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(San Francisco) The Doomed City. A vivid and graphic tale of the world's greatest catastrophe . . .an authentic story of the great calamity
by Searight, Frank Thomson
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About This Item
Chicago: Laird & See, 1906. 8vo. 190 x 130 mm., [7 1/4 x 5 inches]. 186 pp. Illustrated throughout with half-tone photo reproductions. Original decorated printed wrappers; edges and spine of wrappers chipped, but sound and not an unattractive copy. Profusely illustrated with characteristic pictures of the horrible storm of fire and flames -- many fascinating and terrible scenes of falling buildings, government troops dynamiting mammoth steel structures, escaping refugees and other interesting views of the appalling havoc wrought by the earthquake in San Francisco, Santa Rosa, San Jose, Napa and other California cities. "With sorrow for the dead, pity and sympathy for the injured, hope for those who have been stricken with poverty, and full confidence in the ability of the people of San Francisco and other unfortunate towns to replace in magnificent newness all that has been destroyed, this tragic tale of weird events following the dawn of the memorable 18th of April, 1906, is respectfully dedicated.
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- De Simone Company, Booksellers
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- 454
- Title
- (San Francisco) The Doomed City. A vivid and graphic tale of the world's greatest catastrophe . . .an authentic story of the great calamity
- Author
- Searight, Frank Thomson
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Laird & See
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1906
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De Simone Company is presently offering rare books, manuscripts, illustrated books, broadsides, and ephemera documenting American history during the 19th century. We encourage you to visit our website where you will find numerous catalogues listing our offering. Visit www.desimonecompanybooksellers.com.De Simone Company also specializes in early Italian books and manuscripts, mostly in the fields of social science, history, antiquarian bibliography and illustrated books. The Company has a particular interest in books, manuscripts, ephemera printed in, or about, the history of Ferrara, Italy and is always interested in purchasing book on the subject.In January of 2017, Daniel De Simone retired from the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D. C as the Eric Weinmann Librarian, where he directed the operations of the Central Library. De Simone came to the Folger from the Library of Congress after serving as the Curator of the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection in the Rare Book and Special Collections Division for 14 years.Before his appointment as Rosenwald Curator in 2000, he operated his own New York based bookselling business for 22 years. Since retirement he has begun bookselling once again and is again a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers. He is also a member of the Grolier Club, NY, the Association Internationale de Bibliophile, Paris, and the Print Council of America.
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