"Nuts To Crack" 1892 World's Fair "Riddle Book" Honors Columbus, Columbian Expo

Description

Privately Printed 1892 "World's Fair Riddle Book" Honors Columbus 400 Years and the Chicago World's Fair
- 8 x 5.5 inches folded
buff paper self wraps with
black
print
(front cover shown). Chicago:
George Schorb
, 1892. 46 pages printed on smooth buff paper (1st page of riddles shown and digitally highlighted). To
honor Columbu
s, there are 400 "puzzles" of all types (5 pages shown).
His answers
are given in the back (1 page shown and digitally highlighted). No illustrations and only one reference to the
upcoming WC
E that I can find other than the title (shown). This inexpensive
odd publication
shows how powerful the
Columbus and Columbian events
were going to be making folks publish their one and only book!
Supplemental Information: George Schorb,
part of a large Schorb lineage, only published
this one thin
g so I'm guessing there aren't too many in existence. I couldn't find him in a Chicago business either. In the
Introductio
n, he states that the idea is to
have fun
with these dinner table teasers and
laugh.
Condition: Excellent; Uncommon.
Covers, hinges, and pages fine (shown). No marks, stains, or tears. Corner gently rounded (shown). Minor soiling (shown). Fine condition for a piece of pre Columbian ephemera.
**Buyer pays
.95 shipping in a flat stiff package with tracking number.