The Sinking of The Titanic and Great Sea Disasters; 1912 book plus Salesman's Sample Prospectus, Daily Mirror newspaper and vintage Titanic postcards

A fascinating collection of Titanic memorabilia, comprising:

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1. Book: The 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. With a Message of Spiritual Consolation by Rev. Henry Van Dyke, D.D. Edited by Logan Marshall. Illustrated with Numerous Authentic Photographs and Drawings. Published by L.T. Myers, 1912; 

2: Salesman's Sample Prospectus for the above book. Publisher listed as Universal Book and Bible House, Philadelphia; 

3. Two vintage postcards (undated) featuring The Titantic; and; 

4. 8pp Daily Mirror, dated April 17, 1912, 2 days after Titantic sank. No. 2.646. Please note - whilst this newspaper looks to have considerable age, we do not know if this is an original newspaper or a later reprint.

The 2 books are first edition originals from 1912. They were produced quickly after the disaster, and were sold for $1.00.

A fair condition set - cloth hardbacks, bumped, soiled and frayed to extremities. With tipped-on image to the front cover - fragile and worn to the main book. Some staining to blank endpapers in the main book. Age toned pages with marks, spotting, and scattered flaws. The prospectus is fragile with a few pages detached and split to webbing at inner hinges.

Far from perfect, but a very scarce original set, with few salesman's prospectus copies likely to still survive.

Text in English. 

The main book is 351pp including plates & the prospectus is unnumbered with approximately 105pp including plates, and order form pages at rear.

Approximate dimensions of each book: 227mm high x 160mm wide x 12-28mm deep.

Weight approximately 900g (the set - unpacked).