The Complete Story of the San Francisco Earthquake; the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius and Other Volcanic Outbursts and Earthquakes, Including All the Great Disasters of History
by Everett, Marshall
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/No Jacket
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Chicago, IL: The Bible House, 1906 Book. Very Good +. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Large Octavo. Large 8vo. 304 (32) pp, illus., and 32 plates at back. First Edition, 1906. Lightly faded spine age-toning to top text block. No markings, tight binding, clean, white and bright. 7" x 9.5". Red cloth and gilt decorative front board with gilt lettering, and black decoration and black lettering to spine..
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006209
- Title
- The Complete Story of the San Francisco Earthquake; the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius and Other Volcanic Outbursts and Earthquakes, Including All the Great Disasters of History
- Author
- Everett, Marshall
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- The Bible House
- Place of Publication
- Chicago, IL
- Date Published
- 1906
- Keywords
- HISTORY SAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE MOUNT VESUVIUS AND OTHER GREAT DISASTERS ACCOUNTS AND ILLUSTRATIONS
- Bookseller catalogs
- HISTORY;
- Size
- Large Octavo
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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- Text Block
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- Cloth
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- Tight
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- Spine
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- Gilt
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- Octavo
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