Author: N./A. (TEXT TRANSLATED FROM THE DUTCH BY A BRITISH JOURNALIST LIVING IN HOLLAND.)
Title: The Battle Of The Floods. Holland in February 1953.
Description: Amsterdam. Netherlands Booksellers & Publishers Association, 1953, Pages aren't numbered but probably over 90, with b./w. photographs on most pages. 26cm. x 19cm. Contents clean, no inscription or marks. Cover is paper-covered boards. Very good except the top of the spine is torn, it is split in the middle of the side of the spine, & the corners are bumped. A letter from Queen Juliana to accompany this book which was 'Published for the Benefit of the Netherlands Flood Relief Fund', with English translation under it. Included is a separate map of Holland in colour, titled "The Storm Tide Disaster of February 1, 1953", it measures 50cm. x 47cm. 1953

Keywords: Netherland Holland flood flooding high tide Spring Tide


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