Title: 6 volumes on the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake Author: Various authors Place: Various places Publisher: Date: 1906, 1913 Description: 6 volumes on the 1906 earthquake, comprising 2 copies of "The City Beautiful: San Francisco Past, Present and Future" profusely illustrated with b/w photos, including large folding panoramic views; "San Francisco Through Earthquake and Fire" by Charles Keeler, published by Paul Elder; Charles Banks' "The History of the San Francisco Disaster and Mount Vesuvius Horror"; "San Francisco's Great Disaster" by Sydney Tyler; "San Francisco Relief Survey: The Organization and Methods of Relief Used after the Earthquake and Fire of April 18, 1906" with many photos, primarily depicting relief efforts. Interesting collection of illustrated books on the 1906 earthquake. All but the last volume published in 1906. Lot Amendments Condition: Last three titles in cloth, others in wrappers, folding frontispiece in Keeler volume detached, "Relief Survey" ex-library with minimal markings, else all are very good Item number: 169447
Title: 6 volumes on the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake Author: Various authors Place: Various places Publisher: Date: 1906, 1913 Description: 6 volumes on the 1906 earthquake, comprising 2 copies of "The City Beautiful: San Francisco Past, Present and Future" profusely illustrated with b/w photos, including large folding panoramic views; "San Francisco Through Earthquake and Fire" by Charles Keeler, published by Paul Elder; Charles Banks' "The History of the San Francisco Disaster and Mount Vesuvius Horror"; "San Francisco's Great Disaster" by Sydney Tyler; "San Francisco Relief Survey: The Organization and Methods of Relief Used after the Earthquake and Fire of April 18, 1906" with many photos, primarily depicting relief efforts. Interesting collection of illustrated books on the 1906 earthquake. All but the last volume published in 1906. Lot Amendments Condition: Last three titles in cloth, others in wrappers, folding frontispiece in Keeler volume detached, "Relief Survey" ex-library with minimal markings, else all are very good Item number: 169447
Try LotSearch and its premium features for 7 days - without any costs!
Be notified automatically about new items in upcoming auctions.
Create an alert
.jpg "Source: Christie's")
.jpg "Source: Christie's")
