Author: POOLE, OTIS MANCHESTER
Title: The Death of Old Yokohama in the Great Japanese Earthquake of September 1, 1923
Description: London: Allen & Unwin, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0049520032. 135 pages. Index. "This is the story of the disaster, told by a survivor, of his search for wife and children, relatives and friends, of their flight from the fire, their escape down the cliffs to the shore, and their eventual escape by the ships in the harbour. It is a gripping narrative, simple but accurate and clearly authentic, having been written immediately after the earthquake." - from dust jacket. Numerous horrific black and white photographic plates. Usual library markings. Front free endpaper removed. Somewhat above-average wear. Worthy reference copy.; Ex-Library; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; The Death of Old Yokohama in the Great Japanese Earthquake of September 1, 1923 Port Natural Disaster Japan Fire Survivor Account. Fair in Fair dust jacket .

Keywords: 0049520032 1 1923 History Asia