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The Johnstown Flood

First Edition | First Printing

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First edition, first printing of The Johnstown Flood 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, faint toning to spine, bright illustrations, a near fine example.

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.

Additional information

Location Published

New York

Publisher

Simon and Schuster

Edition

First Edition, First Printing

Date Published

1968

Binding

Cloth

Condition

Fine

Jacket Condition

Near Fine

Author

McCullough | David

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