Sold for:
$4,560
$4,560
A presentation album of original photographs of the Century of Progress Exhibition. Chicago: (Kaufmann & Fabry), 1934. Large 4to, full blue pebbled leather, gilt decorations to spine and front board, moire silk endpapers. One of a small number of copies printed for major contributors to the World's Fair, this copy for Philip R. Clarke, the President of City National Bank and Trust, "in grateful acknowledgement of valuable support." Each photograph is a silver-gelatin print on thick matte paper showing scenes from the Fair annotated in pencil by the photographers. Slight fading to spine; otherwise a fine copy.
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2008-05-06
