Sinking of the 'Titanic' Most Appalling Ocean Horror, with Graphic Description..

by Mowbray, Jay Henry

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Yesterday's Muse, Inc. presents ... Sinking of the 'Titanic' Most Appalling Ocean Horror, with Graphic Descriptions of Hundreds Swept to Eternity Beneath the Waves; Panic Stricken Multitude Facing Sure Death, and Thrilling Stories of the Most Overwhelming Catastrophe to Which is Added Vivid Accounts of Heart-rending Scenes, When Hundreds Were Doomed to Watery Graves, Compiled from Soul Stirring Stories Told by Eye Witnesses of this Terrible Horror of the Briny Deep (Memorial Edition) Author:Mowbray, Jay Henry Publisher:Niagara Distributing Co. Release Date:1912 Seller Category:-- Qty Available:1 Condition:Used: Good Sku: 2353774 Notes: Variant printing by Niagara Distributing Co., not the more common version by The Minter Company, though it has the same cover design. Boards rubbed and a bit soiled with some loss of gilt from titles on front board, and most of spine gilt lost, front free endpaper removed, front hinge weakening, tiny ink scribble on margin of title page. Text clean and unmarked. 1912 Hard Cover. 287, [8] pp. 9 x 6 1/2. Memorial edition, including an 8-page report from the Titanic Committee censuring the captain of the Californian for failure to respond to the distress call. Picture paste-down of Titanic on front cover. Black-and-white illustrations and photo plates. Published just months after the tragedy, notable for its passenger list and timeline of maritime disasters. CONTENTS: Preface; Introduction; Great Marine Disasters from 1866 to 1911; Hymn for the Su

• Publisher: Niagara Distributing Co.
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good

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