Flood (Planet Earth)
by Clark, Champ and The Editors of Time-Life Books
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0809443082
- ISBN 13
- 9780809443086
- Seller
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About This Item
Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First Edition Hardcover Book in Very Good Condition. Lavishly illustrated in colour and black/white photos and sketchs. Pictorial paste-on on front cover, clean and unmarked with slight wear to front corners, tight and solid binding. Internals as new. Cover illustration: The seething torrent of the Arno River rips away embankments and surges through the ancient streeets of Florence, Italy, during the great flood of 1966--35 dead, 5,000 homeless,15,000 cars destroyed, damage to books,paintings, frescoes, and sculpture cannot be reckoned--described in detail in this book. Planet Earth Series books examines the workings of the planet Earth, from the geological wonders of its continents to the marvels of its atmosphere and its ocean depths. This book describes numerous floods, causes, dams, cities ruined by floods--The Yellow River, Mississippi River, flash floods, breaking dams, etc. 176 pages with Bibliography, Picture Credits, and Index. 9.4 x 11.5 inchers. 1982, Time-Life Books, Alexandria, VA
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- Bookseller
- The Parnassus BookShop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 025484
- Title
- Flood (Planet Earth)
- Author
- Clark, Champ and The Editors of Time-Life Books
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0809443082
- ISBN 13
- 9780809443086
- Publisher
- Time-Life Books
- Place of Publication
- Alexandria, VA
- Date Published
- 1982
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾"
- Keywords
- FLOODS GEOLOGY WEATHER MISSISSIPPI YELLOW RIVER DAMS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Nature, Natural History;
- X weight
- 0 oz
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