SS TITANIC 1912 1st Edition RMS WHITE STAR LINE Carpathia SEA DISASTERS Antique

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TITLE: The Sinking Of The Titanic And Great Sea Disasters AUTHOR: Logan Marshall DATE: 1912 PUBLISHER: L. T. Meyers DESCRIPTION: 1912, First Edition, hardcover, no dust jacket, mustard cloth boards, red and black lettering and decoration on front and spine, pictorial onlay of Titanic on front, dimensions 6" X 9", 319 pages. Book features a frontispiece photograph of Captain E.J. Smith and is illustrated with numerous authentic photographs and drawings. Last page is numbered "351" instead of "319", a printing error. There is no error in the text. From title page: " Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters . A Detailed and Accurate Account of the Most Awful Marine Disaster in History, Constructed from the Real Facts as Obtained from Those on Board Who Survived. ONLY AUTHORITATIVE BOOK, including Records of Previous Great Disasters of the Sea, Descriptions of the Development of Safety and Life-saving Appliances, a Plain Statement of the Causes of Such Catastrophes and How to Avoid Them, the Marvelous Development of Shipbuilding, etc." Book includes Dr. Van Dyke's Spiritual Consolation to the Survivors of the Titanic, Table of Contents, Facts About the Wreck of the Titanic, the U.S. Senate Inquiry Report, The Titanic Committee's Report, a List of Survivors and partial Roll of the Dead. A fascinating historical record and highly read more