The book of the fair : an historical and descriptive presentation of the world's science, art, and industry, as viewed through the Columbian Exposition at Chicago in 1893, designed to set forth the display made by the congress of nations, of human achievement in material form, so as the more effectually to illustrate the progress of mankind in all the departments of civilized life / by Hubert Howe Bancroft.

Author
Bancroft, Hubert Howe, 1832-1918 [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
Author's edition.
Published/​Created
Chicago : The Bancroft Company, publishers, 1893.
Description
1 online resource (10 volumes) : illustrations, portraits, plans.

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Series
Smithsonian collections online : world's fairs and expositions : visions of tomorrow. [More in this series]
Notes
  • Text paged continuously in 10 sections.
  • Edition information from cover.
  • Reproduction of the original from the Smithsonian Libraries, Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Library.
OCLC
904661675
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