1939: The Lost World of the Fair

DJ shows light wear head and tail of spine, and light rippling lower back panel ; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. B&W photographs ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 418 pages; "In 1939, exhausted by a decade-long depression, Americans faced a brewing European conflict that would prove to be the most destructive war in history. At this dark juncture, a World's Fair was held in New York City that evoked such acute hope in its promise of a glorious future that a whole generation was drawn to it and transformed by its vision." Title: 1939: The Lost World of the Fair Author Name: Gelernter, David Edition: First Edition; First Printing ISBN Number: 0028740025 ISBN-13: 9780028740027 Location Published: New York, The Free Press: 1995 Binding: Hardcover Book Condition: Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket Item: 1.00 lb Categories: USA, New York Seller ID: 21438 Keywords: world's fair 1939