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World Fairs/Expositions:

(automobiles) . MAKING OF A MOTOR CAR
1933. Souvenir guide book to the Chevrolet-Fisher Manufacturing exhibit, General Motors Building. A Century of Progress, International Exposition, Chicago 1933. Octavo, photo illustrated foldout brochure. Fine. (a12671)
$24.00 (electricity) . L'HOMME L'ELECTRICITE LA VUE
Paris 1937 Arts et Metiers Graphiques. Las classe 1917 bis de l'Exposition International de Paris. Preface by Charles Malegarie; Articles by Auguste Deteuf, Charles Francois, Raoul Dautry, Leon-Paul Fargue, Jean Selz, Louis Jouvet, Paul Recht, Maurice Raynal, Marcel Courtine and Andre Lejard (O Trop Heureux!). Much excitement about modern industrialized and electrified life. In French. Lg.4to., 63pp., monochrome photo illustrations, 17 pages of interesting photo illustrated advertisments (for heavy machinery, stoves, industrial lighting, electrical power, etc), blue and yellow wraps. Good, spine frayed and worn, cover a bit worn and faded. (a68409)
$250.00 (horticulture) . REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON HORTICULTURE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE AGRICULTURAL BOARD OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE AT THEIR 18TH ANNUAL FAIR..OCTOBER 1845
NY 1845 T. Bridgeman. Includes interesting long list of all exhibitors and the vegetables and flowers they presented. Octavo, 16pp., original stringbound wraps. Good. Scarce. (a62118)
$65.00 (panama canal). . MASSACHUSETTS AT THE PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION SAN FRANCISCO 1915
Boston n.d. Wright and Potter. Exposition honoring opening of Panama Canal. Sm.4to., 234pp., monochrome photo illustrations, large folding chart, full leather. Fair, spine chipped and worn, front board detached (present), rear board tender. (ac177)
$35.00 (Panama-Pacific Exposition) . VIEWS OF THE PANAMA-PACIFIC EXPOSITION IN NATURAL COLORS
c. 1915. Lg.4to., 32 pages of mounted color illustrations, original stringbound brown wraps with mounted color illustration on front. VG, light fraying on wraps, one small closed tear on front.The color illustrations are Fine and have strong and bright colors. (a67623)
$85.00 (world's fair) . ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF AN EXHIBITION HELD ON THE OCCASION OF THE NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR 1940.
NY 1940 The Pierpont Morgan Library. 4to., 41pp., illustrations, wraps. VG. (a41383)
$35.00 (world's fair) . NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR 1940 ORGANIZATION CHARTS REPRODUCED FROM THE FILES OF ARTHUR ANDERSEN & CO.
NY 1959 Andersen. 4to., 40 leaves (rectos only), stiff wraps with black plastic spiral binding. VG. (a56580)
$85.00 Angola . ANGOLA MONOGRAPHIE HISTORIQUE GEOGRAPHIQUE ET ECONOMIQUE DE LA COLONIE DESTINEE A L'EXPOSITION COLONIALE INTERNATIONALE DE PARIS DE 1931
1931 Imprimerie Nationale de Loanda.In French. Octavo, 146pp., photo illustrations, colorful wraps. Good, a few page corners bumped, rear cover corners chipped. (a29402)
$75.00 Brinton, Christian . IMPRESSIONS OF THE ART AT THE PANAMA-PACIFIC EXPOSITION
NY 1916 1st John Lane. With a chapter on the San Diego Exposition and an Introductory Essay on The Modern Spirit in Contemporary Painting. 4to., 203pp., color frontis, monochrome illustrations, hardcover. Owner signed. Good, light wear especially on corners, some soiling on cover. (a31284)
$98.00 Conant, Paul . NEVER NEVER LAND IN SAN FRANCISCO
Stamford 1937. Designs for the 1939 World's Fair. In Pencil Points, June 1937, Volume XVIII, No. 6, at pp. 377-390, photo illustrations. Included in a complete issue of this journal with several other articles. 4to., wraps. Good, cover worn, small folds and chips. (a22731)
$35.00 Gilkey, Gordon W. . ETCHINGS NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR
NY 1939 1st (A) Charles Scribner's Sons. Building the World of Tomorrow. Etchings and text by Gordon W. Gilkey, foreword by Grover A. Whalen, introduction by George McAneney. Views of the World's Fair and New York City. 4to., 54 plates (rectos only), each with adjacent descriptive text, original decorated hardcover. Cover Near Good, light soiling and uneven fading of cloth, 1/2 inch chip at head of spine and tiny chip from spine cloth. Impression from paper clip at top margin of first few leaves. Text and plates VG plus. As described, needs restoration at head of spine and some cleaning of covers. No Dust Jacket. Scarce. (a65084)
$245.00 Hopkins, A. D. . CATALOGUE OF EXHIBITS OF INSECT ENEMIES OF FORESTS AND FOREST PRODUCTS AT THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPOSITION ST. LOUIS, MO. 1904
Washington 1904 U.S. Department of Agriculture. 8vo, 56pp., 22 plates, many photo illustrations, wraps. Owner signed on front. Good, a few small tears in backstrip. (a56504)
$35.00 Marti, Donald . HISTORICAL DIRECTORY OF AMERICAN AGRICULTURAL FAIRS
NY 1986-1st Greenwood. Fine. (a17475)
$40.00 Moses, John and Paul Selby . THE WHITE CITY THE HISTORICAL BIOGRAPHICAL AND PHILANTHROPICAL RECORD OF ILLINOIS...TO WHICH IS ADDED A SKETCH OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES AND ILLINOIS AT THE WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION
Chicago 1893 Chicago World Book Co. 4to., 170pp., (Illinois), 132pp. (District of Columbia),166pp., (Columbian Exposition), photo illustrations and advertisement drawings, hardcoverr. Good, some fading away of lettering on front; front hinge just beginning to crack, slight soiling on cover. Spine says Vol. I but appears to be complete in one volume. (a63987)
$65.00 Neely, Wayne Caldwell . THE AGRICULTURAL FAIR
NY 1935-lst columbia University. 313p. Index. Owner name stamp on front and back end papers. o/w Fine. no dj. Photo illus. (a13127)
$45.00 Rhode Island . HANDBOOK AND GUIDE TO THE ORIENT IN PROVIDENCE RHODE ISLAND'S FIRST MISSIONARY EXPOSITION
1911. Held in Infantry Hall, Providence, Sept. 21-Oct 7, 1911. 8vo., 48pp., a few small photo illustrations, red and blue pictorial wraps. Advertisements at rear. VG. (a12874)
$50.00 Rogers, Howard . CONGRESS OF ARTS AND SCIENCE, UNIVERSAL EXPOSITION, ST. LOUIS, 1904 -VOLUME I HISTORY OF THE CONGRESS; SCIENTIFIC PLAN OF THE CONGRESS; PHILOSOPHY AND MATHEMATICS
Boston 1905 1st Houghton, Mifflin. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 626pp., maroon cloth. Owner signed. Near Fine, faint cover wear. Volume 1 only. (a72013)
$65.00 Rogers, Howard. . CONGRESS OF ARTS AND SCIENCE, UNIVERSAL EXPOSITION, ST. LOUIS, 1904 VOLUME VI MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY
Boston 1906 1st Houghton, Mifflin. Sm.4to., 740pp., maroon cloth hardcover. VG. (ac289)
$59.00 Rogers, Howard. . CONGRESS OF ARTS AND SCIENCE, UNIVERSAL EXPOSITION, ST. LOUIS, 1904 VOLUME II HISTORY OF POLITICS AND ECONOMICS, HISTORY OF LAW, HISTORY OF RELIGION
Boston 1906 1st Houghton, Mifflin. Sm.4to., 661pp., maroon cloth hardcover. VG. (a65215)
$65.00 Seymour, Morris W. et al . CONNECTICUT AT THE WORLD'S FAIR REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS FROM CONNECTICUT OF THE COLUMBIAN EXHIBITION OF 1893 AT CHICAGO
Hartford 1898 1st Case Lockwood & Brainard. Hardcover. Large octavo, 367pp., photo illustrations, dark brown cloth with gilt lettering and floral end papers. VG, one inch long chip from edge of spine. (a76525)
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