The History of the San Francisco Disaster and Mount Vesuvius Horror
n.p. [C.E. Thomas] [1906], 1906. Later edition. Hardcover. 4to. [2], 7-464 pp. Red publisher's cloth with gold and black lettering, a black decoration (the Grim Reaper) and a black and white inset photograph on the front board, black lettering and a black decoration on the spine. Illustrated with a frontispiece and with several full-page illustrations (black and white photographs). Completing the title page: "A complete and authentic account of the terrible calamity that befell the city of the Golden Gate, stricken by earthquake and devastated by fire. Described and penned by eye-witnesses and those who worked to relieve the suffering. A vivid account of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and other great historical catastrophes which have destroyed thousands of lives and laid whole countries in ruin." Illustrated with photographic scenes of the great disasters and stricken districts. One of several contemporary accounts of the earthquake. Fair. Item #000014195
The binding broken, the frontispiece laid in, lacks the free front endpaper.
Price: $50.00