Eiichi kozuki editor (1 resultados)
Editorial: Tokyo, Kaigyousha, Taisho 13-2-29 (February 29th, 1924). / 2 titlepages in japanese Caligraphy, 1 manually-drawn (printed) map of the Kanto-region with numbers of victims in red, 2 foldout-plans of larger-Tokyo with marks in red (destroyed areas?), 5 partly folded plans and maps of the Area (Yokohama etc.); 2 plates with photographic portraits of the military staff, ca. 70 singleside printed plates with ca. 250 partly aerial photographs depicting the destructions of big earthquake at large and in detail as well as first reconstruction-starts (esp. bridge-building); each plate is covered with a loose half transparent page with captions for each photograph (all plates on stronger paper), 1924
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Añadir al carrito°°° FIRST EDITION OF THIS RARE, PROMPT AND EXHAUSTIVE DOCUMENTARY OF THE DISASTER, bound in Publisher's gilt-titled cloth as traditional blockbook-binding, endpapers made of special silver-and-gold-spotted laidpaper, all edges gilt; oblong-folio (ca. 27,5 x 37,5 x 2 cm; 2 kg.). - THE INCIDENT KNOWN AS 'THE 1923 GREAT KANTO EARTHQUAKE' struck the western-central region of Honshu on Saturday, September 1, 1923 with a magnitude of 7.9. Over 100.000 people were confirmed dead from this catastrophe, many in firestorms because it happened during lunchtime when people were preparing food on open fires. As the earthquake broke water mains all over the city putting out the fires took nearly two full days; a few hundred-thousand houses were destroyed by fire alone. The Home Ministry declared martial law to rebuild order and security after anti Korean sentiments turned into massive prosecuting and killing of asian ethnic group-members. The destruction of the city was such that it became a serious discussion to move the capital. . . - Binding slightly dusty, corners of the binding rubbed, frontpanel loose; else a beautiful copy.…