Condition. The book is in Very Good condition. It is absolutely complete. The head and foot of the spine are soft and the covers have rubbed, scraped and discolored areas. Along the cover edges there are small nicks and bumps and the corners are lightly frayed. There is very scattered light foxing on the plate fronts but not in the image area of the plates. Some plates have moderate foxing on the back. The binding is solid and tight. However, the front and back hinges are cracked. The image areas of the plates are bright, clean and free of foxing/staining. Approximately 5 of the plates are creased vertically in the left margin, a common condition in this book. Approximately 6 plates show small areas of water staining but only in the margins. These waterstain areas carry over into the adjoining text pages. The largest of these water stains measures 4.5 x 1.5 cm.

Spine and Outer Hinges

 
Front Inner Hinge

 
Rear Inner Hinge

 
Plate Creasing

 
Scattered Light Foxing in Some Plate Margins

 
Moderate Foxing on Some Plate Backs

 
Plate with Water Staining

 
Milne, John (F.R.S. Professor of Mining and Geology, Imperial University of Japan)
Burton, W.K. (C.E. Professor of Sanitary Engineering, Imperial University of Japan)
Ogawa Kazumasa (Plates):
The Great Earthquake of Japan, 1891, Lane, Crawford & Co, Yokohama, plates by K. Ogawa, bound by N. Yubi, Tokyo, printed at the Tokyo Tsukiji Type Foundry, Tokyo, ca 1892, 29 black and white plates with a total of 36 images, one lithograph map, horizontal 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 indicated in the table of contents. Each plate is protected by a tissue guard with the plate number and a descriptive title. The images on the plates are large and generally 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" and states "Engr. by K. Ogawa" at the bottom.