History of the Johnstown Flood
by Johnson, Willis Fletcher
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket; Front hinge cracked, boards rubbed.
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
Edgewood Publishing Co.. Good with no dust jacket; Front hinge cracked, boards rubbed.. 1889. Hardcover. Brown cloth binding. Many photograph reproductions. Title continued: 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, Searchers for Survivors and the Dead, Relief Organizations, Stupendous Charities, Etc, Etc, with Full Accounts Also of the Destruction to the Susquehanna and Juniata Rivers, and the Bald Eagle Creek. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 459 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 34615
- Title
- History of the Johnstown Flood
- Author
- Johnson, Willis Fletcher
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket; Front hinge cracked, boards rubbed.
- Publisher
- Edgewood Publishing Co.
- Date Published
- 1889
- Keywords
- Johnstown Flood, DISASTERS
- Bookseller catalogs
- American History;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
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Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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- Hinge
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- Cloth
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- Cracked
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