CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKE OF APRIL 18, 1906. [FIRST. EDN -- LACKS ATLAS]

by Lawson, Andrew; Reid, Harry

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Washington, D.C.:: Carnegie Institution,, 1908/10. In worn & chipped gray wrappers; Hamilton College (NY) bookplates; otherwise, contents condition quite good.. pp. Profuse photos, folding charts, maps, + in-text drawings, charts, formulas. (3 VOLS., NO ATLAS)--Report of State Earthquake Investigation Comm.--Vol. I Pt.-I; & Vol. I Pt-II: Observations on Geological History; San Andreas Rift; Earth Movement on the Fault April 18, 1906; Provision for Future Movement Measurement; Distribution of Apparent Intensity in San Francisco & other areas. ||| Vol. II: Mechanics of the Earthquake--Time & Origin of Shock; Permanent Displacement of the Ground; On Mass-Movements in Tectonic Earthquakes; Shearing Movements in Fault Zone; Vibratory Movements & Effects; etc. ||| Located at Library of Congress, MIT, Yale, Harvard. ||| Was reprinted 60 years later in 1969-70.