The Great Exhibitions
London: Studio Vista, 1977. Many Illustrations, some in color. 192 pages, 4to, green cloth, d.w. price-clipped and with some light wear. London: Studio Vista, (1977). A very good copy ina very good dust wrapper. More
WORLDS FAIR
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France and the French Colonial Empire
1939. Map. Gold foil. Set of 2. 12" x 18" and 12" x 9". Set of two golden maps from a promotional pamphlet from the 1939 World's Fair. The larger is a map of the world with colorful depictions of France's colonial holdings in Africa, South America, Asia, Canada, and islands in the Pacific Ocean. The map of France is beautifully vibrant and labels each city with a pictorial image showing life in the region. Careful detailing in the gold..... More
Official Views of the World's Columbian Exposition
Chicago: 1893. Issued by the Department of Photography. 115 black & white plates, protected with tissue. Oblong 8vo, black cloth, title in gold on front cover, inner hinges a little weak, foxing on title page an back of index page. Chicago: Chicago Photo-Gravure Co., 1893. More
Columbus and Columbia; A Pictorial History of the Man and the Nation
New York: Hunt & Eaton, 1892. Chromolithographs, one folding. Over 500 b/w Illus. Folding street map of Chicago. 832pp. 4to, original decorated blue cloth, folding chromolithograph with a few small tears near edge, with no loss of text, cloth lightly soiled on back cover, corners lightly worn on edges and bumped. New York: Hunt & Eaton, 1892. First Edition Four books in one volume that embrace a review of our country's progress, a complete history of America, a new life..... More
New York Map-Guide; Picture Map in Full Color, Street and Subway Maps
New York: Pictorial Maps, Inc., 1963. Map. Colored lithograph. Image measures 32 1/2" x 41 1/2". Original visitors guide booklet measures 9 3/8" x 5". This pictorial map of New York City was included as part of the "Official World's Fair Edition" map and guide for the 1964 World's Fair. As the description printed on the inside of the outer sleeve notes, this bird's-eye-view of midtown Manhattan was "the first such map to be drawn of the city since 1866."..... More
The Buildings of the World's Columbian Exposition. Published by Authority
New York: Brentano, 1892. 12 photogravure plates. 4pp. of text. Oblong folio, 1/2 blue cloth, boards soiled, edges of boards worn, front flyleaf with several tears, light foxing to plates. New York: Brentano's, (1892). First Edition. More
Typed Letter Signed about the Proposed Jamestown Exposition
Washington: 1904. 2 pages on "Department of Commerce and Labor" letterhead, 10.5 x 8 inches, Washington, April 13, 1904. Written as Secretary of Commerce and Labor to powerful member of the House of Representatives H. L. Maynard, concerning plans for proposed exhibits at the upcoming Jamestown Exposition, in small part: "...Of my sympathy with the general purposes of the proposed Jamestown Exposition and of my desire to contribute to its success you have already been assured. An assemblage of vessels..... More
Fine Arts in Argentinia
Buenos Aires: Argentina National Committee, 1939. 105 black & white plates. Small square 4to, pictorial wrappers, a bit worn at spine ends. Buenos Aires: Argentina National Committee New York Worl's Fair and Golden Gated Exposition, 1939. Near fine. More
The Architecture of the World's Columbian Exposition.
New York: Frank Leslie's Weekly, 1891. View. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 13" x 19.75". Beautiful double page view of the Machinery Hall at the World's Fair, a projection of the designs by Daniel Burnham and Frederick Law Olmsted that were realized in 1893. Published in Harper's Weekly, May 30, 1891. A few tears to edges, light creasing to lower corners. More
Buildings of the World Exhibitions
Leipzig: 1985. Translated by Jenny Vowles and Paul Roper. Many illustrations. 224 pages, 4to, blue cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper scuffed and edgeworn. Leipzig: (1985). A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
The City of New York; ...is 310 square miles of rock-bottom land, criss-crossed by 5,000 miles of streets and largely bounded by its 580 miles of waterfront. Here about half of its 7,500,000 inhabitants were born and here most of them work. Last year their income was $6,200,00
New York: Fortune, 1939. Original map. Color Lithograph. 28 1/4" x 22 1/2". Folds as issued This impressive thematic map of New York City designed by Richard Edes Harrison is incredibly detailed and rich with data, featuring all five boroughs of New York, as well as a larger scale inset of the lower half of Manhattan. The unique compass rose features a small scale map of the entire metropolitan area. In the bottom left corner, another inset shows the comparative..... More
Samantha at the World's Fair
New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1893. By Josiah Allen's Wife. Illus. 694pp. 8vo, pictorial blue cloth, spine ends and edges of corners worn, inner hinges strengthened, cloth lightly soiled. New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1893. A novel set at the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago. More
An Early Encounter with Tomorrow; Euorpeans, Chicago's Loop, and the World Columbian Exposition
Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1997. 75 Illus. 4to, blue cloth, d.w. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, (1997). Very good. More
Map of Midtown Manhattan
Boston: Map Corporation of America, 1964. Map. Lithograph. Unfolded pamphlet 33 1/2" x 22". Extremely detailed maps of Manhattan contained in a pamphlet entitled: "Visitor's Approved souvenir Maps of New York City." Subtitle reads: Including World's Fair Area, Manhattan, Mid-town, Subways, Financial Area. On the large map of Midtown, streets are clearly labeled as well as important buildings and institutions such as the Empire State Building, the UN, Port Authority, and Central Park. There is an index listing countless buildings..... More
The Illustrated History of the Centennial Exhibition, with a Full Description of the Great Buildings and all the Objects of Interest exhibited in them.
Philadelphia: National Publishing, 1975. Illus. 4to, tan cloth, d.w. torn, d.w. sunned on spine portion. Philadelphia: National Publishing, (1975). More
The World of Tomorrow: Official Guide Book
New York: Exposition Publications, 1939. Illustrated throughout in b/w. 200 pages. Thin 8vo, orange cloth; spine ends worn and pages wrinkled from former dampness. New York: Exposition Publications, 1939. A good only copy. More
New York World's Fair Visitor's Map
Maplewood, NJ: C.S. Hammond & Co., 1963. Map. Offset lithograph. 12.5" x 16.75". In very good condition. This appealing map was issued for the 1965 New York World's Fair and details greater New York and the Worlds Fair grounds. Printed on both sides, one side depicts the fairgrounds, the Flushing Meadows Corona Park and labels all important buildings, walks, avenues, pavilions, exhibits and concessions. Transportation lines are also noted throughout. Color coding marks the areas for exhibits of 'Federal and..... More
Trylongs and Perisites [The World's Unfair Guests]
New York: Greystone Press, 1939. Illustrated on most pages with humorous cartoons relating to the World's Fair. Slim 8vo, original blue and orange pictorial boards, lightly worn at extremities, matching dust wrapper, tattered. New York: Greystone Press, 1939. First edition. A very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
Columbia and Canada: Notes on the Great Republic and the New Dominion. A Supplement ot "Westward by Rail."
London: Daldy, Isbister, 1877. viii, 316pp. 8vo, original blue cloth, cloth lightly soiled, corners bumped. pages partially unopened. London: Daldy, Isbister, 1877. First Edition Author was a correspondent in the United States and Canada for the British newspaper, the Daily News. This work is his observations of major North American Cities, including New York City, Philadelphia, Washington, D. C., Boston, and Toronto. He writes the most chapters on Philadelphia, including on the Centennial Exhibition of 1876. More
Key to New York: Empire City
New York: Fountainhead Publishers, 1964. Introduction by The Hon. Paul R. Screvane. Illustrated. Illustrated. xxv + 626 pages, blue cloth; lower corners worn. New York: Fountainhead Publishers, (1964). Internally fine, a very good copy. Guidebook to New York City. More
Typed Letter Signed on "Department of State" letterhead
Washington: 1908. 2 pages, 10 x 8 inches, Washington, February 4, 1908. In this letter, Root sends a recommendation from President Theodore Roosevelt to approve funds so the United States can participate in the 1912 Worlds Fair in Tokyo, in part: "I think it quite important that a liberal sum be allowed for this purpose and that ample time be given for our preparations. The scale of our participation would naturally depend much upon that of other nations and therefore..... More
Revisiting the White City: American Art at the 1893 World's Fair
Washington: National Museum of American Art, 1993. Many illustrations. 408 pages, 4to, glossy pictorial wrappers. Washington: National Museum of American Art, (1993). A fine copy. More
Glass From World's Fairs 1851-1904
Corning: Corning Museum, 1986. Illustrated. 59 pages, thin 8vo, stiff pictorial wrappers. Corning: The Corning Museum of Glass, 1986. A fine copy. More
Views of the World's Fair and Midway Plaisance
Chicago: W. B. Conkey, 1894. 217 photo Illus. Oblong 16mo, pr. wrs., wrappers detached and chipped, some margins and wrappers dampstained, spine worn. Chicago: W. B. Conkey, 1894. Views of buildings, scenes, and people of the exposition. The plates are complete and bright. More
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