1st Edition

International Exhibition of 1876 (5-vol. ES set)

Edited By Koji Oi
2700 Pages
by Routledge

This is a collection of primary-source materials on the International Exhibition of 1876, the first major world’s fair in the United States. The Exhibition took place in Philadelphia from May to November 1876 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. About 10 million visitors attended the Exhibition in which 35 nations participated. The... Read more

Volume 1

Visitors’ Guide to the Centennial Exhibition and Philadelphia, Authorized by the Centennial Board of Finance, and Approved by the Director-General. The Only Guide-book Sold on the Exhibition Grounds

J. B. Lippincott & Co, Philadelphia, 1876, c. 52pp. + 2 fold-outs

Magee’s Illustrated Guide of Philadelphia and the Centennial Exhibition: A Guide and Description to All Places of Interest in or about Philadelphia, to the Centennial Grounds and Buildings, and Fairmount Park

R. Magee & Son, Philadelphia, 1876, c. 193pp. + 3 fold-outs + 1 colour plate

International Exhibition, 1876, Official Catalogue of the Japanese Section and Descriptive Notes on the Industry and Agriculture of Japan

The Japanese Commission, Philadelphia, 1876, c. 138pp. + 4 fold-outs + 2 colour plates

The Empire of Japan, Brief Sketch of the Geography, History and Constitution

Imperial Commission for the Philadelphia International Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876, c. 45pp.

Volumes 2 and 3

United States Centennial Commission: International Exhibition 1876, Official Catalogue, 1876

2nd revised edition, John R. Nagle & Co., Philadelphia, 1876

Volume 2

Part 1: Main Building and Annexes; Part 2: Art Gallery, Annexes, & Out-door Works of Art, c. 644pp.

Volume 3

Part 3: Machinery Hall, Annexes, & Special Buildings, c. 565pp.

Volumes 4 and 5

James D. McCabe, The Illustrated History of the Centennial Exhibition Held in Commemoration of the One Hundredth Anniversary of American Independence

National Publishing Co., Philadelphia, 1876

Volume 4

Chapters 1–13, c. 505pp. + 13 fold-outs

Volume 5

Chapters 14–31, c. 463pp.

Biography

Koji Oi