Hurricane
by Marjory Stoneman Douglas (Author); Neil Frank (Afterword)
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0891760156
- ISBN 13
- 9780891760153
- Seller
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The Bronx, New York, United States
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About This Item
Atlanta, GA: Mockingbird Books, 1976. 1st Printing August 1976 . Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo or 8° (Medium Octavo): 7¾" x 9¾" tall. Lena Fong Hor (Cover Design). 119 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Creased spine. Synopsis: But few know how or where a hurrican is born, how it grows into a monster, why it moves west or north, or why it dies. Mrs. Douglas' masterfully written book contains the answers to these questions, along with a wealth of scientific fact, folk legend, and historical data - everything we know about hurricanes. Contents include: Birth; growth and Death; Winds and Waves; Creatures of the Storm; The Meaning of the Name; The Storm Breeders; Progress in Peace; Brave Men All; From War to Galveston; etc.
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- Bookseller
- gearbooks (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1FislDc0026
- Title
- Hurricane
- Author
- Marjory Stoneman Douglas (Author); Neil Frank (Afterword)
- Illustrator
- Lena Fong Hor (Cover Design)
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Printing August 1976
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0891760156
- ISBN 13
- 9780891760153
- Publisher
- Mockingbird Books
- Place of Publication
- Atlanta, GA
- Date Published
- 1976
- Keywords
- Meterology, Science
- Size
- 8vo or 8° (Medium Octavo): 7¾" x 9¾" tall
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- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Trade Paperback
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....