The Illinois Building and Exhibits. Therein [Association Copy] [1893 World's Fair]
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Warsaw, Indiana, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Chicago: John Morris Bound in red cloth with gilt titles, 152 pp. Signed on rear endpaper, upside down, "Compliments/of/John Virgin/Fairbury Ill". John Virgin was a member ofThe Planning Commission for this Fair, the columbian Exposition. Internally quite bright and clean, printed on glossy paper. externally there is a 1" tear at the lower front gutter and a wrinkle to the lower front covering, also expected minor wear to the extremities and light spotting.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Kerkhoff Books Div KSI (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002512
- Title
- The Illinois Building and Exhibits. Therein [Association Copy] [1893 World's Fair]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- John Morris
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Keywords
- World's Fair 1893, Columbian Exposition.
Terms of Sale
Kerkhoff Books Div KSI
Books returnable if not as described and returned in same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Kerkhoff Books Div KSI
Biblio member since 2006
Warsaw, Indiana
About Kerkhoff Books Div KSI
Primarily online seller with emphasis on better quality books.In the book business since the mid 1980s.
Glossary
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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...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....