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[Paris: n.p., 1889]. 4to. 10.5 x 10.75 in. Six individual puzzles individually postcard sized approx. 3.5 x 4.75 in., w/ colour chromolithograph image dissected onto nine wooden pieces each (1 small piece has been supplied in facsimile for upper corner of the Cairo street puzzle). All contained w/in the original deep red paper-covered wooden box, raised bed w/in the box to hold the puzzles, lid w/ decorative gilt title lettering (minor shelfwear, very minor rubbing), still a VG nearly complete artifact. Very scarce original souvenir puzzle game issued for the fourth great Paris World’s Fair, celebrating through pomp and events the Centennial of the French Revolution, and the storming of the Bastille. The Exposition was intended to pull France out of a ruinous recession, and attracted over 61,000 exhibitors, as well as 32 million visitors, many of whom came to view the iconic Eiffel Tower. This puzzle celebrates several of the pavilions at the Exposition, including Palais des Beaux-Arts, designed by… Leer más