Perkes Dan (32 results)

Condition: Good. [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] [ Edition: Reprint ] Publisher: The Associated Press Pub Date: 1/1/1984 Binding: Hardcover Pages: 224 Reprint edition.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Hardcover. Condition: Used - Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Dust jacket is protected by mylar.

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 239 pp., Photos, Red Hardback, Blk Title, 4to, VG, no DJ.

PAPERBACK. Condition: Good. B000K0NLV0 Good++: The cover shows some wear, some soiling, and some foxing/spotting. The interior is in excellent shape, free of writing and none of the puzzles have been attempted. Overall, this is still a wonderful copy of the title for use, as the external wear and soiling do not impact the puzzles, which are brand new. Ships, well packaged and very quickly, from MI. The condition selected for the item is accurate and consistent with our other listings of the same general condition. If you have any questions or you would like additional details about the item or pictures, please do not hesitate to contact us. We will get back to you as quickly as possible. Please buy with confidence from us, as we have several thousand satisfied customers and your satisfaction is the goal we strive to achieve with every transaction.…

Condition: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is sunned to page ends. DJ with some edge wear and minor tears.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 239 pp., BW Photos, Red Hardback, 4to, Fine in chipped DJ, Assumed 1st ed.

Hardcover. Condition: Used - very good.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine-. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine -. No Printing Stated. Hard Cover. Near Fine-/Near Fine -. No Printing Stated. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Shipwrecks, fires, plane crashes, avalanches and more. 27 world disasters covered in-depth. Over 200 on-the-scene photographs. Includes maps and diagrams, eyewitness testimony and appendix of 20th-Century disaster and carastrophies. 211 pages plus index and appendix. Dust jacket has extremely light wear evident only in a tiny, mended tear at lower back corner tip. Tiny rub on spine bottom and corner tip.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Hardcover. First Edition [no number line]. DJ: light edge wear, chipped at spine head. Red cloth boards with black upper & spine text. Else tight and square. Prior owner's Ex-Libros plate obverse upper board. A record of twenty-seven major world disasters probes the lessons learned or not learned from cases of carelessness, bad judgement, or criminal negligence. Monongah Coal Mine Explosion [WV, 1907], Triangle Shirtwaist Co. Fire [NY, 1911], Eastland Ship Disaster [IL, 1915], Burning of Morro Castle [NJ, 1934], School Explosion [TX, 1937], Hindenburg Explosion, [NJ, 1937], Cocoanut Grove Night Club Fire, [MA, 1942], Big Top Circus Fire, [CT, 1944], Bomber Crash into Empire State Building [NY, 1945], Winecoff Hotel fire [GA, 1946], Grandcamp Ship Explosion [TX, 1947], Noronic Burns at Pier [Toronto, 1949], Commuter Train Wreck [NY, 1950], Southwest Tornado [TX, 1953], Sinking of Adrian Doria [MA,1956], Mid-air Plane Collision [NY, 1956], Soccer Riot [Peru, 1964], Coal Slag Slide [Wales, 1966], Hurricane Camille, [U.S. gulf Coast, 1969], Avalanches [France, 1970], Earthquake and Landslides, Peru, 1970], Drought Caused Famine [Africa, 1973-1975], Skyscraper Fire [Sao Paulo, 1974], Central American Earthquake [Guatemala, 1976], and Appendix. NATURE/SCIENCE/AMERHX/EUROHX/HX/WV.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. A month by month description of the events of 1776. Illustrated on almost every page. Maps, color images, photos, documents. Tiny tan stain (see image) on 2 end papers, book is otherwise crisp and clean. 300 pages, 9" x 12". Extra fee for international shipping.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 222 p. Illustrated. A selection of reproduced front pages of mostly American newspapers documenting major moments in the history of the 20th Century.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. FINE BLUE CLOTH WITH GOLD LETTERING HARDCOVER.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Very Good/Very Good Condition. Dust jacket's spine is sunfaded. No marks on the text block. No marks of previous ownership or inscription. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 224 pages.

Not stated, presumed 1st edition. Profusely illustrated history of 35 world disasters: explosions, fires, tornados, earhquakes, sinkings, etc. Bright tight crisp clean HB 1st. 8-3/4 x 11-1/4, 239 pp, index, b/w photos. NearFine unmarked, in Poor jacket with chips, edgewear. Oversize Hardback in red cloth boards, in color illus jacket.…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; 224 pages : illustrations. Notes; Includes index. Subjects; Disasters. 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. usual library markings; dust jacket covered in mylar, text clean and tight. About 27 world disasters.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; 224 pages : illustrations. Notes; Includes index. Subjects; Disasters. 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. DJ in archival cover.

1st Ed. VIII, (2), 127 PP with 3 maps and 140 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Covers rubbed at hinges and front edges. Very good. 28 x 21.8.

Hardback. Dan Perkes, Gallery. Author: Dan PerkesBinding: HardbackPublished: Gallery, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has tear in back panel, page edges lightly yellowedEyewitness To Disaster chronicles harrowing events through the direct observations of those who lived them. This compelling work presents a vivid mosaic of human experience amidst chaos, detailing the immediate aftermath and profound impact of various calamities. The narrative illustrates the resilience of the human spirit and the stark realities faced when order collapses. It uncovers the raw emotions and critical decisions made in moments of extreme duress, offering a powerful testament to survival and remembrance. Hardback.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Esselte Map Service Stockholm Solid binding. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

Condition: Befriedigend. 236 S. Ecke bestossen. Umschlag leicht defekt. Papierbedingt leicht gebräunt. - HELL'S HUNDRED ACRES Triangle Shirtwaist Co. Fire NEW YORK 1911 -- DEATH TAKES AN OUTING Eastland Ship Disaster CHICAGO 1915 -- HOLOCAUST ON THE HIGH SEAS Burning of the Morro Castle OFF NEW JERSEY 1934 -- IT TOOK ONLY A SPARK School Explosion NEW LONDON, TEXAS 1937 -- THE END OF AN ERA Hindenburg Explosion LAKEHURST, NEW JERSEY 1937 -- A NIGHT TO FORGET Cocoanut Grove Nightclub Fire BOSTON 1942 -- A DAY AT THE CIRCUS "Big Top" Circus Fire HARTFORD 1944 -- FROM OUT OF THE FOG Bomber Crash into Empire State Building NEW YORK 1945 -- DEATH. THE UNINVITED GUEST Winecoff Hotel Fire ATLANTA 1946 -- A CARGO OF DOOM Grandcamp Ship Explosion TEXAS CITY, TEXAS 1947 -- PRIDE OF THE GREAT LAKES Noronic Burns at Pier TORONTO 1949 -- UNSCHEDULED STOP AT RICHMOND HILL Commuter Train Wreck LONG ISLAND 1950 -- LEGEND OF THE HUACOS Southwest Tornado WACO, TEXAS 1953 -- COLLISION AT SEA Sinking of the Andrea Doria OFF NANTUCKET 1956 -- A CHRISTMAS REUNION Mid-air Plane Collision NEW YORK 1956 -- IT'S HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME Soccer Riot LIMA, PERU 1964 -- DEATH OF A GENERATION Coal Slag Slide ABERFAN, WALES 1966 -- CAMILLE WAS NO LADY Hurricane Camille U.S. GULF COAST 1969 -- A KILLING WINTER Avalanches VAL D'ISÉRE AND PLATEAU D'ASSY, FRANCE 1970 -- THE DAY THE MOUNTAIN FELL Earthquake and Landslides PERU 1970 -- FAMINE IN THE SUB-SAHARA Drought Caused Famine AFRICA 1973-1975 -- THE "TOWERING INFERNO"BRAZIL STYLE Skyscraper Fire SÄO PAULO 1974 -- THE NIGHT THE EARTH DANCED Central American Earthquake GUATEMALA 1976 -- APPENDIX: MAJOR DISASTERS SINCE 1900. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550 Mit zahlr. Abb. Fadengehefteter Originalpappband mit Schutzumschlag.…

[1976]. (4to) Very good in very good dust jacket. 237pp. Photographs, maps, chronology, index. Previous owner's label. Time Period. (History, Disasters).

[1985]. (4to) Very good in very good dust jacket. 210pp. Photographs, maps, chronology, index. Time Period. (History, Disasters).

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