Stein and Day, New York, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. appendices, special thanks, correspondence, bibliography and index. Map illustrated endpapers, showing the San Francisco Fire and its extent, April 18-20, 1906. Black-and-white photographic frontispiece, showing part of San Francisco, post quake and fire, and armed men patrolling -- with orders to "shoot to kill" for looters. Throughout the text there are black-and-white photographs. 1/4 dark red coloured cloth covered backstrip with gilt coloured titles. 3/4 black coloured boards with gilt facsimile signatures of authors to the lower right-hand corner of the front panel. Rubbing to the backstrip edges and book corners. A small bump to the middle of the front panel. Photographic dustwrapper with white coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. Black-and-white photograph of San Francisco to the rear dustwrapper panels. Rubbing to the dustwrapper edges and dustwrapper panels. Handling marks to the dustwrapper. " ' The further you are from the last big earthquake, the nearer you are to the next' -- Perry Byerly, Department of Seismology, University of California" -- from the front fold over panel blurb. This is a moment by moment by account of the last earthquake that shook San Francisco, and the fire that followed, at 5:15 AM, April 18, 1906. Then there is an extrapolation as to when the next earthquake will hit San Francisco/United States Western seaboard. Size: 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. (7), 4-316 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Science & Technology; History -- America; Inventory No: 0111376. .

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Bookseller: Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0111376
Title: The San Francisco Earthquake
Author: Thomas, Gordon & Morgan - Witts, Max
Illustrator: Photographic
Format/Binding: Hardcover (Original Cloth)
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Stein and Day
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1971
Keywords: BZDB2 San Francisco Earthquake -- 1906 -- History, United States, Seismology Science & Technology; History -- America; Photographic Unbranded Thomas, Gordon & Morgan - Witts, Max The San Francisco Earthquake
Bookseller catalogs: History -- America;

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General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online

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