Description: Powell, John Wesley. Eighth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey for the Secretary of the Interior 1886-'87, Part II. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1889. Report of the Secretary of the Interior; Being Part of The Message and Documents Communicated to the Two Houses of Congress at the Beginning of the First Session of the Fiftieth Congress. In Five Volumes. Volume III - In Two Parts. Part 2. First Edition; pp [8], 475-1063, [5]; 11.50 by 9.25 inches; 5 pounds, 4 ounces. Illustrated with drawings, color maps, black and white plates and charts/tables. Rebound circa 1890 in burgundy pebbled half leather with marbled paper to the boards, marbled endpapers and marbled edges, gilt to the spine and five raised bands. At the tail of the binding, in place of the publisher's name, is the name "N.P. Banks." Book was rebound for Nathaniel Prentice (Prentiss) Banks (1816-1894), who was a Union General in the Civil War, Governor of Massachusetts and member of Congress. This comprehensive report by the Director of the United States Geological Survey describes all progress and discoveries made during the fiscal year ending June 30th, 1887. The contents include several notable geologic and scientific papers: Edward Orton. The Trenton Limestone as a source of petroleum and inflammable gas in Ohio and Indiana. 7 plates/maps. Lester F. Ward. The Geographical Distribution of Fossil Plants. 1 plate (color map). George F. Becker. Summary of the geology of the quicksilver deposits of the Pacific slope. 2 plates (color maps). Nathaniel Southgate Shaler. The geology of Mount Desert Island, Maine. 13 plates/color maps and numerous in-text illustrations. From the estate of Dr. Thomas Eastler, Professor Emeritus of Geology, 1942–2018, University of Maine. Please see the pictures for more information and detail as to contents and condition.
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Fine Binding
Place of Publication: Washington
Provenance: Nathaniel Prentice Banks
Signed: No
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Modified Item: No
Subject: Exploration & Travel
California Prop 65 Warning: none
Year Printed: 1889
Original/Facsimile: Original
Series: 50th Congress, 1st Sess., House, Ex Doc 1, Part 5
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated, Leather binding, Marbled paper, endpapers & edges, Maps
Region: North America
Author: John Wesley Powell
Personalized: No
Topic: Geology
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Character Family: N/A
