Bidspirit auction | Robert A. Reid, The Blue

Robert A. Reid, The Blue Book: PPIE Souvenir, 1915 - This oblong quarto publication is titled The Blue Book: A Comprehensive Official Souvenir View Book Illustrating the Panama-Pacific International Exposition at San Francisco 1915. Published in 1915 by Robert A. Reid, the work serves as an official photographic record of the world's fair. The volume is bound in the publisher's blue cloth with gilt-stamped lettering on the front board and spine. The spine features a decorative graphic depicting the Tower of Jewels. The interior is composed of monochrome halftone photographic plates documenting the architecture, grounds, and exhibits of the exposition. Visible internal pages include portraits of The Woman's Board, featuring Mrs. Phoebe A. Hearst, Mrs. F. G. Sanborn, and Mrs. Gaillard Stoney, as well as photographic documentation of industrial exhibits such as the Union Oil Company of California. The book includes a title page, an introduction, and numerous captioned views of the Palaces, Courts, and State Buildings.