The World of Tomorrow: The 1939 New York World’s Fair

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Description

Hardcover, large folio volume in dark blue cloth and publisher’s non price-clipped boldly colored dust-jacket. 240 pages. Bibliography, Index. Profusely illustrated with nearly 500 images in black and white and color. First edition, first printing with full number line. A vibrant and emotive paean to the optimism that science and industry would bring to the human condition. Ironically the fair closed in 1940, shortly after the outbreak of the Second World War. No previous ownership marks. A clean, tight, fresh and unmarked copy. Fine in a near fine dust-jacket. A large heavy book, Priority and International orders will require additional postage, charged at actual cost.

Additional information

Weight 4 lbs
ISBN

9780060159238

Book Author

Zim, Larry; Lerner, Mel; Rolfes, Herbert

Publisher

Harper & Row, Publishers

Publish Year

Publish Place

New York

Size

Folio – over 12 – 15" tall

Book Condition

Jacket Condition

Binding Type

Hardcover

Language

Edition