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Putnam's Sons, 1921-01-01. Hardcover. Good. . Volume 5 only. Ex-library copy with usual markings. Cover shows minor wear and tear, rubbing. Pages are lightly tanned and clean.

New York/London: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1921. Hardcover. Good/Very Good for age. Hardcover, no jacket. Good/Very Good for age. Wear and bumping to edges and corners; rubbing/wear to covers; soiling to covers; dust staining to covers; soiling to page edges; some wear to gilt on top edge of pages; some rubbing/fading to spine and front cover gilt; former owner's name penned to front endpaper; pages browned; back hinge cracking; some bumping to bottom edge of covers; bump to fore edge of front cover.<br /> <br /> Extra postage will be necessary for international orders due to weight of book.

Paperback. New.

Hardback. New.

Arkose Press. hardcover. New. 6x1x9. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1921 5 volumes. First edition. Thick quarto. Pp. 387 + 416 + 410 + 397 + 266, 170, appendix. Approximately 600 illustrations, including 61 in color. Brick-red cloth, gilt lettering on spines and front covers. Front blank flyleaf in volume 1 torn out; damage to top edges of volume 4, (2 serious dents damaging boards) Overall, a very good set. A detailed and comprehensive history of one of the greatest expositions ever held, honoring the finalization of the Panama Canal and the rebirth of San Francisco after the devastating 1906 earthquake and fire. Traces the history of the project from its earliest conception in 1904 to the final dissolution of the Exposition Corporation in 1920. This set is the key to any Panama-Pacific International Exposition collection..

Panama-Pacific International Exposition Company / G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1921. First edition, first printing. Minor circle on each spine that is slightly darker that the surrounding cloth, probably from label removal, stray white mark to one spine, else fine and bright.. Deep orange cloth.

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1921 5 volumes. First edition. Thick quarto. Pp. 387 + 416 + 410 + 397 + 266, 170, appendix. Approximately 600 illustrations, including 61 in color. Brick-red cloth, gilt lettering on spines and front covers. A fine, crisp set. A detailed and comprehensive history of one of the greatest expositions ever held, honoring the finalization of the Panama Canal and the rebirth of San Francisco after the devastating 1906 earthquake and fire. Traces the history of the project from its earliest conception in 1904 to the final dissolution of the Exposition Corporation in 1920. This set is the key to any Panama-Pacific International Exposition collection. Sets of this tiltle were originally issued with plain jackets that had circular cutouts at the spine. Thus, sets are often found with circular fade marks on the spine of the volumes. Our set is clean!.

San Francisco, CA, New York & London: Published for The Panama-Pacific International Exposition Co., by G.P. Putnam’s, 1921. Tall thick 8vo. 8.5 x 10.8 in. xvii, [1], 387, [1]; x, 416; xi, [1], 410; xi, [1], 397, [1]; vii, [1], 266, 170 pp. With 1 large folding colour panoramic view of the PPIE, 60 colour plates, 539 photo plates & illustrations. Uniformly bound in brick-red cloth, lozenge gilt illustration front cover by Perham Wilhelm Nahl (1869-1935), of the famed “Thirteenth Labor of Hercules” forcing the giant cliffs apart, gilt lettering on spines, t.e.g. (minor shelfwear, occasional light foxing & toning), still a VG bright set from the library of Prof. Marvin Nathan. First edition of this expansive and lavishly illustrated report on the very successful 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco, CA which managed to attract not only 19 million visitors (some of them on weekly, or monthly basis), but also squeak out a profit of $ 1 million, or approx. $ 35 million in… Leer más

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons/The Knickerbocker Press, 1921.

New York and London: G.P. Putnam's Sons / The Knickerbocker Press / The Panama-Pacific International Exposition Company, 1921. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. 5 Volume Set, 4to. Very Scarce. Includes original wooden shipping box with "P.P.I.E. -- SF" stamped on the front panel of the box. The front panel of the box was broken into three parts, and has since been glued back together using wood glue. All five volumes include their original plain tan paper DJs with round title holes along spines. Publisher's burnt orange cloth boards with gilt lettering along spines and front covers, gilt stamped sculpture of naked man with exposition in background on front covers. Includes 600 illustrations, with 61 plates in color. Minor shelfwear: a few small tears along edges of paper DJs, some very light foxing. All volumes are tightly bound, no marks. Set is in Near Fine condition..