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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
189347874Salt Lake City: George Q. Cannon & Sons Co 1893. First edition. Hardcover. 318pp. Octavo 22 cm Original brown cloth with gilt title to front cover and spine. Blind stamped decorative borders on front and rear covers. Decorative endsheets. Very good. Minor wear to edges surfaces corners. Large spot of fading on the top of front cover. The top edge of the rear board is subtly darkened. There is also a tiny stain on the rear board. A numerical paper label is mounted to the spine. Pages mildly age-toned. Black and white illustrations and photos. Includes: An epitome of the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints compiled by Andrew Jenson. George Q. Cannon & Sons Co hardcover
18762305160021John Filmer; Press of McCalla & Stavely 1876. First Edition. Hardcover. Acceptable. Scarce 2 volumes in 1. Rebacked. 394 pages. 62 pages : illustrations portraits ; 31 x 24 cm. Illustrated plates. Numerous advertisements. Minor dampstaining. Historical sketches illustrations of Philadelphia and official programme of days religious services processions pageants exercises receptions and entertainments connected with the bi-centennial celebration of the founding of the commonwealth of Penn's on the days of October 22d 24th 25th 26th and 27th 1882 at Philadelphia. The first part describes the history of the planning and development of the exhibition. Note: This is only the first part of the exhibition catalogue. John Filmer; Press of McCalla & Stavely, hardcover
1888EEzz5415nMchn., Behrens (1888). 64 S., mit zahlr. Textzeichn., ill. OBrosch., klammergeh., Einbd. abgegriff. m. kl. Braunfl., innen schwach gebr.; 24 S., ill. OBrosch., klammergeh., abgegriff., staubdunkel, kl. Randläs., innen gebr.
1862L1359London: Cassell Petter & Galpin 1862. 1st Edition . Hardback. Vg. 4to. xvi frontispiece 272pp approx 300 woodcut text illustrationss. Original black half calf with raised bands.Corners a trifle bumpbed but a nice clean copy with little wear. Containing About Three Hundred Illustrations with Letter-Press Descriptions of All the Principle Objects in The International Exhibitions of 1862 <br/> <br/> Cassell, Petter & Galpin hardcover
18743920Berlin, Lüderitz, 1874. 48 S. Heftstreifen.
1856216253Berlin, Schade, 1856. 1 Bl., 10 S. Geheftet mit altem Heftstreifen.
1894003PARThe Bancroft Company Chicago and San Francisco: 1893-1894. 1894 Issued by subscription. Twenty-three of 25 original parts. Lacks parts 1 & 25. Folio. 310 x 415 mm. Forty pages in each part. Numerous photo illustrations. A very well preserved set. Books in parts are works which were published piecemeal mainly in the 19th century over a period of months or years. Each unit usually having a separate magazine-like cover. This method of publishing benefited the publisher as it was thought that the price of a weekly or monthly part at one shilling or a quarter was affordable to a wider readership than the price of pound sterling or $ 5.00 for a bound volume. Though this particular set was very costly at $ 1.00 for each part! Since they were meant to be bound by the purchaser very few have survived into our present era. This set is extremely scarce in parts format. A wonderful artifact of the World's Columbian Exposition Chicago: 1893. This edition apparently not in Arents 1957. RARE. PRICE JUST REDUCED! PARTS 2 Language: eng. Soft cover. Very Good. The Bancroft Company, Chicago and San Francisco: 1893-1894. paperback
187739388Stockholm 1877. Tvær-folio. Samt. halvlæderbind med forgyldt tekst på permer. Med 55 plancher de fleste vandskjoldede. Folio oblong. Contemporary half calf bindig with gilt lettering to boards. With 55 plates depicting the World exhibition of 1876. Most plates with dampstaining. hardcover
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
186727354London: Illustrated London News 1867. First printing. Print. Very good overall. A panoramic view of Paris centered on the oval building of the International Exposition of 1867 held there from April 1st to November 3rd. After the resounding success of Britain's Great Exhibition of 1851 and the comparative failure of the 1862 London International Exhibition Napoleon decided to surpass their ancient rival. The result was that seven million people came to see the Paris International Exhibition of 1867. <br /> <br /> Large woodcut panorama "Supplement to the Illustrated London News July 6 1867." 16 3/4 x 47 1/4". Backed on archival tissue repairing some minor marginal tears. Period folds flattened. Illustrated London News unknown
189762151Philadelphia Boston & San Francisco: American Line International Navigation Company 1897. Oblong 16mo. 7.5 x 5.75 in. 47 1 pp. With photo & text illustrations throughout. Colour-printed yellow softcovers lettering & decoration in red & blue minor dustsoiling shelfwear still VG bright copy. First edition of this exceedingly scarce excursion guide for travelers on the American Line enroute to enjoy the 1897 General Art & Industrial Exposition of Stockholm World’s Fair held in 1897 to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of King Oscar II’s reign. Visitors sailed on four different American Line twin-screw steamships including the SS New York SS Paris SS St. Paul and SS St. Louis. Featuring 3722 exhibitors from Sweden Finland Norway Denmark and Russia the exhibition was held on the island of Djurgarden and many of the structures still exist including the Djurgardsbron bridge Skansens Bergbana funicular railway now in the Skansen open-air museum and zoo and the Nordic Museum. Sadly Ferdinand Boberg’s famed 16820 square meter exposition hall with cupola and 4 minarets was demolished after the Exposition. No copies in Worldcat. American Line International Navigation Company, paperback
189388930Chicago: Rand McNally & Co 1893. 12mo 17cm. Flexible cloth-covered boards; 2159pp; illus; folding map; 36pp ads inserted before and after text. Some spotting to covers internally fresh and clean; Very Good or better. Large 30" x 21" double-sided folding map inserted at rear clean and sound with a few brief splits at folds but no losses; Very Good. Map verso with separate title: "Rand McNally & Co.'s New Map of Chicago no.5" dated 1893. BOOKS OF THE FAIRS 1056. Rand, McNally & Co unknown
18939662Detroit: The American Engraving Company Publishers & Printers 1893. First Printing. Saddle-stapled wrappers. Good-. Oblong 4to. Unpaginated. Saddle-stapled wraps with printed illustrated front cover. Both covers detached and with age-toning to edges. Interior quite sound. A remarkable exhibition-in-print of the variety of world ethnicities arrayed at the Chicago World's Fair. This aspect of the midway was an exploitative carnie-like objectification of human beings featuring a Kurd a female Turkish dancer swordsmen from Damascus a "donkey boy" from Cairo et al. Scarce: OCLC locates only two cataloged institutional copies at the University of Michigan and the Michigan State Library. Now housed in a removable clear archival sleeve with an acid-free backing. The American Engraving Company Publishers & Printers unknown
18934247New York 1893. Fair. 3213840pp. plus two folding plates. Pagination a bit irregular. Illustrated. With dual text in English and Spanish. 12mo. Original blue publisher's cloth stamped in black; spine perished boards loose. Light toning to exterior leaves internally clean. A bilingual guide to the World's Fair in Chicago. The text is printed with English on the upper half of the page and Spanish below. Illustrated with scenes of the fabulous buildings on the grounds and obviously sponsored by "Knox the Hatter" with ads for the haberdasher throughout on the covers and at each end of the main text. A slightly sad copy and obviously used at the event. Still a rare and interesting survivor. unknown
1898146491Omaha : F. A. Rinehart 1898. First Edition. Paperback. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 1 pages; Description: Unpaged; chiefly ill. Subjects: Omaha -- International exposition 1898 -- Pictorial works. [Omaha] : F. A. Rinehart paperback
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
1894305504San Francisco Hergert & Frey Oblong octavo 9 5/8" x 6 1/4". 16 pages of plates from photographs accordion style panorama. Original elaborately gilt stamped red cloth text separated at one fold else very good. No signatures or bookplates. Numerous views of San Francisco Sausalito etc. [San Francisco? Hergert & Frey?, 1894. hardcover
190023855Paris 1900. Hardcover. Very good condition. A photographic record of a young American man's tour of Europe and the Paris Exposition accompanied by many beautiful street images of Paris.<br /> <br /> The silver gelatin prints of Paris by the unidentified photographer include wonderful images of Notre Dame cathedral the Eiffel Tower the Opera House Toreador Palace the Church of the Madeleine the Champs Esys and the Arc de Triumph. There are many street scenes including the Rue de Rival L'Avenue de loper Place de la Republic monuments and architecture.<br /> <br /> The tour begins in Scotland and includes a departure at the train station wonderful shot of the train and passengers waiting on the platform as well as thatched roof cottages and gardens castles Edinburgh and London. It concludes with images of the main square in Brussels the Belgian country side and Holland including the iconic windmill shot. The final shot is on board ship the photographer with 2 fellow travelers looking very proud of himself.<br /> <br /> The album 8 x 6". Images 3 x 3 1/2" loosely inserted into card stock mounts. Very good condition; previous owner book plate Michael E. Kate. Three quarter leather and buckram boards the spine leather lacking but the binding intact. hardcover
