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EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR 1886-'87; PART II
by Powell, J.W., director. [Edward Orton, Lester F. Ward, George F. Becker, Nathaniel Southgate Shaler]
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Talent, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Washington, DC: United States Geological Survey/USGS/Government Printing Office/GPO, 1889. Hardcover. Very Good. Includes reports; 1] The Trenton Limestone as a Source of Petroleum and inflammable gas in Ohio and Indiana, by Orton; 2] The Geographical Distribution of Fossil Plants, by Ward; 3] Summary of the Geology of the Quicksilver Deposits of the Pacific Slope, by Becker; 4] The Geology of the Island of Mount Desert, Maine, by Shaler. Pages 475 through 1063 with illustrations, maps, and index. All plates are present. Bound in the original USGS brown cloth with lettering and illustrations stamped in gilt. Blank bookplate on the front paste-down end page, and previous owner's stamps on several pages. Spine ends repaired. A very good copy.
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- Bookseller
- Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 48423
- Title
- EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR 1886-'87; PART II
- Author
- Powell, J.W., director. [Edward Orton, Lester F. Ward, George F. Becker, Nathaniel Southgate Shaler]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- United States Geological Survey/USGS/Government Printing Office/GPO
- Place of Publication
- Washington, DC
- Date Published
- 1889
- Keywords
- geology, iowa, indiana
- Bookseller catalogs
- Government Publications;
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About the Seller
Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
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Talent, Oregon
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