Books

Below are several of the collectable books available to visitors while at the Fair. (Click on any of the images for a closer look)

Souvenir Guide Book

The Guide Book is filled with 235 pages of maps, advertisements, and info for everything on the grounds as well as on events and attractions in and around San Antonio.

Price was $1.00

Souvenir Map Book

This book contains 10 pages of various maps of the grounds as well as two pages of punch-outs and instructions on constructing a paper model of the Tower of the Americas..

Price was $1.00

Souvenir Photo Books

This book contains 24 pages of various pictures from around the grounds and native scenes of several of the participating nations.

Price was .79 cents

This book contains 24 pages of various pictures from around the grounds and native scenes of several of the participating nations.

Price was $1.00

This 232 page book contains 100 recipes from several of the nations in the western hemisphere.

Price was $3.00

Tower of the Americas Guide Book

This book is 36 pages and gives a brief overview of the Tower of the Americas from concept to construction to opening day.

Price was $1.00

sculpture, murals, and fountains at Hemisfair ’68

This book is a 70 page anthology of all the art in various forms on display through the fairgrounds.

Treasures of Spanish Art

Visitors to the Spanish Art exhibit housed in the Convention Center’s Theme Gallery could purchase a 46 page guide book with a multi page intro and descriptions of all the art on display.

San Antonio 250 Years in Photos

The Photo Book is filled with 57 pages of pictures of San Antonio history from the first settlers to the opening of the Fair in 1968

Price was $1.00