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Lot 165

Great Chicago Theater Disaster books.

Estimate: $80 - $120
Starting Bid
$40

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EVERETT, Marshall (1863-1939). The Great Chicago Theater Disaster. FALLOWS, Samuel (1835-1922). Chicago's Awful Theater Horror.
EVERETT publisher: Memorial Publishing Co., no location. 1904. "Memorial edition."

FALLOWS publisher: Memorial Publishing Co., no location. 1904.

Both books 8vo. EVERETT is blue cloth, with gilt cover. FALLOWS is half-bound leather with green cloth. Gilt title on spine. Marbled edges.

Each volume is H: 9 3/8 x W: 6 1/2 D: 1 1/2 in.
Poor to fair. Covers bumped, rubbed, and scuffed. Slight losses to corners. Blue cloth edition (EVERETT) has water stains on cover, slight losses to spine and corners. Hinge is extremely weak to front board of cloth edition. Toning throughout cloth edition, with slight foxing. Slight toning in half-bound edition. Includes illustration of half-bound edition advertisement in cloth edition.

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From the Estate of John A. Davidson, Jr. Proceeds to benefit the APL of Lorain County and the Dittrick Museum, CWRU.