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"The World's Fair" - by H.G. Cutler - Copyright 1891 by Star Publishing Company. Published in 1891 by Star Publishing Company, Chicago.
*First Edition* - The World's Fair, Its Meaning and Scope, Its Old-World Friends, Their Countries, Customs, and Religions. What they will exhibit. The United States at the Fair, the city and the site, the Colossal Structures. Beautifully illustrated with fantastic engravings and some color lithographs. Shown on this posting is a color lithograph of Melanesian and Micronesian Weapons and Implements and a color lithograph of an Native American Sioux War Dance. I will follow this posting with another post of four of the beautiful engraved illustrations.
This book is chock-full of engravings and lithographs from all areas of the World and includes the peoples, architecture, tools and implements, ancient pottery, agriculture, religions, etc.. If anyone is interested in a specific area, I would be happy to post the available illustrations, just drop me a quick request in the comment section.
Hardbound book, 640 pages - (Posting #1)
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