Truman, Benjamin Cummings - History of the World's Fair : Being a Complete and Authentic Description of the Columbian Exposition from Its Inception

New York, NY, Arno Press, 1893. Hardcover. Green boards with black ink and gilt illustrations and lettering on cover and spine. (5) 6-610 pp. profusely illustrated with b+w plates. Contents: pt. 1. Origin of the exposition. How Chicago secured the celebration ; The pillars of the exhibition. -- pt. 2. The National Commission. First meeting of the National Commission ; Members of the National Commission ; George R. Davis elected Director-General. -- pt. 3. Commencement and progress of work. A wonderful metamorphosis ; Early preparation of flowers ; Department of Publicity and Promotion ; Department of Foreign Affairs ; The press and the Columbian guard. -- pt. 4. The dedicatory exercises. Arrival of distinguished people ; Great parade of tradesmen ; Grand military procession and review ; Commencement of the exercises ; Dedication of the buildings ; Mrs. Potter Palmer's brilliant address ; The dedicatory oration ; The glowing tribute of Chauncey M. Depew. -- pt. 5. Official opening of the exposition. The great review of the Hudson River ; Arrival of Mr. Cleveland and the Duke of Veragua ; Another distinguished arrival ; The formal opening of the Exposition. -- pt. 6. The women of the exposition and woman's work. The Woman's Building and its purposes ; The women who control ; Formal opening of the Woman's Building ; Other features of the Woman's Building ; The Children's Building. -- pt. 7. The main buildings and their exhibits. The Administration Building ; The Mammoth Manufactures Building ; Department of Liberal Arts ; Department of Ethnology ; Agricultural Building ; Among the trees of the world ; Horticultural Building ; In the realm of rare flowers and plants ; The French floricultural exhibit ; A ramble among fruits and wines ; Palace of Mechanic Arts ; Transportation Building ; Mines and Mining Building ; Department of Electricity and its building ; Fish and Fisheries Building ; The Palace of Fine Arts ; The Government Building. -- pt. 8. Other main features. The shrine of the White City ; The White Horse Inn and Krupp's gun ; One of the gems of the fair ; Fifty cents for a cup of tea ; The peristyle and Court of Honor ; The Exposition statuary. -- pt. 9. Among the state buildings. Illinois Building first and foremost ; Away down East ; A galaxy of states ; Virginia, the mother of presidents ; Way down souf 'mong de fields of cotton ; The noted Blue Grass State ; The states by the lakes ; Wheat and corn producing states ; Buildings of the states of the great interior ; A peep at the Pacific slope. -- pt. 10. Among the foreign buildings. Germany, Norway and Sweden ; Great Britain's Victoria House ; Pavilions of France and Spain ; Canada and New South Wales ; The attractive Ceylon Building ; The Ottoman Pavilion ; The two Central American Republics ; Brazil and Venezuela. -- pt. 11. The Midway Plaisance. Cairo Street and Turkish village ; The two Irish villages ; The Javanese and South Sea islanders ; The Germans and Austrians ; Among other nations ; End of the Exposition. Good, with signs of age and some penciling, better than usual condition for this book .

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