Authentic Guide to Chicago and the World's Columbian Exposition
by Merchant's World's Fair Bureau of Information Company
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Wilmington, Delaware, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Chicago: Merchant's World's Fair Bureau of Information Company, 1893. Soft cover. Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 216pp. Black pebble grain card stock, gilt lettered, 13 x 14 inch folding map. Cover is scuffed and worn, lettering faded but readable, front cover hinge tape repaired, pages 171-194 have a small v-shaped cut in the top margin not affecting text, contents are clean. Small tape repair to folding map at left margin barely affecting map. Map is otherwise in sound condition. The map depicts the buildings and grounds of the exposition at Jackson Park and Midway Plaisance. Book is illustrated throughout. Both book and scarce map are in surprisingly good condition considering its age.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Bookshelf (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001936
- Title
- Authentic Guide to Chicago and the World's Columbian Exposition
- Author
- Merchant's World's Fair Bureau of Information Company
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Merchant's World's Fair Bureau of Information Company
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1893
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾" - 6&
- Keywords
- Fair Chicago Illinois "The White City
- Bookseller catalogs
- Ephemera;
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About the Seller
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Wilmington, Delaware
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.