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International Exhibition, 1876. Official Catalogue Department of Art
by United States Centennial Commission
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
-
Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: John R. Nagle and Company, 1876. First Edition. Stiff Printed Wrap. Good+. 12mo. Pp. 70. Black backstrip, gray stiff paper wraps, titles and advertising printed in black. Illustrated with two plans and an engraving of Memorial Hall Art Gallery, many advertisement engravings. Index of exhibitors. Corners rubbed, minimal soiling and age toning to leaf edges, a section of the back cover edge has been cut away, pencil markings to art gallery floor plan, leaves otherwise crisp and bright. Catalogue of works from around the world exhibited at the Art Gallery No. 2 and the Photography Exhibition Building No. 4. interspersed with numerous ads from all manner of merchants eager to reach the millions of visitors to the first official World's Fair held in the US.
Covers preserved in a removable clear archival sleeve.
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Details
- Seller
- Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 6935
- Title
- International Exhibition, 1876. Official Catalogue Department of Art
- Author
- United States Centennial Commission
- Format/Binding
- Stiff Printed Wrap
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- John R. Nagle and Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1876
- Keywords
- Centennial International Exposition of 1876
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About the Seller
Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Seattle, Washington
About Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books was established in 1996 as a natural progression of proprietor Jeffrey Long's historical and bibliophilic interests. We are located in West Seattle and can be visited by appointment only.
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- Crisp
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- Good+
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- Fair
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