Dutton, Capt. C.E.; Gilbert, G.K.; Emmons, S.F.; Hague, Arnold; Pumpelly, Raphael; Becker, G.F.; Hayden, Dr. F.V.; King, Clarence; Irving, R.D.; Lord, Eliot; Powell, J.W. (Director).
Second Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey. [in Volume 3 of the Report of the Secretary of the Interior].
Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1882. 1882. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1882. 1882. Very good. - Quarto, 11-1/4 inches high by 7-3/4 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in charcoal gray cloth titled in gilt on the spine. The covers are slightly rubbed, bumped & soiled with a tiny hole to the front joint. lv, [1] & 588 pages, illustrated with 61 plates and a large color folding map in a pocket on the rear cover. The plates consist of the following: 7 color charts ("Scheme of Colors adopted for the Charts of the U.S. Geological Survey), 33 black & white plates including 14 that are folding, 7 color maps including 4 that are double-page and 14 charts, 6 of which have color. There is a small tear to the paper along the front hinge and a previous owner's name is penciled on the front endpaper. An unusually clean complete copy. Very good. First edition. Among the various reports are a "Tertiary History of the Grand Canyon District" by Capt. C.E. Dutton, "The History of Lake Bonneville" by G.K. Gilbert, the "Geology of the Eureka District" by Arnold Hague, the "Geology of Leadville" by S.F. Emmons, the "Geology of the Comstock Lode" by G.F. Becker and a "History of the Comstock Lode" by Eliot Lord. Very good .
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Keywords: SCIENCE; AMERICANA; SECOND ANNUAL REPORT OF THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; GRAND CANYON; LAKE BONNEVILLE; EUREKA DISTRICT; COMSTOCK LODE; J.W. POWELL; DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR; GEOLOGY; CAPTAIN C.E. DUTTON; G.K. GILBERT; ARNOLD HAGUE; S.F. EMMONS;