Add this copy of History of the World's Fair: Being a Complete and to cart. $63.00, good condition, Sold by Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Marietta, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1893 by Arno Press.
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Good, with signs of age and some penciling, better than usual condition for this book. Green boards with black ink and gilt illustrations and lettering on cover and spine. (5) 6-610 pp. profusely illustrated with b+w plates. Contents: pt. 1. Origin of the exposition. How Chicago secured the celebration; The pillars of the exhibition. --pt. 2. The National Commission. First meeting of the National Commission; Members of the National Commission; George R. Davis elected Director-General. --pt. 3. Commencement and progress of work. A wonderful metamorphosis; Early preparation of flowers; Department of Publicity and Promotion; Department of Foreign Affairs; The press and the Columbian guard. --pt. 4. The dedicatory exercises. Arrival of distinguished people; Great parade of tradesmen; Grand military procession and review; Commencement of the exercises; Dedication of the buildings; Mrs. Potter Palmer's brilliant address; The dedicatory oration; The glowing tribute of Chauncey M. Depew. --pt. 5. Official opening of the exposition. The great review of the Hudson River; Arrival of Mr. Cleveland and the Duke of Veragua; Another distinguished arrival; The formal opening of the Exposition. --pt. 6. The women of the exposition and woman's work. The Woman's Building and its purposes; The women who control; Formal opening of the Woman's Building; Other features of the Woman's Building; The Children's Building. --pt. 7. The main buildings and their exhibits. The Administration Building; The Mammoth Manufactures Building; Department of Liberal Arts; Department of Ethnology; Agricultural Building; Among the trees of the world; Horticultural Building; In the realm of rare flowers and plants; The French floricultural exhibit; A ramble among fruits and wines; Palace of Mechanic Arts; Transportation Building; Mines and Mining Building; Department of Electricity and its building; Fish and Fisheries Building; The Palace of Fine Arts; The Government Building. --pt. 8. Other main features. The shrine of the White City; The White Horse Inn and Krupp's gun; One of the gems of the fair; Fifty cents for a cup of tea; The peristyle and Court of Honor; The Exposition statuary. --pt. 9. Among the state buildings. Illinois Building first and foremost; Away down East; A galaxy of states; Virginia, the mother of presidents; Way down souf 'mong de fields of cotton; The noted Blue Grass State; The states by the lakes; Wheat and corn producing states; Buildings of the states of the great interior; A peep at the Pacific slope. --pt. 10. Among the foreign buildings. Germany, Norway and Sweden; Great Britain's Victoria House; Pavilions of France and Spain; Canada and New South Wales; The attractive Ceylon Building; The Ottoman Pavilion; The two Central American Republics; Brazil and Venezuela. --pt. 11. The Midway Plaisance. Cairo Street and Turkish village; The two Irish villages; The Javanese and South Sea islanders; The Germans and Austrians; Among other nations; End of the Exposition.
Add this copy of History of the World's Fair: Being a Complete and to cart. $247.06, new condition, Sold by Just one more Chapter rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Miramar, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1976 by Beaufort Books.
