William Hunter Crane (3 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. Cover is soiled, contains moderate edgewear with rounded corners but is intact. Some of the pages are stained, but the colored plates are mostly untouched (some stainage from the glue to attach the plates to the page). Binding is secure.

paperback. Condition: Acceptable. Binding staples and threads mostly loose. Covers detached. Covers warn and creased, mainly at corners. Colors good. All but the Salt Lake picture (ragged edges) in good shape. Your purchase benefits the world-wide relief efforts of Mennonite Central Committee.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. First edition, oblong quarto, 15 brilliant color lithographs, including the Ferris Wheel, which was first introduced to the public at the Exposition, printed wraps, significant chipping at edges, with old tape reinforcements noted at edges, plates laid-in loose as they have long since detached from spine, 3 plates with very minor chipping at margins-only. A souvenir book from the Midway Plaisance section of the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, Chicago, Illinois, USA. The Midway was the most popular area of the Exposition as it showcased popular entertainments and reproduced scenes from the so-called primitive and exotic countries of the Middle East. Alas, a challenged copy, but scarce. Please note: some copies include only 8 color lithographs, and lacks the Ferris wheel; this copy with 15, including the Ferris Wheel.…