first edition Paperback
1949 · Tokyo
by Office of the Engineer General Headquarters, Far East Command
Tokyo: Office of the Engineer General Headquarters, Far East Command, 1949. First edition. Paperback. Orig. buff, stapled stiff wrappers. Very good. 2 Vols.. 81 and 205 pages. 27 1/2 x 36 cm. Geology prepared by Geological Surveys Branch Intelligence Division Office of the Engineer, and Engineering prepared by Design Branch Engineering and Operations Division. Vol. I with two foldout maps at rear pocket -- one aerial and one topographic -- also details "Principal Earthquakes in Japan from 559 AD through 1948. Forty-six figures and 291 figures respectively : maps, photographs, drawings, tables, etc. The Japanese Islands along the western side of the circum-Pacific seismic belt have been subject to particularly severe disturbances within historic time. Printed on quality glossy stock, cover soiling, minor nicks fore-edge Vol.I. (Inventory #: 18308)