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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  The John Lancaster Collections of Australian Trade Exhibitions
• Sale Date:
  18 Oct 2016 ~ 1pm
• Lot #:
  158
• Lot Description:
  "Melbourne International Exhibition, 1880-1881. Official Record
  containing Introduction, History of Exhibition, Description of Exhibition and Exhibits, Official Awards of Commissioners and Catalogue of Exhibits." [Mason, Firth & McCutcheon, Melbourne, 1882], 681 pp + folding plates & plans; decorative red cloth with gilt medallion to cover. With many pages of advertisements. [Ferguson.10,800].
• Notes:
  The Exhibition Building that still stands was constructed for the occasion, designed by Joseph Reed and built by David Mitchell at a cost of £330,330 or $22.5 million in today's equivalent. Over 1.3 million people visited the exhibition at a time when Melbourne's population was only around 282,000. It showed a profit of £1,570.
• Estimate:
  A$500 - 750
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Collectables

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