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]
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Poor
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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. 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.
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- Bookseller
- Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 052008
- 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 - Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- United States Geological Survey / USGS / Government Printing Office / GPO
- Place of Publication
- Washington, DC
- Date Published
- 1889
- Keywords
- geology, ohio, indiana
- Bookseller catalogs
- Government Publications;
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Talent, Oregon
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- Text Block
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- Poor
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
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