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Magee's Centennial (Exposition) Guide Philadelphia 192 p ORIGINAL 2nd Ed. 1876

$ 26.4

Availability: 66 in stock
  • Condition: see text
  • World Fair: 1876 Philadelphia

    Description

    You are buying ONE (1) soft cover 1876 2nd edition printing of Magee's Centennial Guide of Philadelphia, 192 pages, bound with string, spine has only remnants of the soft cover but the binding is tight, even though the paper is brittle.
    Several foldouts including a large foldout street map of Philadelphia and a foldout map of the exposition grounds.
    This book is a guide to both the City of Philadelphia in 1876 and a guide to the 1876 Centennial Exposition grounds, buildings, and exhibits. There are fold out etchings of the prominent Exposition buildings.
    You can buy a reprint of this document on Amazon and EBay but you cannot find another original copy with an 1876 printing in fairly well preserved condition given the age.