SAN FRANCISCO CALAMITY BY EARTHQUAKE AND FIRE: A Complete and Accurate Account of the Fearful Disaster Which Visited the Great City and the Pacific Coast, the Reign of Panic and Lawlessness, the Plight of 300,000 Homeless People...
by Morris, Charles (Editor)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+/No Dust Jacket
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Washington, D. C.: W. E. Scull (1906) 446 pp. Original red cloth covers w/ dark brown spine and corners; gilt title on spine. Binding lightly soiled and rubbed w/ chipping to spine ends, and wear to corners. Edges of text block marbled. Tiny bit of insect damage to rear inner hinge. Includes nearly 100 illustrations made especially for this work, showing the havoc caused by fire, earthquake and volcanic convulsions. Contents nice.. Hard Cover. Good+/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Shoemaker Booksellers
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- Title
- SAN FRANCISCO CALAMITY BY EARTHQUAKE AND FIRE: A Complete and Accurate Account of the Fearful Disaster Which Visited the Great City and the Pacific Coast, the Reign of Panic and Lawlessness, the Plight of 300,000 Homeless People...
- Author
- Morris, Charles (Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Publisher
- W. E. Scull
- Place of Publication
- Washington, D. C.
- Keywords
- AMERICANA CALIFORNIA STATE HISTORY CA DESCRIPTION AND TRAVEL SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA EARTHQUAKE AND FIRE 1906 FIRES EARTHQUAKES NATURAL DISASTERS CALAMITY CALAMITIES VOLCANOES VOLCANIC CONVULSIONS 20TH TWENTIETH CENTURY AMERICAN HISTORY UNITED STATES WORLD
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Edges
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