ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION

by McCabe, James D

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Philadelphia:: National Publishing Co.,, 1876. Hardcover; half-leather; spine ends worn; front joint cracked; steel-engraved portrait of George Washington foxed; otherwise, good.. book ads. Lavishly illustrated with 2 steel engravings (one is foxed) + nearly 400 in-text and folding woodcuts of views, buildings, exhibits, machines, etc. Celebrates 100 years of American independence. Exhibition was largely financed by Philadelphians; comprised 180 buildings along Schuylkill River & drew some 8,000,000 visitors. ||| This elaborate, well-done work covers: history of Philadelphia; past international exhibitions; history of Centennial Exhibition; financing & 3-year preparation; grounds & buildings; over 8,000 American exhibits of Education & Science, Art, Manufactures, Mining & Metallurgy, Agriculture, Horticulture, Machinery, etc.