Mrs. O'Leary's Comet: Cosmic Causes of the Great Chicago Fire
by Waskin, Mel
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/Near fine
- ISBN 10
- 0897331672
- ISBN 13
- 9780897331678
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: Academy Chicago Publishers, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. A book that explores the idea that a comet colliding with the earth could have caused the Great Chicago Fire in 1871. This is the scarce hardcover version (there was a simultaneous issue in paperback). First edition (first hardcover printing). A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Downtown Brown Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 362649
- Title
- Mrs. O'Leary's Comet: Cosmic Causes of the Great Chicago Fire
- Author
- Waskin, Mel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0897331672
- ISBN 13
- 9780897331678
- Publisher
- Academy Chicago Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1985
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