The magic city : a massive portfolio of original photographic views of the great World's Fair and its treasures of art, including a vivid representation of the famous Midway Plaisance / with graphic descriptions by America's brilliant historical and descriptive writer J.W. Buel.

Title & Author:

Publication:

St. Louis, Mo. : Historical Publishing Company, 1894.

Description:

18 parts (unpaged) : chiefly illustrations ; 29 x 35 cm

Series:

Historical fine arts series ; Vol. 1, No. 1-18

Notes:
"A photographic and historical representation of The 'Magic City' by-the-lake, with its Vast Treasures of the World's Art, Reproduced in Splendid Realism, as it was seen by millions of visitors, in a series of 300 Magnificent Photographic Views."
"Published weekly."
No. 1, January 15, 1894 through No. 18, May 14, 1894.
"Published weekly".
Library copy acc. no. 0008546: on cover: The magic city.
Library copy acc. no. 7080: on cover: Portfolio of photographs.
Library copy acc. no. W3954: 18 parts (Jan. 15-May 15, 1894) in original printed wrappers as issued, in box. On cover of each part: Published by H.S. Smith and C.R. Graham for Historical Publishing Co., Philadelphia.
Library copy on ID: bookplate of Commission des écoles catholiques de Montréal. Bibliothèque.

Subject:

World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) Pictorial works.
World's Columbian Exposition
World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)

Form/genre:

black-and-white photographs.
Blind-blocked bindings (gathered matter components.
Calf bindings.
Gilt edges (gathered matter components.
Gold-blocked bindings.
Relief halftones (prints) (prints.
illustrated books.
Illustrated works
Pictorial works
Ouvrages illustrés.

Added entries:

Buel, James W. (James William), 1849-1920.
Historical fine arts series ; v. 1, no. 1-18.

Holdings:

Location: Library main m 4860
Call No.: T500 (ID:87-B20225)
Status: Available

Location: Library main m 4862
Call No.: T500 (ID:87-B20225)
Status: Available

Location: Library main m 4864
Call No.: T500 (0008546)
Status: Available

Location: Library main m 4863
Call No.: T500 (ID:87-B20225)
Status: Available

Location: Library main m 4861
Call No.: T500 (ID:87-B20225)
Status: Available

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