[Place of publication not identified] : [publish: Wm. J. Pell, Printer, 1893. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 4 to.,. blue. gilt dec cloth, 63 pages : illustrations , over all soil to covers, some spotting as well, spine and edges,darkened, map is missing? "this book which was written to encourage tourists and others to visit the island and presented at the World's Fair [Columbian Exposition] in Chicago in 1893. Jamaica was quite well prepared for this exhibition because it had had its own Exhibition in 1891. The chapters include, a descriptive account of the parishes of Jamaica, Columbus and Jamaica, Later History, Sport in Jamaica, The Blue Mountains of Jamaica, the Climate of Jamaica and Statistical Information about Jamaica....".

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Bookseller: Harry E Bagley Books Ltd (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 112557878
Title: WORLD'S FAIR : Jamaica at Chicago : an account descriptive of the colony of Jamaica, with historical and other Appendices
Author: Charles James Ward
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fair
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Wm. J. Pell, Printer
Place of Publication: [Place of publication not identified] : [publish
Date Published: 1893
Size: 4 to.,
Weight: 0.00 lbs
Keywords: Chicago (Ill.). -- World's Columbian Exposition, 1893 -- (1893 : -- Jamaica), Jamaica.,Travel.
Bookseller catalogs: History; Varia 1;

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