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Art-lover's Guide To The Exposition Explanations of the Architecture Sculpture & Mural Paintings with a Guide for Study in the Art Gallery
by Cheney, Sheldon
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good-
- Seller
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Modesto, California, United States
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About This Item
Berkeley, CA: At the Sign of the Berkeley Oak. Very Good-. 1915. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This is a small format paperback with cardstock covers and a glued spine. The book is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The covers have some bumping, rubbing and wear to the spine ends and corners. There is one small nick / tear to the bottom rear spine joint. The text pages are generally clean and bright. The edges of the first several text pages have dog-earing and wear. "Among the exhibits at the Exposition was the C. P. Huntington, the first steam locomotive purchased by Southern Pacific Railroad; the locomotive then went on static display at the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento. A telephone line was also established to New York City so people across the continent could hear the Pacific Ocean. The Liberty Bell traveled by train on a nationwide tour from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to attend the exposition. The 1915 American Grand Prize and Vanderbilt Cup auto races were held February 27 and March 6 on a 3.84-mile (6.18 km) circuit set up around the Exposition grounds. The Smithsonian Institution also had an exhibition at the Exposition. " .
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- Bookseller
- S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- A36226
- Title
- Art-lover's Guide To The Exposition Explanations of the Architecture Sculpture & Mural Paintings with a Guide for Study in the Art Gallery
- Author
- Cheney, Sheldon
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Edition
- 1st Edition; 1st Printing
- Publisher
- At the Sign of the Berkeley Oak
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley, CA
- Date Published
- 1915
- Keywords
- Californiana, Sheldon Cheney, Panama Pacific Exposition, San Francisco, CA, Art, Art Gallery Catalogue, World Expositions
- Bookseller catalogs
- Californiana;
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S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB)
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Modesto, California
About S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB)
S. Howlett-West Books was established in 1996, but the owner, Stephanie has been in the book business for over 30 years. Besides her full time work as a book dealer, she writes articles on the subject of Science Fiction for several trade magazines. She is a collector and reader of first edition science fiction in her spare time.
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