THE CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION, Described and Illustrated, Being a Concise and Graphic Description of this Grand Enterprise, Commemorative of the First Centenary of American Independence.
by Ingram, J.S
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Published by Hubbard Bros., Philadelphia, ., 1876 pp. 652 + Folding plate of some of the buildings + Folding woodcut map of the whole exposition + Subscription book publisher's ads (4p.). 8vo. Illustrated with over 100 plates (with 182 illustrations). Original full cloth binding shows old damp stain and wear, with some loss near spine. Text lightly damp stained along the bottom quarter. Not too obtrusive. Early pencil ownership of Thomas Cummings, a Lancaster, PA photographer from the late 1850's to the 1880's. The illustrations and text include the highest achievements of art, industry, mechanization, invention, science, commerce, etc. of Victorian America, with nice sections on similar areas world wide. There is even a good illustrated article on the Gatling Gun.The Centennial International Exhibition of 1876, was the first official World's Fair in the U.S. Held in Philadelphia, PA, from May 10 to November 10, 1876, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Officially named the International Exhibition of Arts, Manufactures and Products of the Soil and Mine, The fairgrounds were in Fairmount Park along the Schuylkill River. About 10 million visitors attended, equivalent to about 20% of the population of the U.S. at the time. The illustrations alone are worth the price asked for this book. PA 8 0.0. Hardcover.
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- THE FAMILY ALBUM (US)
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- Title
- THE CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION, Described and Illustrated, Being a Concise and Graphic Description of this Grand Enterprise, Commemorative of the First Centenary of American Independence.
- Author
- Ingram, J.S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
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- 1
- Publisher
- Published by Hubbard Bros., Philadelphia, .
- Date Published
- 1876
- Keywords
- AMERICANA PENNSYLVANIA ILLUSTRATEDEXPOSITIONS ECONOMICS / BUSINESS PUBLISHER'S ADVERTISEMENTS
- Bookseller catalogs
- PENNSYLVANIA; ILLUSTRATED; ECONOMICS / BUSINESS;
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THE FAMILY ALBUM
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Kinzers, Pennsylvania
About THE FAMILY ALBUM
Ron Lieberman, has been an antiquarian bookseller, rare book appraiser, and library consultant for Fifty years. His firm, The Family Album, has issued a series of exceptional catalogs and bibliographic references in a variety of fields, including: Incunabula; Pennsylvania-Americana; German-Americana; Fine Book Bindings; Early Photographica; Printing History & Typography; Classics from the Great Scholar / Printers; Etc. He was the instructor for a series of valuable workshops and courses in the history, taste, and technique of book collecting. He frequently lectures before professional groups of librarians and archivists on: the book trade; collection and building security; disaster preparedness; appraisals; and preservation, conservation, and binding. He has also often appeared on radio and television popularizing the pleasant hobby of antique book collecting. His expert opinion on the book collecting market; values of archives and manuscripts; collection preservation & security; historic photographs; and the value of rare books has been sought by sources as diverse as: the Historical & Museum Commission of PA; the PA State Library; the Library of Congress; the Smithsonian Institution; the FBI; American Bible Society; Money Magazine; Kipplinger Magazine; Conservation Centers; Warmans Antique Price Guides; U.S.A. Today; as well as Universities, Colleges, and Historical Societies throughout the United States. As one of the organizers of the World Library Fund, Mr. Lieberman provides professional analyses of library collections, and helps plan library development for public and private institutions in the United States and abroad. He was a Member of the Board of Governors of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (A.B.A.A.), and Chairman of the A.B.A.A. Security Committee. He was a long-time regular member of the Security Committee of the Rare Book and Manuscript Section (RBMS) of the American Library Association (ALA); and was the Past President of the Middle Atlantic Chapter, A.B.A.A. Mr. Lieberman was also, for many years, a consulting editor and contributor to the Haworth Press journal: "College & Undergraduate Libraries" American Library Association (ALA); + ACRL/RBMS [For 35 Continuous Years] // PA Library Association (PLA) // Bibliographical Society of America // Middle Atlantic Regional Archives Conference (MARAC) // Society for the History of Authorship, Readership, and Publishing (SHARP) // Philobiblon Club // Etc. Etc.
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