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

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

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

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

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

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

Brooklyn: New York City Transit Authority, 1964. Map. Offset lithograph. 18.75" x 15.5". In very good condition. Historical deluxe edition of the New York City subway map for the 1964 World's Fair held in Flushing Meadow Park, Queens. The subway map design includes a prominent blue arrow highlighting the special subway route that was implemented from Times Square to the World's Fair entrance as well as an illustration of the Unisphere, the stainless steel representation of Earth that was the..... More

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

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

Corning: Corning Museum, 1986. Illustrated. 59 pages, thin 8vo, stiff pictorial wrappers. Corning: The Corning Museum of Glass, 1986. A fine copy. More