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The History of The Johnstown Flood by Johnson, Willis Fletcher - 1889

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The History of The Johnstown Flood by Johnson, Willis Fletcher - 1889

The History of The Johnstown Flood

by Johnson, Willis Fletcher

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Np: Edgewood Publishing Company, 1889. . 518 pages. Light green endpapers. Frontispiece plate "Map of the Deluged Conemaugh District".The binding is of full cloth, brown with title blind stamped on both the top board and the spine. The binding is worn and soiled, with wear particularly along the edges and corners yet remains firm. Internally, the text is complete with all pages firmly sewn in (except for the frontis map which is detaching at spine and does have a 1.5" closed tear) although there is some soiling to some pages scattered throughout the text is easily readable and clean. Previous owner has signed the verso of the last free endpaper. Although this copy has its flaws, it is a hard-to-find first edition, contemporary description, with many early photographs, of this horrific disaster, that has become imbedded in the American consciousness.. Edition; None Stated, assumed FE. Full Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Illus. with numerous photographs and Plates. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Illustrated.
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  • Illustrator Illus. with numerous photographs and Plates
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  • Publisher Edgewood Publishing Company
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  • Date Published 1889
  • Keywords Johnstown Flood Disasters Pennsylvania Conemaugh Valley
  • Size 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

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Edgewood Publishing Co.. Good with no dust jacket. 1889. Hardcover. Owner label. Burgandy cover has overall wear and spotting. Upper corner of page block lightly bumped. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 459 pages .
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Edgewood Publishing Co., 1889. Hardcover. Good. Good Hardcover. Spine has edgewear and tape remains. Endpage missing and one page has pulled loose. Binding remains tight. Some smudges to the pages.
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Philadelphia: J.W. Keeler & Co., 1889. Hardcover. Acceptable. . Cover shows minor to moderate wear, tear, and rubbing. Pages are shaken and tanned.
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Edgewood Pub. Co, 1889-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover. Brown cloth. Shelfwear. Shaken, few gutter cracks. Soiling/foxing to several pages. A working copy.
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no place: Edgewood Publishing, 1889. 1st. Hardcover. Good/None. 459 pages. Decorated endpapers. Illustrated with 23 b/w photo plates. B/W map frontispiece. Some browning and minor spotting to edges of text block. Brown cloth with faded gilt lettering on front and spine. Light edgewear, wear to top and bottom of spine. Back hinge is cracked and loose. Corners rubbed and bumped. Age soil. Record # 40238
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Edgewood Publishing, 1889 459 pp. with map frontispiec, 23 photographic illustrations and drawings. Green cloth, lettered in gilt on spine and front, gilt faded on spine, starting to fade on front, insect abrasions on front and back boards and spine, ink stain on front right near center, pages toned and foxed, missing rear free endpaper, binding is tight, else in Good condition. Subtitle: Including all the fearful record; the breaking of the South Fork Dam; the sweeping out of the Conemaugh Valley; the overthrow of Johnstown: the massing of the wreck at the Railroad Bridge: escapes, rescues, searches for survivors and the dead; relief organizations, stupendous charities, etc, etc. With full accounts also of the destruction on the Susquehanna and Juniata Rivers and the Bald Eagle Creek. . Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Edgewood Pub. Co, January 1889. Hardcover. Acceptable. Cloth is spilting at lower front spinebottom of spine is rubbed, corners are bumped, solme foxing, and slight crack to inner front hinge.
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Edgewood Pub Co, 1889-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 9x6x1. Bound in publisher's cloth. Hardcover. Minor shelf wear, rubbing. With full accounts also of the destruction on the Susquehanna and Juniata rivers, and the Bald Eagle Creek. 459 pages : frontispiece (map), illustrations, portrait ; 20 cm.
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Pages 455 pp.8vo. Browncloth. 1st edition. Illustrated with frontis piece map and black & white photographs. Some minor rubbing to extremities, one folding photographic plate a bit fragile, else in very good condition.
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