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RARE VENEZUELA Exhibit, Catalog, Map, Color, 1893 World's Columbian Exposition
RARE VENEZUELA Exhibit, Catalog, Map, Color, 1893 World's Columbian Exposition
RARE VENEZUELA Exhibit, Catalog, Map, Color, 1893 World's Columbian Exposition
RARE VENEZUELA Exhibit, Catalog, Map, Color, 1893 World's Columbian Exposition
RARE VENEZUELA Exhibit, Catalog, Map, Color, 1893 World's Columbian Exposition
RARE VENEZUELA Exhibit, Catalog, Map, Color, 1893 World's Columbian Exposition
RARE VENEZUELA Exhibit, Catalog, Map, Color, 1893 World's Columbian Exposition
RARE VENEZUELA Exhibit, Catalog, Map, Color, 1893 World's Columbian Exposition
RARE VENEZUELA Exhibit, Catalog, Map, Color, 1893 World's Columbian Exposition
RARE VENEZUELA Exhibit, Catalog, Map, Color, 1893 World's Columbian Exposition
RARE VENEZUELA Exhibit, Catalog, Map, Color, 1893 World's Columbian Exposition
RARE VENEZUELA Exhibit, Catalog, Map, Color, 1893 World's Columbian Exposition

RARE VENEZUELA Exhibit, Catalog, Map, Color, 1893 World's Columbian Exposition

$ 16.89

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Featured Refinements: Columbian Exposition
  • Theme: World’s Fairs
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • World Fair: 1893 Chicago
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Year: 1893
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Condition: Excellent. Covers, hinges, and pages fine. No marks, stains or tears. Corners gently rounded. Front cover and lower spine chipped. Else fine. Ex library. Uncommon condition for this uncommon original publication.
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days

    Description

    RARE Complete Exhibit Catalog, History, Map, and Building for VENEZUELA at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair
    - 8.5 x 5.5 inches with
    gray wraps
    and black print and
    graphic of the state seal
    (front cover shown); back cover blank. New York:
    Venezuela
    , 1893. 149 pages plus (8) plates printed on smooth buff paper (title page shown). The opening section explains the
    formative documents
    that legalized their participation in Jackson Park. The
    exhibits secti
    on lists 753 items including extensive
    Coffee and Cocoa exhibits
    (1 title page shown). Complete with
    history of Venezuela
    starting just 6 years after Columbus 1st arrived (shown); 2 folding
    color crests for Pizarro
    (shown). Frontis of the
    Venezuela Building in Jackson Park
    (shown). Large 20-inch-wide detailed
    map of Venezuela
    after cover (shown). A great
    historical reference IN ENGLISH
    for the advantages of Venezuela 125 years ago!
    Supplemental Information:
    For reference,
    I have inserted a photo of the
    Venezuela Building
    from the "Glimpses" view book (shown); it matches the frontis graphic shown in the book quite well.
    I
    could not find another original
    publication in any online antiquarian shop! It was reprinted in 2015.
    - Condition:
    Excellent. Covers, hinges, and pages fine (shown). No marks, stains or tears. Corners gently rounded (shown). Front cover and lower spine chipped (shown). One color plate fold line beginning to separate. Else fine. Ex library (shown). Uncommon condition for this uncommon original publication.
    **Buyer pays
    .95 shipping in a stiff package with tracking number. Postal Insurance required for bids over and depending on Final Value. International shipping allowed and extra.