Seismic Risk and Engineering Decisions. Developments in Geotechnical Engineering 15.

1976 first edition, first impression. Size large octavo, 425 pages, a heavy book. Green cloth covered boards with white titles to the spine. Condition very good, corners and spine ends rubbed, spine a little faded, pages are slightly toned otherwise clean. From the Library of Nicholas Ambraseys. Nicholas Neocles Ambraseys FICE FREng 1929-2012 was a Greek engineering seismologist. He was emeritus professor of Engineering Seismology and Senior Research Fellow at Imperial College London. For many years Ambraseys was considered as the leading figure and absolute authority in earthquake engineering and seismology in Europe. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.