1906, ISBN: 1157de00dfee6121320296ea841e575a

United States: W. E. Schull, 1906. (xvi) 446 pp. Green cloth decorated in gilt, red and black on the front panel and spine; decorated endpapers; headband; illustrated with black and whit… More...

United States: W. E. Schull, 1906. (xvi) 446 pp. Green cloth decorated in gilt, red and black on the front panel and spine; decorated endpapers; headband; illustrated with black and white plates. Edge and corner wear with a small scuffed patch near the lower edge of the front panel; the hinges are slightly loose and the rear gutter is beginning to split. Includes a dropped-in full colour image of the fire. The Contents are: Preface by the Publisher; San Francisco and Its Terrific Earthquake; The Demon of Fire Invades the Stricken City; Fighting Flames with Dynamite; The Reign of Destruction and Devastation; The Panic Flight of a Homeless Host; Facing Famine and Praying for Relief; The Frightful Loss of Life and Wealth; Wonderful Record of Thrilling Escapes; Disaster Spreads Over the Golden State; All America and Canada to the Rescue; The San Francisco of the Past; Life in the Metropolis of the Pacific; Plans to Rebuild San Francisco; The Earthquake Wave Felt Around the World; Vesuvius Devastates the Region of Naples; The Great Lisbon and Calabrian Earthquakes; The Charleston and Other Earthquakes of the United States; The Volcano and the Earthquake, Earth's Demons of Destruction; The Theories of Volcanic and Earthquake Action; The Active Volcanoes of the Earth; The Famous Vesuvius and the Destruction of Pompeii; Eruptions of Vesuvius, Etna and Stromboli; Skapter Jokull and Hecla, the Great Icelandic Volcanoes; Volcanoes of the Philippines and Other Pacific Islands; The Wonderful Hawaiian Craters and Kilauea's Lake of Fire; Popocatepeti and Other Volcanoes of Mexico and Central America; The Terrible Eruption of Krakatoa; Mont Pelee and Its Harvest of Death in 1902; Submarine Volcanoes and Their Work of Island-Building; and Mud Volcanoes, Geysers and Hot Springs.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo., W. E. Schull, 1906, 3<

1906, ISBN: 1157de00dfee6121320296ea841e575a

W. E. Scull, 1906 Green cloth boards look very good, does have edgewear to right bottom edge, 2 1/2", Overall a nice looking book. A complete and accurate account of the fearful disa… More...

W. E. Scull, 1906 Green cloth boards look very good, does have edgewear to right bottom edge, 2 1/2", Overall a nice looking book. A complete and accurate account of the fearful disaster which visited the great city and the Pacific Coast, the reigh of panic and lawlessness, the plight of 300, 000 homeless people and the world wide rush to the rescue. Told by eye witnesses including graphic and reliable accounts of all great earthquakes and volcanic eruptions in the World's history, and scientific explanations to their causes. With nearly 100 illustrations made especially for this work, showing the havoc caused by Fire, Earthquake, and Volcanic Convulsions., W. E. Scull, 1906, 3<