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Arthur H. Clark Company. Very good used in a very good used jacket. Has a previous owners name on the blank end paper but it also has the authors autograph with just his signature on the same page: "Chas. F. Outland." (Western Lands and Water Series III) . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1963.

Historical Society of South California and Vroman's Bookstore, 2002. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Historical Society of South California and Vroman's Bookstore, 2002. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Historical Society of Southern California / Vroman's Bookstore, 2002 First Printing Thus in photo-illustrated wraps, no remainder or other markings, large folding map present & perfect in rear, bright tight unread copy; 8vo; 275pp indexed & illus. Soft Cover. As New.

Historical Society of South California and Vroman's Bookstore, 2002. 2nd Edition. paperback. Very Good. 8x5x0. Pages are crisp and clean, no marking. Cover is verygood. Binding is tight/good.

Glendale: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1963. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author(s). 52 Brown boards [6]+7-249p,pl,fold out map Signed by Outland on fep Four line gift subscription from another person xmas 1963 1971 Newpaper article on dam at rear laid in Browning on rear paste-down and feps

Signed by author Charles F. Outland. Second edition copy of Man-Made Disaster. Wear damage along the edge of the book and binding

On March 12, 1928, a huge dam nestled in the foothills north of Los Angeles collapsed and spread death and devastation from Newhall to the Pacific Ocean near Ventura. Some 450 lives were lost, making this disaster equivalent in its human tragedy to the great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906. But the earthquake was an act of God, while the dam's collapse resulted from the actions of men.From its canyon above Castaic Junction the wall of deadly water was unleashed on the Santa Clara Valley and its ranches, citrus groves, towns of Fillmore, Santa Paula, and the valley south of Ventura. Homes, schools, bridges, highways, power lines, a railroad-all were ravaged under a blanket of seething water and debris.This classic account of one of California's great tragedies is once again made available to the public after being out-of-print for over twenty years. It is a fascinating… Read More

Arthur H. Clark Company, 1977. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket missing. SIGNED by the author. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Former owner's name in ink on front endpaper, otherwise clean and unmarked copy. Light bumping visible to corners of boards and ends of spine strip. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1963-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 1.1000 9.6000 6.5000. Dust jacket is worn with tears. Edges shows minor shelf wear. Pages are clean and intact.

Arthur H. Clark Company, 2003. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

The Arthur H. Clark Co.. Good+. 1977. Hardcover. 0870621211 . Signed by the author. Shelf shelf wear to the spine and corners. A clean and tight copy.; Western Lands And Waters Series; 0 pages .

Glendale, California: The Arthur H. Clark Co, 1977. A beautiful copy that appears unread. Fine condition. Sharp corners. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked -- apparently never read. 1977. "Revised and Enlarged Edition with Newly Revealed Facts and Illustrations" -- "contains much additional information and new illustrations based on 15 years of additional research." A volume from the Western Lands and Waters series. Bound in the original Lexotone fabric printed over boards. Complete with two large fold-outs -- a map and a panorama. Clark/Brunet #196: "Less than two years after completion, the dam... broke at midnight and took the lives of 450 persons... The [1977] second edition is surprisingly difficult to find..." [nice copies, anyway]. Revised & Enlarged Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/No dust jacket, as issued. 8vo. 275pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Glendale, Ca.: The Arthur H. Clark Co.. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1977. Hardcover. SIGNED inscription from Author. Book is in near fine condition. Dust jacket has a shallow bit of wear mostly to head of the spine, light shelf wear buta sticker pull toward the bottom of the spine. ; Western Land and Water Series III; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 249 pages; Signed by Author .

Glendale, Ca.: The Arthur H. Clark Co.. Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is in near fine condition. Dust jacket has a bit of wear to edges, shelf wear and closed tear to rear panel, something marked out (with black marker) in the corner of the front panel (1.25" by 1/3" approx). ; Western Land and Water Series III; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 249 pages .

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

The Arthur H. Clark Company. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Glendale, CA: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1963. First Edition. Hardbound. Fine copy in dj w/one small chip. INSCRIBED by the author. 8vo. 249pp. Index; Sources and Bibliography. Fold-out map; photo-illustrations. Brown cloth in illustrated dustjacket. A fine copy in near fine dustjacket (small chipping to spine head; minor creasing to lower front edge). Western Land and Water Series III. "Less than two years after completion, the dam in San Francisquito Canyon north of Los Angeles broke at midnight and took the lives of 450 persons and destroyed towns and orchards in the Santa Clara River valley. The history of this man-made tragedy was obscured for years, in large part because of concern over public relations by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. Outland's book is both controversial and scholarly." (Clark & Brunet II:196; Zamorano Select 83).