The Magic City: A Massive Portfolio of Original Photographic Views of the Great World's Fair and Its Treasures of Art, Including a Vivid Representation of the Famous Midway Plaisance (Chicago World's Fair, Columbian Exposition)
by Buel, J.W
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- poor
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Poor
- Seller
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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
Saint Louis, Mo., Philadelphia, Pa. : Published Weekly, by the Historical Publishing Company, 1894. FIRST EDITION. 300 photographic images of the Chicago World's Fair bound in half morocco leather with pebbled cloth boards. The Boards are detached from the spine. This includes every view of the fair. Binding / breaker copy only.. First Edition. Half Morocco Leather. Poor. Illus. by 300 Magnificent Photographic Views. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hardcover.
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- Bookseller
- Ziern-Hanon Galleries
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 022693
- Title
- The Magic City: A Massive Portfolio of Original Photographic Views of the Great World's Fair and Its Treasures of Art, Including a Vivid Representation of the Famous Midway Plaisance (Chicago World's Fair, Columbian Exposition)
- Author
- Buel, J.W
- Illustrator
- 300 Magnificent Photographic Views
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Published Weekly, by the Historical Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Saint Louis, Mo., Philadelphia, Pa.
- Date Published
- 1894
- Size
- Folio - over 12" - 15"
- Keywords
- xyz
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- Cloth
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- Poor
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- First Edition
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Pebbled
- Pebbled cloth or leather describes the covering of a hardcover book with a decorative texture of repeated small raised bumps,...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fair
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