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Washington: G.P.O., 1889. Hardcover. Acceptable. . Ex-library copy with usual markings. Cover shows heavy wear, tear, rubbing, edgewear, loss. Pages are shakken, some chipped, and lighlty tanned. A copy in poor, but readable, condition. Part 2 only.

Washington, DC: United States Geological Survey / USGS / Government Printing Office / GPO , 1889. Hardcover. Poor. 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. Bound in the original USGS brown cloth with lettering and illustrations stamped in gilt. Binding is poor, text block is very good.

Washington D. C.: Government Printing Office, 1889. Hardcover. Good with no dust jacket. pages 475 to 1061 plus index. This is volume two only. contains: The Trenton Limestone as a Source of Petroleum and Natual Gas in Ohio and Indiana by Edward Orton- Theories respecting the origin of petroleum and natural gas, modes of accummulation, the discovery of oil and high-pressure gas, the geology of the new gas and oil fields, practiacl development of the gas and oil fields etc. shipping will be extra for this large and heavy book, please inquire. covers show some scuffing and handling.; 8 1/4 x 11 3/4

Government Printing Office, 1891-01-01. Paperback. Very Good. Original report extracted extracted from the Eighth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology 1886-81 published in 1891. Features 298 pages of text featuring 111 Original Plates, some tissue protected and in color as well as 114 figures. A few loose pages but appears to be complete. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.

Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. Very Good+. 1912. Hardcover. Nice, clean, umarked copy. ; 4to 11" to 13" tall; 308 pages .

Washington D. C.: Government Printing Office, 1891. First Impression. Hardcover. lightly tattered, however overall good shape/No dust jacket. Demy folio, [27.75cm/11inches], full gilt-embossed olive-coloured cloth sans dust jacket, pp. xxxvi, 298. Illustrated with 123, -[CXXIII]-, plates and 119 sketches incorporated within the text. Plates XXXVI, LXXII and LXXVI are housed in inside rear cover pouch. Front hinge has been reinforcered with white binder's cloth, Plates CXII - CXXIII are in Colour Please feel free to ask for particulars and/or additional photographs. ... John Wesley Powell hired Cosmos and his brother Victor in 1881, when Powell was the director of the Bureau of Ethnology in Washington, D.C., to come west for the Smithsonian Institution and survey the great pueblos of Arizona and New Mexico. After years of field-work, the Mindeleffs' field-party returned in 1888 to Washington, D.C., with their scientific findings, including many valuable archaeological artifacts. In 1890,… Read More

Government Printing Office, 1889. Hardcover. Good with no dust jacket. Brown cloth with gilt titles. Rubbed and worn. Front hinge cracked else interior clean and sharp. Color maps. . B&W Illustrations. 4to 11" - 13" tall. 550 pages Professional bookseller for twenty years. Orders shipped daily in cardboard bookfolds.

Washington.: Government Printing Office., 1912.. First edition.. Gilt decorated, dark green cloth. Hard cover.. Fine copy (paper label on spine).. 4to.. Illustrated with color and black and white plates. Casa Grande, Arizona, Antiquities of Upper Verde River, Algonquian tribes, etc.

Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. Good+ with No dust jacket as issued. 1891. Hardcover. Ex-library copy with spine number and a couple of "withdrawn" stamps -- no other markings. Front free endpaper glued to hinge to repair split hinge paper. Text block is clean and tight. Three maps (fine) in rear pocket. ; 4to 11" to 13" tall; 298 pages .

Government Printing Office, 1889. Very Good. Powell, J. W.. Eighth Annual Report of The United States Geological Survey to The Secretary of The Interior, 1886-87, Part II. Washington, D. C.: Government Printing Office, 1889. 589pp. Indexed. Illustrated. 4to. Book condition: Very good with very light bumping and very light rubbing to extremities. Light spotting to front cover. Previous owner's inkstamp to front endsheet and title-page..

United States Geological Survey, Washington, D.C. Used - Good. Good condition. 8th Annual Report, Part 1. Hardcover edition. (Geology, Paleontology, United States) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office,, 1912. Hardcover. Good. Annual report of the Bureau of American Ethnology series. 4to. 308 p., xxxv : ill., maps, plates ; 30 cm. Publisher's green cloth with gold native American embossed on front cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Foxing/spotting along book edges. Good binding and cover. Hardcover. Minor rubbing to extremities. Corners bumped. <br>Contents: Casa Grande, Arizona / Jesse Walter Fewkes --

Government Printing Office. Very Good. 1891. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Binding is somewhat shaken but tight with hinges intact and light wear to extremities. Horizontal slice in upper margin of first contents page, otherwise contents are excellent. Clean, no writing of any kind. 298p. Edited by the great American explorer John Wesley Powell, who served as the director of the Bureau of Ethnology brom 1879 to his death. . Includes brief descriptions of many works in progress and two complete papers: "A Study of Pueblo Architecture, Tusayan and Cibola," by Victor Mindeleff, and "Ceremonial of Hasjelti Dailjis and Mythical Sand Painting of the Navaho Indians," by James Stevenson. Index, 123 Plates, 118 Figures. Also includes three folded Plans, stored in a pocket attached to the back cover. . 4to 11" - 13" tall. 298 pages. H6 .

See Description. Collectible - Acceptable. Collectible - Acceptable. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1889. 2 Volume Set: Parts I & II. Covers slightly dampstained. Front hinges of both volumes cracked. (United States, Geology) NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Government Printing Office, 1891. Good. Powell, J. W.. Eighth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1886-1887. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1891. 298pp. Indexed. Illustrated. 4to. Green cloth. Book condition: Good; covers scuffed, hinges shaken, one loose plate, former owner's signature on front pastedown, 1/2"" triangular nick in backstrip.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1889. 476-1063, 21 plates (some folding, some double-page), 11 folding, col maps, b/w figs. . HB. Ex-lib, Letchworth and District Naturalists' Society Museum Library. 4to, orig. cloth, rubbed, scuffed and a little worn; otherwise a good copy of this Annual Report.. Part II only. Contains four large papers: The Trenton Limestone as a Source of Petroleum and Inflammable Gas in Ohio and Indiana by E. Orton; The Geographical Distribution of Fossil Plants by L.F. Ward; Summary of the Geology of the Quicksilver Deposits of the Pacific Slope by G.F. Becker; The Geology of the Island of Mount Desert, Maine by N.S. Shaler. The United States Geological Survey was established by an act of Congress in 1879 and was charged with the 'classification of the public lands and examination of the geological structure, mineral resources, and products of the national domain'. The eighth Annual Report was produced by John Wesley Powell (1834-1902) who served as the… Read More

Government Printing Office, 1891. Very Good. Powell, J.W.. Eighth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1886-1887. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1891. 298pp. Indexed. Illustrated. 4to. Green Cloth. Book condition: Very good. Extremities rubbed and bumped. A few flecks of soiling to covers and foot of text block. Titles on spine rubbed, and 1 1/2 inch abrasion to backstrip, with tiny hole in spine covering. Small note in pencil and address lable to front pastedown. Front and interior hinge weak.

Washington: Government Printing Office. Good with no dust jacket; Corners bumped, shelfwear, some waterspots on . cover, ink front endpaper, pages yellowing.. 1889. Hardcover. quarto .

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.

Washington 1889. Articles on the Trenton Limestone by Orton, Geographical Distribution of Fossil Plants by Ward, etc. Hardcover. 4to., pp.477-1060, plates, maps, index, tan buckram. House Document Reference numbers printed in gilt on spine. Library gift bookplate and two small stamps on front free blanks--no other markings. Near Fine. .