The San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of April 18, 1906 and Their Effects on Structures and Structural Materials. Reports by... With Preface by Joseph Austin Holmes.

Washington: Government Printig Office, 1907 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Pp. xii, 170 [1]. plus 2 text figures and 98 photographic illustrations on 54 plates, folding photographic panorama, 2 folding maps. Bibliography and index. Rebound in new black cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Minor damp-stains to top edge of text block. Previous owner's stamp to title page and page iii. First plate attached and repaired with tape, short tears to creases on folding panorama. Overall, a very good and complete copy. First edition. One of the best on the effects of the earthquake and fire on various structures and materials, with articles by experts in their field: "The Earthquake as a Natural Phenomenon" by Gilbert; "The Effects of the Earthquake and Fire on Various Structures and Structural Materials" by Richard L. Humphrey; "The Effects ... on Buildings, Engineering Structures, and Structural Materials" by John S. Sewell; and " The Earthquake and Fire and Their Effects on Structural Steel and Steel-Frame Buildings" by Frank Soulé. One of the folding maps show San Francisco and its burned area in relation to the entire Bay Area, while the other shows a much larger scale map of the city with the burned area outlined in red and, in lighter red, the district covered largely by brick structures within the burned area, all the buildings within the "brick structures" district are numbered and keyed to their names. This report is avidly sought-after. .