2011 Lakeside Press Classic, Narratives Of The San Francisco Earthquake Of 1906
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Narratives of the San Francisco Earthquake & Fire of 1906
From 2011, here is the 109th annual edition of the R.R. Donnelley (now LSC Communications) Lakeside Press Classic. These handsome, high quality, hardcover books are given out to Donnelley/LSC employees and their associates only once each year at Christmas time. A different book has been issued each year since 1903. This 2011 volume isNarratives of the San Fr...ancisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906. It is in mint sealed, unopened condition. It was sealed in shrinkwrap at the printer and is in mint condition.
On an unseasonably warm Tuesday evening in April 1906, the Grand Opera House in the heart of San Francisco swelled with the voice of Enrico Caruso. The legendary tenor was performing Don Jose inCarmen with the Conried Metropolitan Opera Company of New York, which was on a nationwide tour. After the performance ended, the finely dressed fans headed home. Just hours later, the roof of the Grand Opera House would collapse. Shortly after 5 a.m. on April 18, a 7.8-magnitude quake, unleashed offshore, shook the city for just less than a minute. - - Most neighborhoods that survived the quake were later consumed by fire. The disaster would leave 3, 000 dead, perhaps more. And in a city of 400, 000, more than half were left homeless.
A Lakeside Press Classic with blue-green cloth binding and top edge gilt that you're sure to enjoy. 306 Pages including an index followed by a page of image credits. Illustrated with 57 plates or pictures within the text, several of which are in color. A compilation of first person narratives documenting the horror, anguish, fear and courage of that tragic event gathered from news magazines and personal stories. - Add it to your set to complete your collection of these fine Classics.
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From 2011, here is the 109th annual edition of the R.R. Donnelley (now LSC Communications) Lakeside Press Classic. These handsome, high quality, hardcover books are given out to Donnelley/LSC employees and their associates only once each year at Christmas time. A different book has been issued each year since 1903. This 2011 volume isNarratives of the San Fr...ancisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906. It is in mint sealed, unopened condition. It was sealed in shrinkwrap at the printer and is in mint condition.
On an unseasonably warm Tuesday evening in April 1906, the Grand Opera House in the heart of San Francisco swelled with the voice of Enrico Caruso. The legendary tenor was performing Don Jose inCarmen with the Conried Metropolitan Opera Company of New York, which was on a nationwide tour. After the performance ended, the finely dressed fans headed home. Just hours later, the roof of the Grand Opera House would collapse. Shortly after 5 a.m. on April 18, a 7.8-magnitude quake, unleashed offshore, shook the city for just less than a minute. - - Most neighborhoods that survived the quake were later consumed by fire. The disaster would leave 3, 000 dead, perhaps more. And in a city of 400, 000, more than half were left homeless.
A Lakeside Press Classic with blue-green cloth binding and top edge gilt that you're sure to enjoy. 306 Pages including an index followed by a page of image credits. Illustrated with 57 plates or pictures within the text, several of which are in color. A compilation of first person narratives documenting the horror, anguish, fear and courage of that tragic event gathered from news magazines and personal stories. - Add it to your set to complete your collection of these fine Classics.
Please see our other items currently available for purchase or at auction.
