Author: WINCHESTER, SIMON
Title: A Crack in the Edge of the World America and the Great California Earthquake of 1906
Description: New York, NY: Harper Collins, 2005. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0060571993. B&W Illustrations; SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author on the limitation page. The book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket and wrap-around band. The book is in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket hs some beginning bumping and rubbing, along with a tiny tear to the top front flap joint, and another small one to the top rear edge. There is a small nicked tear to the rear of the wrap-around band. "Simon Winchester OBE (born 28 September 1944) is a British-American author and journalist. In his career at The Guardian newspaper, Winchester covered numerous significant events, including Bloody Sunday and the Watergate Scandal. Winchester has written or contributed to over 30 nonfiction books, has written one novel, and has contributed to several magazines, among them Condé Nast Traveler, Smithsonian Magazine, and National Geographic. " (from Wikipedia); Signed by Author. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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