London: Virtue and Co., 1867. First edition. Hardcover. 331 pages. 33 x 26 cm. Describing Art-fabricants from France, Russia, Austria, Prussia, Spain, Italy, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Belgium, Egypt, Switzerland, Saxony, Germany, United States, Britain, and France with upwards of one hundred black and white illustrations. First few leaves dampstained at..... More
Barcelona: Editorial Freixinent, 1939. First edition. Hardcover. 131 pages. 22 x 28 cm. Plethora of black and white illustrations including photographs and large sections of advertisements. Includes text and photos of the 1888 exhibition in the park of the Citadel, and the 1929 International Exhibition. Bright, very fresh copy. More
San Francisco: John J. Newbegin, 1915. First edition. Hardcover. 142 pages. 19.5 x 12.5 cm. This volume consists of articles originally published in the San Francisco Bulletin with 47 black and white photographs and Frontispiece photo of statue of Pioneer Mother by Charles Gadfly. Ex-library, bookplate, back cover tail rubbed..... More
Brussels: Parent et Cie, 1876. First edition. Hardcover. 299 pages. 17 x 12 cm. Brussels catalogue of Industrial Products and Art from the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia. Owner inscriptions, library stamps to title page, clean copy. More
New York: Winkler & Kelmans, 1939. First edition. Hardcover. 189 pages. 27.5 x 20 cm. Book and Maps designed by Clarence Pearson Hornung. "This general, and I might also say spontaneous, participation by other countries, is a gesture of friendship and good-will toward the United States for which I render..... More
New York: Borroughs Wellcome & Co., 1934. First edition. Hardcover. 160 pages. 20.5 x 13 cm. Describes every explorer, traveler, and missionary that carried with them a Tabloid Medical Kit. Illustrated throughout with drawings and photographs both in black and white and color. Crisp, exceptionally clean copy. More
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1876. First edition. Hardcover. 94 pages. 32 x 25 cm. Catalogue of the United States Navy Department with English, French, and German in parallel columns. A myriad of equipment details: Bureau of Ordinance, Navigation, Equipment, Yards and Docks, Provisions and Clothing, Construction and Repair. Ex-library, spine lacking..... More
Chicago: The Reuben H Donnelley Co., 1933. First edition. Hardcover. Unpaginated. 35 x 26 cm. Color and black and white photography by Kaufmann & Fabry Co., Chicago, with color and black and white illustrations of Chicago World's Fair. Crisp, clean copy. More
Chicago: American Souvenir & Advertising Co., 1893. First edition. Hardcover. 20 pages. 16 x 24.5 cm. 19 photo views by the Louis Glaser Process, some pages with multiple images --views of buildings, birds eye view of World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893, and 2 portraits. All captions in English, German, French..... More
San Francisco: San Francisco, 1916. First edition. Hardcover. 185 pages. 24.5 x 18 cm. A collection of hundreds of letters of praise from prominent individuals after visiting the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco. A very early printing by John Henry Nash. Prepared by James A...... More
Richmond: Np, 1938. First edition. Hardcover. 94 pages. 20 x 13 cm. Originally published for a series in The Richmond News Leader and subsequently as a pamphlet for Virginia State Chamber of Commerce explaining the history and production of tobacco. This copy was specifically published for the New York World's..... More
London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1876. First edition. Hardcover. 424 pages. 23 x 19 cm. Exhibitors' commercial guide. Ex-library, dampstains at head, not affecting text, lacks title page, clean copy. More
New York: New York World's Fair Corp. 1964. First edition. Original Wraps. 62 pages. 31 x 23 cm. Prefatory notes by Robert Moses and Paul R. Screvane. Illustrated with photographs. Bookplate. More
Philadelphia: Pennsylvania Commission, 1905. First edition. Hardcover. 364 pages. 25 x 17 cm. Description of buildings, art, mines, agriculture, and transportation; black and white illustrations and catalogue of awards. Bookplate, uncut, spine slightly sunned, crisp, clean copy. More
San Francisco: John H. Williams, 1915. First edition. Hardcover. 204 pages. 20.5 x 14 cm. Originally most text was written for the San Francisco chronicle about the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, including mounted colored frontispiece and more than seventy-five other illustrations. Crisp, clean copy. More
Garden City: Garden City Publishing, 1939. First edition. Hardcover. Approx. 128 pages. 25 x 21 cm. Profusely illustrated: photographs and official plans. Extremity rubbing. More
Montreal: Canadian Corp. for the 1967 World Exhibition, 1964. First edition. Hardcover. 30.5 x 24 cm. Advanced organizational blueprint of 1967 World Exhibition including 6 out of 8 original folders composed of General Information, Ground-Plan, Publicity, Construction, and The Organization in English text. Lacks portfolios The Theme and The Exhibition..... More
Albany: Brandow Printing Company, 1905. First edition. Hardcover. 127 pages. 26.5 x 20 cm. Report of the Lewis and Clark exposition commission of the State of New York. Bookplate. Spine partially mottled, corners bumped, interior clean. More
San Francisco: The Argentine Commission Of The Panama-Pacific-Exposition, 1915. First edition. Hardcover. 88 pages. 18.5 x 12.5 cm. "The Commission of the Argentine Republic takes pleasure in offering this volume, descriptive of the growth and position of the Argentine Republic, as a souvenir of the Panama-Pacific-exposition of 1915." Clean copy..... More
San Francisco: Paul Elder, 1915. First edition. Hardcover. 481 pages. 28 x 21 cm. Limited edition, copy 508 of 1000. 192 black and white illustrations. Index of Artists. Floor Plan. Contributors include Leonce Benedite, Umberto Boccioni, Robert B. Harshe, H. Shugio, to name a few. Ex-library, Nicks to spine head..... More
Chicago: W.B. Conkey Co., 1893. Original Wraps. 196 pages. 22 x 15 cm. Catalogue of over 8000 works of art edited by The Department of Publicity and Promotion, M.P. Handy, Chief and Halsey C. Ives, Chief. Bookplate. Front cover detached, backstrip chipped and back cover missing small chips at bottom..... More