Official Czechoslovak Industrial Section 1933

Official Czechoslovak Industrial Section in the Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago 1933.
[Prague?: n.p., 1933]. 8vo. 38, [5] pp. Original printed wrappers with red arms of Czechoslovakia on upper cover. Illustrated throughout with photographic reproductions.

Official promotional publication issued for the Czechoslovak pavilion at the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair (“Century of Progress”). Covers industry, transportation, glass and porcelain manufacture, trade relations with the United States, tourism, and national infrastructure, with numerous photographic illustrations including Prague’s Wilson Station and President T. G. Masaryk in conversation with Chicago mayor Antonín Čermák. A handsome example of interwar Czech commercial and industrial propaganda directed toward an American audience. Very good condition. Text block unglued from wrappers.