The Book of the Fair; an Historical and Descriptive Presentation of the World's Science, Art, and Industry, As Viewed through the Columbian Exposition At Chicago in 1893 ... by Hubert Howe Bancroft ...volume 1
by Bancroft, Hubert Howe (1832-1918)
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
Chicago, San Francisco, The Bancroft Company, 1895. First Edition. Hardback. Finely bound in later black buckram over marble boards. Marble end papers; all edges gilt. Abundantly and very impressively illustrated with an array of monochrome photo plates. Scans and additional bibliographic detail on request. ; 508 pages; Description: illus. (incl. Ports. , plans) 41 cm. Paged continuously. Subjects: World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill. ) .
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 56282
- Title
- The Book of the Fair; an Historical and Descriptive Presentation of the World's Science, Art, and Industry, As Viewed through the Columbian Exposition At Chicago in 1893 ... by Hubert Howe Bancroft ...volume 1
- Author
- Bancroft, Hubert Howe (1832-1918)
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chicago, San Francisco, The Bancroft Company
- Date Published
- 1895
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- 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...
- First Edition
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...