The “Time-Saver” (1893 Columbian Exposition Guidebook) NR

Description

You are bidding on an original copy of
The “Time-Saver”
a guide book written for visitors to the Columbian Exposition (aka the Chicago World’s Fair of 1893.)
Faced with the near-impossible task to trying to see everything that was worth seeing at the Columbian Exposition, many visitors to the Fair purchased this little guidebook (which was NOT sold on the exposition grounds) which rated 5,000 of the best items into three categories:
1.
Interesting
,
2.
Very Interesting
, and
3.
Remarkably Interesting
. (The original copy of the Declaration of Independence which was on display in the Government Building was rated as a
3. Remarkably Interesting
.)
111 pages measuring 3-5/8” x 6”.
This copy comes from a non-smoking household.
In 1919, a former owner wrote her name on the inside cover and on the title page.
There is also some staining of the covers and the first few pages.
Even so, this little guidebook is in remarkably good condition for being 128 years old. It will be shipped in a USPS 1
st
Class packet with tracking.(Foreign bidders please use eBay Global Shipping Service.)
Original copies of
The “Time Saver”
are now eagerly sought-after by researchers, writers, historians, and fans of the Columbian Exposition. This copy has been priced to sell with a low opening bid.
Don’t let it get away because someone outbid you at the last minute.
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