social. Language: French. Helsingfors : Impr. Centrale hardcover