[ILLUSTRATED] GEMS OF THE CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION; CONSISTING OF ILLUSTRATED DESCRIPTIONS OF OBJECTS OF AN ARTISTIC CHARACTER IN THE EXHIBITS OF THE UNITED STATES, GREAT BRITAIN, FRANCE, SPAIN, ITALY GERMANY, BELGIUM NORWAY, SWEDEN, DENMARK, HUNGARY, RUSSIA, JAPAN, CHINA, EGYPT, TURKEY, INDIA, ETC., ETC., AT THE PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF 1876

New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1877. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good binding. 4to; in publisher’s terracotta cloth; with gilt titling and decoration and decorations stamped in black on the upper board and decorations stamped in blind on the lower board; iv, 164 pages with 8 pages of advertisements in the rear; small tears to the corners as well as the top and bottom of the spine; scratches to the boards with a few small patches of silver fishing to the lower board; there is a small crack to the front hinge but the text block is sound.~~An interesting look at The Philadelphia International Exhibition of 1876 with engraved woodcut illustrations throughout. A very uncommon copy with only two physical copies in OCLC as of 3/26/2025~~~~. Good binding.