16 pt "Portfolio of Photographs" Caption Views 1893 World's Columbian Exposition

Description

Complete Subscription Set of Columbian 1893 World's Fair Popular View Book of Photos with Captions
-
Large Landscape
: 11 x 13.5 inches
tan
pulp wraps
with
black
print
and scroll borders (covers shown). Chicago:
Warner
, 1893-94 in 16 weekly issues of "Household Art Series." (244) pages of plates and text printed on heavily coated smooth
quality paper
(Introduction shown); heavy. Excellent
photos of buildings and fairground views
each with long descriptive captions (7 shown). A very popular publication and excellent introduction to the historic and festive WCE.
- Supplemental Information:
"
Portfolio of Photographs
" was a book sold by subscription in
16 issues
and then could be bound if the subscriber desired usually without the pulp covers which was an extra expense.
- Condition: Excellent.  Features all 16 issues. Pages fine with no stains, marks, or tears (shown). Pulp covers intact but some chipping and separations of some cover fold lines (shown). A local binder could make this into a handsome book as was intended 125 years ago. Serviceable original reference as published.
**Buyer pays
.75 shipping in a stiff package with tracking number.