2 1893 World's Columbian Exposition Kansas Board Agriculture & Directory Reports

Description

Kansas Board of Agriculture Report on the 1893 Chicago World's Fair
- Ag Report:
9 x 6 inches with
thin peach wraps
and black print
(front cover shown); back cover graphic of the
Kansas State Capitol
(shown). Topeka, KS:
Hamilton
, 1893. 60 pages of text, charts and graphs (title page shown). This is one of several state post-fair department reports issued by Kansas (4 pages shown one digitally highlighted for ease of reading). Also found issued with different colored wraps. Invaluable research publication along with:
- Directory:
9 x 6 inches with
stiff tan wraps
and black print (front cover shown); back cover of the
Kansas State Seal
(shown). Topeka, KS:
Hamilton
, 1893. 36 pages list of 103 exhibits shown in the
Kansas State Building
plus lists of published books (1 shown), newspaper articles, portraits, and complete Index. Issued by the Kansas Historical Society for the WCE (shown and digitally highlighted). Condition:
Mint, Unused.
Purchased at the Kansas Historical Society Columbian Centennial fund raiser in Topeka in 1993.
Supplemental Information:
These reports are just a part of the complete set of
post-Fair reports
made by all Kansas departments. For reference, I have attached a picture scanned from another publication of the Kansas State Building in
Jackson Park (shown)
. Kansas loves its history still!
- Condition Ag Report:
Excellent. Covers, hinges, and pages fine (shown). No marks or tears (shown). Corners fairly sharp (shown). Lower spine chipped and front cover has shallow crease (shown). Still nice for this original publication.
**Buyer pays
.85 shipping in a stiff package with tracking number.