The Fire Came By The Riddle of the Great Siberian Explosion
by Baxter, John & Isaac Asimov intro
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 038511396X
- ISBN 13
- 9780385113960
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Garden City: Doubleday. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. 1976. Later Printing. Hardcover. 038511396X . DJ and boards show some shelf wear. Top corners bumped, sticker removed from front cover with a little damage. light soil back cover ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector, unclipped. ; B&W Illustrations; 8.20 X 5.60 X 0.80 inches; 165 pages; "One of the great accidents of nature occurred in Siberia in 1908 when a fireball appeared over the horizon and slammed into a remote forest area of Siberia, creating shock waves which were felt half a world away. THE FIRE CAME BY goes into great depth and explores not only what Russian scientists have to say about the affair today, but also enlightened opinions from scientists worldwide, as well as on-the-scene reports and interviews. The book makes the fantastic comprehensible and gives the event a threatening immediacy." .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18585
- Title
- The Fire Came By The Riddle of the Great Siberian Explosion
- Author
- Baxter, John & Isaac Asimov intro
- Illustrator
- Map Endpapers
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket
- Edition
- Later Printing
- ISBN 10
- 038511396X
- ISBN 13
- 9780385113960
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- Garden City
- Date Published
- 1976
- Keywords
- 038511396X, Siberia, Explosion
- Bookseller catalogs
- Russia;
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About the Seller
Ainsworth Books
Biblio member since 2003
Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
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