1911 HISTORY of EARTHQUAKES in the ANDES - 5 PARTS in 4 VOLUMES Santiago, Chile

Description: HISTORIA SÍSMICA DE LOS ANDES MERIDIONALES. (HISTORY of SEISMIC ACTIVITY in the SOUTHERN ANDES.) Por (by) FERNAND DE MONTESSUS DE BALLORE (b. 1851, d. 1923). PARTS 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5, published in Santiago, CHILE, 1911-1915 (a sixth and final part was published later). Spanish Texts. Association with (and possible copies of) D. TOMÁS THAYER OJEDA, with his signature at top of the title page of Part 3. Tomás Thayer Ojeda has a letter published in the Appendix of Part 4 titled: Carta Dirigida al Autor por D. Tomás Thayer Ojeda con fecha del 3 de Mayo de 1913. (Letter Addressed to the Author by D. Tomás Thayer Ojeda dated May 3, 1913.) The FIVE PARTS (in Four Volumes) are: (1) HISTORIA SÍSMICA DE LOS ANDES MERIDIONALES. PRIMERA PARTE: SÉRIES DE OBSERVACIONES DE TEMBLORES (1810-1905). Por (by) Fernand de Montessus de Ballore (b. 1851, d. 1923). Published by [Servicio Sismológico del Chile], Imprenta Cervantes, Santiago, Chile, 1911. Bound in Hardcovers (Parts 1 and 2 bound together in this one volume), 6x9.5 inches (15x24 cm), 345 pages. (2) HISTORIA SÍSMICA DE LOS ANDES MERIDIONALES. SEGUNDA PARTE: CHILE SEPTENTRIONAL, PERU MERIDIONAL Y BOLIVIA. Published by [Servicio Sismológico del Chile], Imprenta Cervantes, Santiago, Chile, 1912. Bound in Hardcovers (Parts 1 and 2 bound together in this one volume), 6x9.5 inches (15x24 cm), 236 pages. CONDITION: PARTS 1 AND 2 are in GOOD condition. Both parts are bound together in this 1 hardcover volume (leather spine lettered in gilt and marbled paper covered boards). The covers are worn through at their corner tips but are otherwise solid; internally, Part One is Lacking Its Title Page, otherwise complete from page 1 through 345, the last page. Part Two, paginated separately, is complete including its title page. There is foxing on the first and last few pages, otherwise the pages remain tight, bright, clean and unmarked. (3) HISTORIA SÍSMICA DE LOS ANDES MERIDIONALES. TERCERA PARTE: CHILE MERIDIONAL Y TERRITORIOS MAGALLANICOS, PENDIENTES ARGENTINAS DE LOS ANDES... Published by [Servicio Sismológico del Chile], Imprenta Cervantes, Santiago, Chile, 1912. Paper covers, side staple bound, 6.5x9.5 inches (16.5x25 cm), 87 pages plus 3 fold open line maps and 1 fold open table at the rear. CONDITION: PART 3 is in GOOD MINUS condition. Lacking its wrappers. The title page is disbound (i.e. laid on loosely), toned / browned, and has some edge wear including small edge chips. The title page has the SIGNATURE of TOMÁS THAYER OJEDA, Chilean Scholar and Author of Los Conquistadores de Chile. (See more about Ojeda at the end of the listing.) The first 20 pages are foxed at their upper front margin area. The pages are toned, especially at the margins. The fold open maps and the fold open table all are in solid shape. (4) HISTORIA SÍSMICA DE LOS ANDES MERIDIONALES AL SUR DEL PARALELO XVI. CUARTA PARTE: CHILE CENTRAL. Sociedad Imprenta Litografia Barcelona, Santiago-Valparaiso, 1912. Paper covers, side staple bound, 6.5x10.5 inches (17x26 cm), 213 pages. CONDITION: PART 4 is complete, including its wrappers, but is in only FAIR condition, the wrappers are coming loose, have water staining and shorelining, are soiled, and have edge wear; internally, the staples are rusted, there is water damage and shorelining to the bottom margin and gutter area of the inner pages, there are wormholes to the bottom margin of all pages and the wrappers, not affecting text; nonetheless the pages remain bright, many pages are uncut, and the printing is always bright and clear. (5) HISTORIA SÍSMICA DE LOS ANDES MERIDIONALES AL SUR DEL PARALELO XVI. QUINTA PARTE; El TERREMOTO DEL 16 DE AGOSTO DE 1906. Sociedad Imprenta Litografia Barcelona, Santiago-Valparaiso, 1915. Paper covers, side staple bound, 6.5x10.5 inches (17x26 cm), 213 pages. CONDITION: PART 5 is complete, including its wrappers, but is in only FAIR condition, the wrappers are splitting at the spine folds and coming loose, have water staining and shorelining, are soiled, and have edge wear; internally, there is some waviness / old water damage to the bottom margin and corner area of the inner pages, the bottom front corners are bent, there is red staining to the bottom corner of a few pages, some pages are soiled; nonetheless the pages remain bright, many pages are uncut, and the printing is always clear and fully legible. SCARCE, this important seismological study of the Andes has become very hard to find. About FERNAND DE MONTESSUS DE BALLORE, the author (from Wikipedia): ******Fernand Montessus Ballore (b. France, 1851, d. Chile, 1923) was one of the pioneers of seismology at the beginning of the 20th century. Ballore showed conclusively that earthquakes were geological / tectonic in nature, and not related to the weather, the phases of the moon, etc. Born and educated in France, Ballore was called in 1906 by the Government of Chile (one of the most seismic countries in the world) to examine earthquakes in the Andes and to establish a modern Chilean seismological service.****** About TOMÁS THAYER OJEDA (from Wikipedia): ******Tomás Thayer Ojeda (b. Caldera, Chile, 1877, d. Santiago de Chile, 1960), historian, genealogist, paleographer and Chilean librarian. He was the author of several historiographical investigations, especially focused on the period of the Conquest and the colonial bibliography of Chile. He participated in the group that founded the Chilean Society of History and Geography; served as director of the National Library, Archives and Museums of Chile; and was one of the founders of the Chilean Academy of History.******

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