Author: UNIVERSAL EXPOSITION ST. LOUIS -
Title: The Universal Exposition. Beautifully Illustrated. Official Publication. Orig. edn.
Description: St. Louis, MO, Official Photographic Company, Robert A. Reid, 1906. large oblong 8°. Orig. limp black wraps. with original cord through spine. Title in bold gilt lettering, printed in relief, at tail of front wrapper, with a large gilt tooled illustration of Festival Hall, within a broad gilt border at head. Title-page with a large rectangular illustration of an Evening drill on Plaza St. Louis in centre, with introd. to the World's Greatest Expositon printed on verso. Coloured frontisp. (Festival Hall and Casdades), 39 unnumbered leaves bearing num. ills. reproduced from Goerz Lenn Photographs (recto/verso) with extensive captions in english, also depicting illuminations by night. Official photographic record of the St. Louis Universal Exhibition 1906, being views of buildings and chief Features of this World's Fair. Striking and beautiful illustrations. A very good copy. Scarce.

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