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Illustrated catalogue of an exhibition held on the occasion of the New York World's Fair, 1939 : New York, May through October, 1939 / the Pierpont Morgan Library
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection Print Coll. 47 Box 10 Folder 27
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pierpont Morgan Library, author, publisher.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pierpont Morgan Library--Exhibitions.
- Pierpont Morgan Library.
- New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.).
- New York World's Fair.
- Rare books--New York (State)--New York--Bibliography--Exhibitions.
- Rare books.
- Illumination of books and manuscripts--Exhibitions.
- Illumination of books and manuscripts.
- Engraving, European--Exhibitions.
- Engraving, European.
- Drawing, European--Exhibitions.
- Drawing, European.
- Bookbinding--Exhibitions.
- Bookbinding.
- Exhibitions.
- New York (State)--New York.
- Genre:
- bibliographies.
- exhibition catalogs.
- Bibliographies
- Exhibition catalogs
- Exhibition catalogs.
- Bibliographies.
- Limitation statements.
- Penn Provenance:
- Zinman, Michael (donor) (Kislak Center copy)
- Physical Description:
- 78 pages, XXI leaves of plates : illustrations (some color), facsimiles, portrait ; 28 cm
- Other Title:
- Exhibition held on the occasion of the New York World's Fair, 1939
- Place of Publication:
- [New York, New York] : [Pierpont Morgan Library], [1939]
- Contents:
- Illuminated manuscripts
- Metal bookcovers
- Drawings
- Bookbindings
- Seals, cylinders, and papyri
- Etchings by Rembrandt
- Mezzotints
- Printed books
- Autograph manuscripts, letters, and documents.
- Notes:
- "1000 copies of this catalogue have been privately printed by the Pierpont Morgan library under the supervision of Frederic Warde"--Colophon.
- Local Notes:
- Kislak Center copy has manuscript note ("730 2 October 1960") on first blank leaf in volume; manuscript note ("Illustrated catalogue of an exhibition held on the occasion of the New York World's Fair.") in pencil on first blank leaf in volume.
- Kislak Center copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2008 by Michael Zinman as part of the Michael Zinman Collection of World's Fairs and Expositions material.
- Kislak Center copy has dated 20th-century manuscript gift inscription ("For Aunt Hope From Harriet and Al 12 November 1939") on first blank leaf in volume.
- OCLC:
- 3044170
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