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4V White Morris ANTIQUE DISASTER SAMPLES Johnson

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This auction lot includes a collection of salesman's samples for the following antique natural disaster titles:

- Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror by Trumbull White - Dated 1906 by uncredited publisher - Hinges cracked, crayon markings to back endpaper and order pages. "Profusely illustrated with photographic scenes of the great disasters and views of the devastated cities and their people"
- The San Francisco Calamity by Earthquake and Fire by Charles Morris - Dated 1906 by John C. Winston Company Ltd. (Philadelphia) - Illustrated
- The Johnston Horro or Valley of Death by unnamed author - Lacking title page, with front hinge cracked
- History of the Johnstown Flood by Willis Fletcher Johnson - Dated 1889 by Edgewood Publishing Co. - Illustrated

The salesman's sample book was widely used during the late 1800's and was carried by sales representatives for publishing companies. The sample book contained a sampling of pages from the subject book and often contain two or more binding style options (color, sheepskin v. cloth, etc.) with different pricing. The tailing pages of the sample book would be blank, lined pages where orders were recorded including the name, address and choice of binding style selected by the buyer. The salesman would then submit the ""dummy"" book to the publisher who would print the orders and distribute the brand new books to the buyers. This method resulted in many, small printings and typically each printing would contain small revisions or updated advertisements, compared to the previous printing. Unless otherwise noted, the books in this lot are in good, intact condition with some age/wear indications. Shipping cost (within the U.S.) for this lot will be: $4.50

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