A Condensed History of the Origination, Rise, Progress and Completion of the Great Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations: Held in the Crystal ... of the Most Prominent Articles Exhibited - Softcover
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At the suggestion of many friends, therefore - and, considering that the vvorld's Fair is not a nine days wonder, but rather an historical fact, the importance of which posterity will appreciate, and each succeeding year help still further to develope - it seemed not unnatural to suppose that the public would gladly hear more of a subject in which the interests of humanity are so deeply involved.
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