ACRES OF ASHES: The Story of the Great Fire that Swept Over the City of Jacksonville, Florida, on the Afternoon of Friday, May 3, 1901, Resulting in the Loss of Seven Lives, Destroying of $15,000,000 in Property, Total Insurance Less than $5,000,000

Jacksonville, FL: James A. Holloman (East Florida Ptg. Co., 1901). First edition. 12mo. Folding plate of the local newspaper’s coverage of the fire, street map of the district affected by the fire [lacking the folding frontispiece]; ads for local businesses. Servies 12950. Original printed yellow wrappers (rubbed and soiled), owners’ names in pencil at head of front wrapper and title page, with some pencil notes and markings in text, a good copy only, with the major defect noted. Item #66770

Price: $75.00

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