[Rarebooks] WE OFFER: JAPAN 1891 EARTHQUAKE CLASSIC.

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MILNE, JPHN (F.R.S. Prof. Mining, Geology, Imp. U. Japan) BURTON, 
W.K. (C.E. Prof. San. Eng. Imp. U. Japan) OGAWA KAZUMASA (Plates): 
THE GREAT EARTHQUAKE IN JAPAN, 1891. Lane, Crawford & Co, Yokohama, 
plates by K. Ogawa, bound by N. Yubi, Minami Nabecho, Tokyo, printed 
at the Tokyo Tsukiji Type Foundry, Tokyo, 1891, Oblong Folio, 29 x 41 
cm., 10Pp. Tissue title, 29 FP B&W Pls. with total of 36 images,  10 
Pp. text, lithograph map of Japan large 4to (16 x 11 1/4 in - 40.5 x 
28.5 cm), olive green cloth with gilt lettering on front board, top 
edge gilt, beveled edges, 71 pages total. The first on the spot, 
illustrated scholarly discussion of any major earthquake, and the 
first published with scientifically taken photographs. It is an 
international scientific classic. The earthquake, of 8.4 magnitude, 
is sometime referred to as the Mino-Owari earthquake or the Nobi 
Earthquake. It is still the largest earthquake on land in the modern 
history of Japan and caused damage over a 4200 square mile area. It 
rocked Japan from Tokyo to Osaka, killing thousands of people. It was 
noted for the development of fault line ruptures which were traced on 
the surface for a distance of 50 to 80 meters and created, in places, 
vertical uplifts of as much as 20 ft. While most photographs in this 
book show the resulting devastation, a few vividly show the fault 
line and the displacement of the earth.[Another geologic first!] The 
photographs also demonstrate that the modern Western style structures 
and infrastructure of Meiji era Japan were no better than the wooden 
Japanese style buildings in standing up to the quake. The first five 
pages describe the earthquake situation in Japan, the next five deal 
with the 1891 earthquake, the plates follow. Each plate is protected 
by a tissue guard with the plate number and a descriptive title. The 
images on the plates are large and most measure 11 x 8 1/2 in (28.5 x 
22 cm) or larger. The map is titled "Map of Japan - Lines of 
Volcanoes, Isoseismic Lines". RLIn, 4 copies at three locations. 
[Harvard has two.]. This remarkable photo record of the earthquake in 
Gifu prefecture, now very scarce and sought after in Japan, And among 
geologists, and photohistorians in the West.  A little scuffed, 
corners bumped, but Very Good. $1,350.00

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