[Gems of the Jewel City] Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, 1915: hand-colored.
by [PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION]
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Vancouver, Washington, United States
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About This Item
[San Francisco, CA: Published by Pacific Novelty Co., 1915]. Oblong 16mo. 6 x 4.25 in. [64 pp (unpaginated).], w/ 140 photo illustrations throughout, including several full page, 1 birds-eye double-page centerfold plate. Colour-tinted softcovers, cover art photo views of the PPIE (minor shelfwear, slight bumping to couple corners), still, VG copy, from the library of Prof. Marvin Nathan. First edition of this photographic souvenir of the Exposition, drawn from many of the Real Photo Postcards, and Printed Photo Postcards issued by the Pacific Novelty Co. during the Fair’s run throughout 1915. Pacific Novelty Co. was a San Francisco based publisher of souvenir postcards, who sold to tourist shops, and kiosks across the West, and also issued postcards for the 1905 Lewis & Clark International Exposition in Portland, the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle, and more. Worldcat locates 6 copies (Cal Poly, CSU Fresno, Contra Costa, Bancroft, RI School of Design, San Antonio Pub.).
Details
- Bookseller
- Zephyr Used & Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 60748
- Title
- [Gems of the Jewel City] Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, 1915: hand-colored.
- Author
- [PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Published by Pacific Novelty Co.,
- Place of Publication
- [San Francisco, CA:
- Date Published
- 1915].
- Keywords
- World Fairs, World’s Fairs, Expositions, San Francisco, California, Californiana, Panama-Pacific International Exposition, Photographs, Art, Architecture, Photography, Illustrated Books, Sculpture, Western Americana, Travel, Pacific Novelty Company, Co.
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