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This book contains a full and complete account of the horrible St. Louis disaster : an awful heart-rending story of the death and devastation that befell that beautiful city.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection Misc Print Collection oversize box 1 no 9
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Tornadoes--Missouri--Saint Louis.
- Tornadoes.
- Missouri--Saint Louis.
- Booksellers and bookselling--Colportage, subscription trade, etc.
- Booksellers and bookselling.
- Genre:
- Book prospectuses.
- Prospectuses.
- Physical Description:
- 1 sheet (2 unnumbered pages) : illustrations ; 31 x 23 cm
- Other Title:
- Miscellaneous Print Collection. oversize box 1 no 9 PU
- Place of Publication:
- [St. Louis] : [publisher not identified], [1896]
- Notes:
- This illustrated prospectus announced publication of a book about the May 27, 1896 tornado in St. Louis.
- Title from beginning of text.
- English language text on recto and German language text on verso.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1932 Fund.
- RBC copy purchased for the Penn Libraries in 2016 from Ian Brabner Rare Americana.
- RBC copy has tears where item was once folded.
- OCLC:
- 1048882599
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