The True Story of Our National Calamity by Flood, Fire, and Tornado...
Philadelphia: Universal Book and Bible House, 1913. [100]pp. Extensively illustrated. Original orange publisher’s cloth, stamped in black and gilt. Lightly sunned, corners bumped and lightly worn, lightly soiled. Light soiling and wear internally. Subscribers’ lists torn away at rear. Good. Item #743
Salesman’s sample of this work on doomsday calamities endured by various parts of the nation, with a notice at the front claiming that a portion of the profits from sales of the book will benefit the National Relief Fund. The notice likewise indicates that the book will be “a permanent historical record of the greatest calamity by Flood, Fire and Tornado in the history of America.” With numerous illustrations and photographic reproductions. We find several editions of the sample under various imprints, but only two bearing the imprint of the Universal Book and Bible House, at Northwestern University and the Franklin County Pennsylvania Library.
Price: $250.00