The San Francisco Earthquake
by Thomas, Gordon; Morgan Witts, Max
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 081281360X
- ISBN 13
- 9780812813609
- Seller
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Newport, Washington, United States
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About This Item
U.S.A: Stein and Day, 1971. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7. Stein and Day, 1971. Hardcover Book and Jacket in Good Condition. Sept. 18, 1906, an earthquake hit San Francisco at 5:13 A. M. This is that story of that disaster--and also of the myths surrounding what happened after. Red quarter cloth w/ gilt titles, black boards; clean, tight and solid. Lowerbfront corner is pressed inwards, spine head and heel edges rubbed. Endpapers with illustration of the city and fire location within, with legend to show general direction of the fire following the earthquake. Illustrated with photographs of the effects of the quake. Pages clean and completely unmarked. Red jacket is clean and edgeworn. 316 pages, 1971, Stein and Day, USA
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- Seller
- The Parnassus BookShop (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 017494
- Title
- The San Francisco Earthquake
- Author
- Thomas, Gordon; Morgan Witts, Max
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
- ISBN 10
- 081281360X
- ISBN 13
- 9780812813609
- Publisher
- Stein and Day
- Place of Publication
- U.S.A
- Date Published
- 1971
- Size
- 8vo - over 7
- Keywords
- DISASTERS; EARTHQUAKES; CARUSO; LONDON, JACK; BARRYMORE, JOHN; CATASTROPHE; SAN FRANCISCO, CA;
- X weight
- 0 oz
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- Jacket
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- Heel
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- Edges
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...