THE HISTORY OF THE SAN FRANCISCO DISASTER AND MOUNT VESUVIUS HORROR - SALESMAN SAMPLE (SIGNED)

Philadelphia: C. E. Thomas, 1906. Hardcover. VERY GOOD. NOTE: SALESMAN SAMPLE ONLY; NOT THE ENTIRE BOOK:
Quarto (app. 9.50 in. x 6 3/4 in.). Red cloth-covered boards, black and gilt lettering to spine and front. Black and white paste-on illustration center of front board. Illustrated with many photographs. SIGNED BY OPIE READ at bottom of title page.

NOTE: This is a Salesman Sample, which is a specially-printed greatly-abbreviated version of the actual book containing ONLY a sample portion of each chapter. It was designed so that the door to door salesperson could carry similar samples of a great many books. Bound into the back are subscription blanks, and in this particular book, there are ten sales lines filled out. "A Complete and Authentic Account of the Terrible Calamity that befell the City of the Golden Gate, Stricken by Earthquake and Devasted by Fire. Described and Penned by Eye-Witnesses and those who Worked to Relieve the Suffering.
A Vivid Account of the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius and other great Historical Catastrophes which have Destroyed Thousands of Lives and Laid Whole Countries in Ruin.
Illustrated withh Photographic Scenes of the Great Disasters and Stricken Districts," (title page).