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Published by SANSONI EDITORE, FLORENCE, ITALY, 1966
Seller: Gian Luigi Fine Books, Albany, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. First Edition. ENGLISH TEXT. CLEAN COPY!.
Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. Good dust jacket. In protective mylar cover. (history, italy, architecture, disasters) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.
Published by [New York] : Stein and Day; [Printed and bound by the Officine Fratelli Stianti Sancasciano Val di Pesa], 1967, 1967
Seller: Joseph Valles - Books, Stockbridge, GA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 133 p. illus. 27 cm. ; LCCN: 67-23533 ; LC: DG738.7; Dewey: 945/.51 ; OCLC: 2005210 ; Translation of Firenze i giorni del diluvio. ; pictorial white and black cloth, in like pictorial dustjacket ; Photojournalistic report on the background, sequence of events and aftermath of the flood that resulted when the Arno River overflowed on November 3-4, 1966. ; Contents : How the people of Florence fought back -- A ton of mud for every inhabitant -- The night of November 3rd-4th -- Dawn -- The fight -- Cut off -- The longest night -- The escapers -- First light -- THe cross and the hammer and sickle -- The sixth day -- A city which belongs to all the world -- Our gratitude -- Fahrenheit 451 -- Damage done to the city's art treasures -- The months to come -- What are the facts behind the flood? -- A computer could save Florence -- Powerless for days -- Why no warning? -- No one realized -- Why the goldsmiths? -- The heavens opened -- Suppose it happened again? -- The best solution : Move Florence -- The neglect of the forests -- Inquiry and responsibility -- The dams -- Conclusions -- A menace that has existed for seven hundred years -- Devastation once in a century -- The old chronicles -- The Chronicles of Giovanni Villani -- History of Florence by Marchione di Coppo Stefani -- The flood of August 1547 -- Story of his times by Giovanni Batista Adriani -- History of Florence by Bernardo Segni -- Morozzi : Of the ancient and modern condition of the river Arno -- Baldinucci : Of the life of Bartolommeo Ammannati -- Scipione Ammirato to Don Virginio Orsino Duca di Bracciano -- Guiseppe Aiazzi : Report upon the flooding of the river Arno 3rd November 1844 ; foxing ; else VG/VG. Book.