2001, ISBN: 0385601344

Gebundene Ausgabe

[EAN: 9780385601344], Gebraucht, wie neu, [PU: Doubleday, London], GREAT FIRE OF LONDON 1666 ILLUST HISTORY, Jacket, This mint unmarked copy is bound in cloth covered boards with bright g… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780385601344], Gebraucht, wie neu, [PU: Doubleday, London], GREAT FIRE OF LONDON 1666 ILLUST HISTORY, Jacket, This mint unmarked copy is bound in cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine, tight, white, bright and square. The unclipped dust wrapper is in mint condition. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased charges will be quoted. If the story that struck the Grand Banks off Newfoundland in October 1991 was "The Perfect Storm", the fire that destroyed London in September 1666 was "The Perfect Fire". A fire needs only three things: a spark to ignite it, and the fuel and oxygen to feed it. In 1666, a ten-month drought had turned London into a tinderbox. The older parts of the city were almost entirely composed of wood-frame buildings and shanties. The riverside wharves were stack with wood, coal, oil, tallow, hemp, pitch, brandy, and almost every other combustible material known to seventeenth century man. On 2 September 1666, London ignited. Over the next five days the gale blew without interruption and the resulting firestorm destroyed the whole city. "The Dreadful Judgement" tells the true, human story of the Great Fire of London through the eyes of the individuals caught up in it. It is a historical story combining modern knowledge of the physics of fire, forensics and arson investigation with the moving eye-witness accounts to produce a searing depiction of the terrible reality of the Great Fire of London and its impact on those who lived through it. Ref Y6, Books<

2001, ISBN: 0385601344

Gebundene Ausgabe

[EAN: 9780385601344], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Doubleday, Great Britain], NON FICTION HISTORY GREAT FIRE OF LONDON 1666, Jacket, Hardback. First Edition. The Dreadful Judgement… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780385601344], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Doubleday, Great Britain], NON FICTION HISTORY GREAT FIRE OF LONDON 1666, Jacket, Hardback. First Edition. The Dreadful Judgement. Tiny mark to top edge. This book is a historical detective story. combining modern knowledge of the physics of fire, forensics, and fire and arson investigation, with moving eye-witness account contained in contemporary documents, private papers and personal letters, to produce a searing depiction of the Great Fire of London and the human stories of those who lived through it and those who did not. Meticulously researched, vividly written, this astonishing true story of one of the most famous yet least understood events in history casts fresh light on the shadowy background to the Great Fire, and brings to startling life the power of one of mankind's oldest, most implacable enemies. Illustrated. 378 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.), Books<

2001, ISBN: 9780385601344

Great Britain: Doubleday, 2001. Hardback. First Edition. The Dreadful Judgement. Tiny mark to top edge. This book is a historical detective story. combining modern knowledge of the physi… Mehr…

Great Britain: Doubleday, 2001. Hardback. First Edition. The Dreadful Judgement. Tiny mark to top edge. This book is a historical detective story. combining modern knowledge of the physics of fire, forensics, and fire and arson investigation, with moving eye-witness account contained in contemporary documents, private papers and personal letters, to produce a searing depiction of the Great Fire of London and the human stories of those who lived through it and those who did not. Meticulously researched, vividly written, this astonishing true story of one of the most famous yet least understood events in history casts fresh light on the shadowy background to the Great Fire, and brings to startling life the power of one of mankind's oldest, most implacable enemies. Illustrated. 378 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.). First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hadrback., Doubleday, 2001, 3<

2001, ISBN: 9780385601344

Great Britain: Doubleday. Hardback. First Edition. The Dreadful Judgement. Tiny mark to top edge. This book is a historical detective story. combining modern knowledge of the physics of … Mehr…

Great Britain: Doubleday. Hardback. First Edition. The Dreadful Judgement. Tiny mark to top edge. This book is a historical detective story. combining modern knowledge of the physics of fire, forensics, and fire and arson investigation, with moving eye-witness account contained in contemporary documents, private papers and personal letters, to produce a searing depiction of the Great Fire of London and the human stories of those who lived through it and those who did not. Meticulously researched, vividly written, this astonishing true story of one of the most famous yet least understood events in history casts fresh light on the shadowy background to the Great Fire, and brings to startling life the power of one of mankind's oldest, most implacable enemies. Illustrated. 378 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.) . Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 2001., Doubleday, 2001, 3<

ISBN: 9780385601344

Hardback. Very Good., 3