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Photo-gravures of the World’s Columbian Exposition.
by [COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION -- WORLD’S FAIR]
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- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Vancouver, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: A. Wittemann, 67 & 69 Spring St., 211 & 213 Wabash Ave., The Albertype Co., 1893. Oblong 12mo. 7.25 x 4.25 in. [13 leaves (unnumbered).] With 12 sepia- and aqua-tinted photogravure plates. Embossed limp brown covers, raised lettering w/ gilt highlights on front cover, punch-sewn at gutter margin w/ blue silk ribbon, yapp edges (slight curving to cover, very minor shelfwear), still NF copy. First edition of these nicely executed photogravure images of the magnificent Columbian Exposition in 1893. The historic World’s Fair which ran almost six months, with grounds and gardens laid out by Fredrick Olmsted covering 630 acres, and a Midway skyline dominated by the 250-foot Ferris wheel designed by George Ferris. These photogravures depict the Machinery Hall, Admin Building and Court of Honor, the Lagoon, The Art Palace, Woman’s Building, the Japanese Hooden Palace on Wooded Island, The Krupp Gunworks building, and even the Monastery of “La Rabida.” Adolph Wittemann and his brother Herman began working as printers in New York in 1867, and first started printing books and postcards under the Albertype name in 1887. Adolph acted not only as agent finding customers for their services, but taking photographs across the country to be made into postcards. See: World’s Columbian Exposition Collection, Ryerson & Burnham Archives, Art Institute of Chicago (2002); Annie Schentag, Photography at the World’s Fair: Construction “Official” Images, Architourism, Cornell University (2011).
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- Bookseller
- Zephyr Used & Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 59216
- Title
- Photo-gravures of the World’s Columbian Exposition.
- Author
- [COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION -- WORLD’S FAIR]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- A. Wittemann, 67 & 69 Spring St., 211 & 213 Wabash Ave., The Albertype Co.,
- Place of Publication
- Chicago:
- Date Published
- 1893.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Columbus, Travel, Souvenir, World’s Fairs, Expositions, Illustrated Books, 19th-century imprints, World Fairs, White City, Architecture, Charles Dudley Arnold, Photographs, Photography, Photogravures, Photogravure,
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About the Seller
Zephyr Used & Rare Books
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Vancouver, Washington
About Zephyr Used & Rare Books
We are an independent bookseller, established in 1994, who exhibit at numerous book fairs and antique shows throughout the year, including Christine Palmer Antique Expos in Portland, OR & Vancouver, WA, The Rose City Book & Paper Show in Portland, the Custer Antique Show in Spokane, the Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair, the Sacramento Antiquarian Book Fair, the Pasadena Book & Paper Show, and others. We specialize in 19th-century imprints, Technical Books, History, Children's Literature, and much more. In addition we offer appraisals for insurance and tax purposes.
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