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The Book of the Fair Editions


Hubert Howe Bancroft (1832-1918) established a bookselling and publishing business in San Francisco. The collection consists of engraving plates, portfolios with prints, and editions of Hubert Howe Bancroft’s Book of the Fair and Book of Wealth. Includes Cygne Noir edition, author’s editions, and sections of the deluxe edition of the Book of Wealth, and an incomplete 1893 text and an imperfect copy of the Book of the Fair.


   
Number of Pages
 
Edition
Volumes
I
II
III
IV
V
Comments
Fin de Siècle
10
–
–
–
–
–
17"x20", 950 printed
Souvenier
25
40 pages each
1
1,000
–
–
–
–
Cygne Noir
2
480
520
–
–
–
Limited Edition
 
2
480
520
       
Uniform Library
3
304
330
336
–
–
Uniform Library
4
256
252
256
236
–
5
200
200
200
200
200
NOTES
All editions are 12" x 16" except Fin de Siècle which is 17" x 20"

poster

Fin de Siècle Edition


poster

Uniform Library Edition


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