Record of the Metropolitan fair, A,

in aid of the United States Sanitary Commission, held at New York, in April 1864. New York, Hurd and Houghton 1867. With 8 albumen prints mounted on boards. 5 pp. 261 pp. Cloth. (Upper corners damaged, some wear and rubbing). The Metropolitan Fair was a public event organized by the United States Sanitary Commission in New York to raise funds and supplies for the Union Army during the American Civil War. The first fair was held in Chicago from Oct. 27 to Nov. 7, 1863. - Margins lightly browned, some photos slightly faded. St.a.T., bib. ch. on inner cover. - The Metropolitan Fair was a public event organized in the Metropolitan City of New York by the United States Sanitary Commission to raise funds and supplies for the Union Army during the American Civil War. With 8 albumen prints on plates. Half cloth (upper spine damaged, somewhat rubbed and bumped). Margins slilghtly browned, few photos slightly faded, stamp on title page, library label on pastedown.