Descriptions of the Commercial Press Exhibit [Sesquicentennial World's Fair Exposition 1926 Philadelphia]
by The Commercial Press Ltd
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Shanghai, China: The Commercial Press Ltd, 1926. Rare original softcover book describing the products made and sold by The Commercial Press Ltd of Shanghai, China for the Sesquicentennial World's Fair Exposition in Philadelphia in 1926. In English. Softcover with brown silk covers printed in gilt, stitched along one edge, double folded paper, pages decoratively bordered in red, one folding plate of the company's organizational chart. Measures about 8 inches tall and contains 56 pages plus a 15 page section of black and white photos showing art prints and similar products. Text pages include an introduction to the company, a listing of the many exceptional publications printed by the company in a myriad of languages, plus several pages of lab and other equipment they sold, illustrated with engravings, most noteworthy being the first commercially produced Chinese language typewriter. This was a revolutionary product developed in association with inventors Zhou Houkun and Shu Zhendong. Very good condition with only very minor wear to the covers firm binding, very slightly age-toned pages, a tiny spot at the far bottom edges of the final section, no chips, tears or markings. A remarkably well preserved and scarce item.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 039853
- Title
- Descriptions of the Commercial Press Exhibit [Sesquicentennial World's Fair Exposition 1926 Philadelphia]
- Author
- The Commercial Press Ltd
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Commercial Press Ltd
- Place of Publication
- Shanghai, China
- Date Published
- 1926
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- CHINESE TECHNOLOGY TYPEWRITER PRINTING
- Bookseller catalogs
- American History and Biography; World History, World Wars and Militaria; Business, Economics and Finance; Books, Paper, Printing, Publishing, Typography;
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- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- First Edition
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- Plate
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- Edges
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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...