The Atlanta Exposition and South Illustrated

Chicago: The Adler Art Publishing Company. Donohue & Henneberry, Printers, Binders, Engravers, 1895. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Oblong folio. 14" x 10". [1], 192 pages, [1] page index, [1]. Illustrated throughout. Brown cloth hardcover with gilt illustration and title on the front cover. Cloth spine is missing. Covers are worn and rubbed with small chips to the back cover. Some old repairs have been made to this book. The missing cloth spine a piece of black linen tape at the top and bottom of the spine. The original leather corners are now covered with green linen tape. The front hinge is broken but the board is still secure to the text. Right front flyleaf, half title page, and title page loose. Original end sheets are chipped around the edges. Some light soiling and stains to the front and back end sheets. Faint toning to the early pages in the text. Interior contents are mostly clean. Original owners inscription written on the front blank end paper - "Lou C Wylie #570 Spring Street, Atlanta Ga." A later pencil note on the same page regarding the inscription reads - "My Aunt by Marriage, Mrs. David y. Wylie." This copy later belonged to Augusta Wylie King with her name written on the front and rear paste downs. Scarce. Not in the Georgia Derenne catalog. 15 copies located in OCLC. From wikipedia: The Cotton States and International Exposition was a world's fair held in Atlanta, Georgia, United States in 1895.[1] The exposition was designed "to foster trade between southern states and South American nations as well as to show the products and facilities of the region to the rest of the nation and Europe."[1] The Cotton States and International Exposition featured exhibits from six states, including various innovations in agriculture and technology, and exhibits about women and African Americans.[1] President Grover Cleveland presided over the opening of the exposition remotely by flipping an electric switch from his house in Massachusetts on September 18, 1895.[1] The event is best remembered for the "Atlanta Compromise" speech given by Booker T. Washington on September 18, promoting racial cooperation.[1].