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The Johnstown Flood
by McCullough, David
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/near fine
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1968. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Near fine/near fine. First edition, first printing of The Johnstown Flood, signed by David McCullough.. Octavo, 302pp. Brown cloth, title in gilt on spine. Stated "first printing" on copyright page. Illustrated end papers with maps. Top edge dyed pink. Copy appears unread. In publisher's first state dust jacket, $6.95 on front flap, light wear at top edge of spine, small rubbing to rear panel, a near fine example. Signed by the author David McCullough on the title page, dated 1989. The Johnstown Flood is the first book by Pulitzer Prize winning historian David G. McCullough. This book recounts the historic floods of 1889 along the Little Conemaugh River after the failure of the South Fork Dam. The flood destroyed the town of Johnston, Pennsylvania and killed upwards of 2000 people.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14116
- Title
- The Johnstown Flood
- Author
- McCullough, David
- Illustrator
- First edition, first printing of The Johnstown Flood, signed by David McCullough.
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
- Mornings on Horseback, Truman, Brave Companions, The Great Bridge, The Path Between the Seas, The Johnstown Flood, Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award, The Wright Brothers, Truman, John Adams, 1776 McCullough, The Greater Journey
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
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- Cloth
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- First State
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- Title Page
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- G
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- Jacket
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