The World's Columbian Exposition. Portfolio of Views Issued by the Department of Photography

Chicago: National Chemigraph Company, 1893. Very good. First edition of this variant (also published in cloth-over-boards, with a larger number of plates); oblong 10 x 12; pp. [24]; light-gray, card stock, pictorial wraps - tied with a decorative string; images and captions to rectos only; mild spotting to margins of wraps; a tiny rubbed spot to lower corner of back wrap (removed bookshop label); in about very good condition.A beautiful book showcasing some of the buildings of the World's Columbian Exposition, it was published by the National Chemigraph Company - based in Chicago and known for specializing in portfolios of views and images.