Search Results: Natural Disasters from Bibliope by Calvello Books

México: Grupo Noriega ed. ; Ed. Limusa, 1992. Primera ed. Hardcover. Near Fine with gently sunned spine and a wee bit of shelf-wear to board edges.. Quarto in pale orange illustrated paper baords; vol. (258 p.) ; 28 cm. In Spanish. Scarce, only 1,000 copies printed and only one holding listed in WorldCat. Detailed catalog and study of the earthquakes that have affected Mexico from the 14th to the 20th Century. || Sismos, earthquakes, terremotos; temblores. Seismology. Séismes -- Mexique.

Colima: Escuela de Artes y Oficios, 1960. First edition. Paperback. Some superficial stains (light) and sunning to wraps; else overall Near Fine(-) to Very Good(-); tight and clean inside.. Octavo in off-white illus wraps; 219 p. : illus. ;(b/w photos) 22 cm. Scarce. In Spanish. || Mexico -- Hurricanes, 1959. Natural disasters.

[Mexico City]: Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social, N.D.. Paperback. Exterior very lightly worn; else Near Fine and un-read.. Octavo in pale peach printed, illus self-wrappers; 145pp, bibliog. Text in Spanish. Sections entitled: Efectos del terremoto el el sector de Salud; Sismo y Educacion en la Ciudad de Mexico ; La Sociedad y los Riesgos Naturales (Estudios de algunos efectos de los sismos recientes en Ciudad Guzman, Jalisco.

Calgary: Smoky Jo Publications, 1994. Stated First printing. Paperback. A bright, clean copy with faint wear and tight binding. Fine.. Red octavo; 128 p : b&w ill. ; 23 cm. Motor vehicles -- Fires and fire prevention.

Annapolis: United States Naval Institute, 1965. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Paperback. Near Fine with light wear to wraps and gentle small crease to front lower wrap near spine. Very tight and crisp. Personal owner name to front free endpaper.. Quarto in thick dark olive-green plastic wraps with yellow titles to front and spine; x, 209 p. illus., maps, ports. 31 cm. Numerous b/w maps, charts and diagrams. Bibliography: p. 205-206. Hurricanes. Typhoons. Marine meteorology. Heavy weather seamanship. Meteorologia Tropical ; United States. Navy -- Safety measures. Seamanship. United States. Navy -- Safety measures.

Keene, N.H.: Granite State Studio, 1938. 2nd edition (stated -- presumably expanded). Paperback. Extremely faint damping throughout; end papers very lightly foxed; else overall Near Fine(-) and very tight, crisp and clean. (Damping is quite fitting!). Smal Octavo in illus brown, mottled wrappers; [80] p. : chiefly b/w photo reprods., ; 20 cm. Floods -- New Hampshire -- Monadnock Region. New England -- Hurricane, 1938 -- New Hampshire -- Keene;.

[Arlington, Va.]: Research Institutions for Seismology, 1984. Paperback. Owner signature to front wrapper; else NEAR FINE. Large octavo in white, color illus wrappers; x, 169 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. Earthquakes; Seismology -- Research. Seismic prospecting.Earth -- Crust.

Pittsburgh: H.M. Hamm, 1936. Paperback. Minor spotting and wear to wraps; else very good(=) thus.. Oblong quarto in pale brown (beige) printed wraps (map to front wrap); 32 unnumbered pages: chiefly b&w photos ; 16 x 24 cm. Uncommon item. Chiefly b&w photos, with captions. / "The flood that occurred from March 17-20, 1936, often referred to as the St. Patrick's Day Flood or the Great Flood of 1936, was one of the most devastating floods in the history of Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia. This flood was caused by a combination of heavy rain and rapid snowmelt, which led to the rivers in the region, including the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio Rivers, rising to record levels. In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the floodwaters reached a height of 46 feet, well above the flood stage of 25 feet. The flood caused extensive damage throughout the region. Thousands of homes and businesses were destroyed, infrastructure was severely damaged, and numerous lives were lost. In Pittsburgh alone, over 100,000… Read More

N.P. [United Kingdom]: Tudor Rose, 2006. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Fine in Near Fine DJ with a few very light, partial creases and bends.. Large quarto / small folio in black cloth boards and red-illustrated DJ. 156p, color illus and photos. Fifty-two articles and papers in English by leading experts on disasters, disaster relief and disaster management from across the world. Uncommon. Printed on coated stock. Well illustrated. || Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis, natural disasters, emergency aid relief, global warming. International disaster relief agencies.

México, D.F.: SEP, Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social, 1987. 1a ed. Paperback. Near Fine. Octavo in pale orange illus wrappers; 145 p. ; 23 cm; bibliographies. Uncommon. Text in Spanish. / Earthquakes -- Mexico -- Mexico City Region. Disaster relief -- Mexico -- Mexico City Region. Temblores -- México Desastres -- Aspectos sociales -- México.

[People's Republic of China]: [in Chinese], [in Chinese]. First edition [presumably]. Hardcover. Boards very slightly curled. Very faint erasure mark to front free endpaper; else fine in very fine original transparent jacket.. Oblong 4to in illustrated boards, 86p, mainly full-page color photos, b/w & color maps, translucent plastic DJ. White stapled pamphlet of seven pages of English parallel text laid in, as issued. Worthwhile photographs of lava flows and eruptions in color and b/w. Uncoomon with English pamphlet.

Rutland, Vermont: C.E. Tuttle Co, 1956. First edition, first printing (stated). Hardcover. Fine in Near Fine prioce-clipped DJ wirth small tight closed tear to fornt DJ upper edge (1/8th inch); light edge-wear. A very crisp and clean copy.. Octavo in printed color boards and same DJ; 4172 p. illus. 19 cm. A concise, engaging history of hurricanes and typhoons. Uncommon in such nice condition, with DJ. // Meteorology; Storms, Global Warming, Hurricanes, Typhoons.