The Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition: A Record Based on Official Data and Departmental Reports
Philadelphia: Current Publications, Inc., 1929. First Edition, Original Subscription Edition, this being copy No. 267 of an unstated limitation. Tall octavo, 520 pages, publisher's original gilt-lettered blue cloth covered boards with color pictorial paste down. Illustrated in black-and-white. A handsome numbered copy of The Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition, published in Philadelphia in 1929 and documenting the great 1926 Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition held to commemorate the 150th anniversary of American independence. Compiled from official data and departmental reports, the volume provides an extensive record of the exposition, including its architecture, exhibits, participating organizations, ceremonies, cultural attractions, commercial displays, and the broader civic effort behind one of Philadelphia’s most ambitious twentieth-century public events. Profusely illustrated with photographs, portraits, views, and other historical material, the book is an important contemporary source for the history of Philadelphia, world’s fairs and international expositions, American industry, architecture, and civic culture. This copy is No. 267 of the Original Subscription Edition, as stated on the copyright page, distinguishing it from later printings and ordinary copies of the work. Some slight rubbing and wear, minor foxing, else in very good + condition. Item #545
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