New York: Stein and Day - Publishers, 1971. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 316 pp. Quarter-bound in dark red cloth on black boards; decorated in gilt on the front panel and spine; endpaper maps. Rubbing on the corners with a half inch tear at the upper rear edge; wear along the edges of the dustjacket; price clipped. Illustrated with black and white plates. The Chapters are: Today; Tuesday, April 17, 1906 - Noon to 6 pm: Tension Backstage; 6pm to Midnight - Personal Grounds; Wednesday, April 18, 1906 - Midnight to 5 am: An Excited Horse; 5 am to 5:12:59: Time Hung Poised; 5:13 to 5:30 am: The Big Rip; A Fatal Fall; 5:30 am to 12:30 pm: Polishing Coffin Handles; A Tumult of Noise; Appeal for Dynamite; A Shared Drink; 12:30 pm to 6:30 pm: Last Evidence of Life; Explosives in Inexperienced Hands; 6:30 pm to Midnight: Hemmed in by Flames; Eager Hands; Thursday, April 19, 1906 - Midnight to 6 am: Foreign Affairs; A Row of Guns; 6 am to Noon: Harsher Tones; Magical Powers; Noon to 6 pm: Exodus on Market; A Passport Portrait; 6 pm to Midnight: The Last Defense Breached; Friday, April 20, 1906 - Midnight to 6 am: Rising Wind; 6 am to Noon: Fulfilling a Vow; Noon to 6 pm: The Blind Gunner; 6 pm to Midnight: Reunion; Saturday, April 21, 1906 - Flickering Flames; Aftermath - An Inconvenient Interruption; Trials and Tribulations; Today - Encore..

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Bookseller: W. Fraser Sandercombe (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 221462
Title: THE SAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE
Author: Thomas, Gordon; Witts, Max Morgan
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Stein and Day - Publishers
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1971
Size: 8vo
Keywords: california; united states; earthquake; natural disasters; fires;
Bookseller catalogs: History - United States;

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