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Historical Dictionary of World's Fairs and Expositions, 1851-1988
by Pelle, Kimberly D.; Findling, John E. [Editor]
- Used
- Condition
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- ISBN 10
- 0313260230
- ISBN 13
- 9780313260230
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About This Item
Greenwood Pub Group, 1990. First Edition. hardcover. Findling, John E. [Editor], Pelle, Kimberly D. [Ass't Ed] : Historical Dictionary of World's Fairs and Expositions, 1851-1988. New York : Greenwood Press, 1990. First edition/First impression. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.625"/24.2cm h. Bound in publisher's red cloth, gilt lettering and ornamentation over black to spine and front board. Lacking dust-jacket. Plain white endpapers. Xx pp prelim material, 443 numbered pp, plus one blank. Editor's preface, intro, entries for approx 94 world's fairs and expos, from London 1851 to Brisbane and Glasgow 1988; appendices (statistics, "fairs that never were", etc), bibliography, index. B&w photos. Condition notes: this is an ex-library copy with the typical array of stamps and sticker indicating such. Lacking dust-jacket. Spine ends rolled, top corners bumped. But actually quite a nice copy: binding square and tight, interior clean and bright. We personally inspect every book we offer.
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- Furrowed Brow Books
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 230518003
- Title
- Historical Dictionary of World's Fairs and Expositions, 1851-1988
- Author
- Pelle, Kimberly D.; Findling, John E. [Editor]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0313260230
- ISBN 13
- 9780313260230
- Publisher
- Greenwood Pub Group
- Place of Publication
- Troy, Missouri, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1990
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Furrowed Brow Books' goal is to offer an eclectic selection, while providing specialty offerings in Eastern Orthodoxy and Byzantine civilization, theology, Christian mysticism, science fiction/fantasy (Inklings emphasis), and military history.
We're happy to discuss making an offer on a collection in one of our specialty areas.
Dealer discount of 20%; we simply ask that you reciprocate with a discount of 20%.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
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