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THIS WAS EXPO. Hardcover - 1968

by Fulford, Robert. Picture story texts by Alan Edmonds

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Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1968. 203 pp, 11 3/16" H. B&w and colour photographs. A pictorial look at Expo 67, the World's Fair held in Montreal in 1967. Contents: Introduction / A heaven-storming ambition: Tomorrow's World; The greatest show on earth: How the world saw the fair; An exultation of form and structure: Architecture's giant stride into tomorrow; The fairest of the fair: That great American dome; The future of the city: Reshaping the environment; A new way of seeing: Cine Expo; An argument in concrete: Habitat; Where the medium was the message: The bewitching wonderland of the Czechs; The education of actual experience: The new look of learning; Self portraits: true and false - The image makers; Just fitteen millions extra: Sculpture to live with; Epilogue / A summer spent in the future. Fading to the top and bottom edges of the boards. Dust jacket has moderate edge wear and edge creases, creases on the front flap, a few small edge tears, two small tears and indentations on the rear hinge - archivally taped, 2" tear on the front flap-fold - archivally taped, light rubbing, now protected in a removable mylar sleeve.. Not Signed. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good-/Good. Illus. by John de Visser, Harold Whyte, Peter Varley, photographs..
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  • Title THIS WAS EXPO.
  • Author Fulford, Robert. Picture story texts by Alan Edmonds
  • Illustrator John de Visser, Harold Whyte, Peter Varley, photographs.
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - Very Good-
  • Publisher McClelland & Stewart, Toronto
  • Date 1968
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 30864

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