CEC
BOOK REFERENCE

for
* EXHIBITIONS *
* WORLD'S FAIRS *
* OTHER FAIRS*

Here are lists of books on,
or related to, the Grand
Exhibitions of our planet.

Exhibitions and Fairs have been going on for centuries and will continue into the forseeable future. This section of the CEC Website lists books related to these subjects.

    Many of the titles here are long out of print. Even so, full publishing details are shown when available because they're helpful to collectors. Plus, older books which have newer reprints may still be able to be ordered, so showing publisher and other information is useful for the purpose of tracking down these books. Your local library might be able to source older books through inter-library loans.

    Prices are for the time of original issue, but some may be for reprint issues. These are only given as a guideline and may vary from publisher to publisher. Of course, prices for used books may exceed the original list price depending on rarity and demand.

    Be aware that not all titles under World's Fairs will be overviews of the given fair. Some will only be on the subject of the artwork or architecture and have little else. Some will narrowly focus on one apsect of a fair. These might include the finances or perhaps a perticular pavillion.

    Some are just reports of papers presented at various forums at a given fair. Others are reports to the host country's government. They may or may not have information on the fairs themselves but have been included as they might be of interest to some collectors.

    Entries labelled "Fair Guide Book" were typically only available at the fair gates or within the city hosting the fair, although sometimes could be mail-ordered. These are collectors' items and may only be found through garage sales, flea markets, and collectors/dealers. They are not reviewed as they are usually simple guide books with maps, pictures & descriptions of each pavilion or attraction, along with such things as restaurant types & locations, stroller rentals, washroom locations, etc. However, they are extremely valuable to those wishing to fully understand the layout and attractions of past fairs; and once studied, they allow one to mentally walk the grounds of these bygone exhibitions in history.

EXHIBITION BOOKS

* -Overviews of Exhibitions
              
(21k)
* -Books about Specific Exhibitions
      
(13k)
* -Educational Books

  Lists some books that pertain
 to designing and running fairs.
(15K)

* -Overviews of World's Fairs
   
(16k)

* -Industry of All Nations Exhibition
   
1851 ( 5K)
* -Exposition Universelle
               
1855 ( 2K)
* -International Exposition
             
1862 ( 5K)

* -Exposition Internationale
            
1867 ( 1K)
* -Centennial International Exposition
  
1876 ( 2K)
* -Exposition Universelle
               
1878 ( 1K)

* -Exposition Universelle Internationale
1889 ( 3K)
* -World's Columbian Exposition
         
1893 (21K)
* -Exposition Universelle Internationale
1900 ( 3K)

* -Pan-American Exposition
              
1901 ( 2K)
* -Louisiana Purchase Exposition
        
1904 ( 8K)
* -Panama/Pacific Exposition
            
1915 ( 2K)

* -Sesqui-Centennial Exposition
         
1926 ( 1K)
* -Century of Progress
                  
1933 ( 2K)
* -Exposition Internationale
            
1937 ( 1k)

* -World of Tomorrow
                    
1939 - 1940 (10K)
* -Exposition Universelle et Internationale
1958 ( 2K)
* -Century 21 Exposition
                
1962 ( 2K)

* -New York World's Fair
                
1964 - 1965 ( 6K)
* -Expo 67 - Man and His World
          
1967 ( 8K)
* -Japan World Exposition - Expo 70
     
1970 ( 3K)

* -International Environment Exposition
 
1974 ( 2k)
* -Knoxville International Energy Exposition
1982 ( 1K)
* -Louisanna World Exposition
           
1984 ( 1K)

* -World Exposition Expo 86
             
1986 ( 2K)