PRELIMINARY REPORT OF THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF MONTANA AND PORTIONS OF ADJACENT TERRITORIES; BEING A FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT OF PROGRESS.
Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1872. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 9 in. x 6 in., pp. 204. Illustrated with 64 drawings and five fold-out maps. Dark brown cloth boards with elaborate fame stamped in blind to front and back. Rebacked with dark brown leather spine. LIght rubbing to boards. Front bottom corner just showing. Newer endpapers. Library stamp to verso of title page (Bussey Institution, Harvard College Library) - no other library markings. Spine and hinges tight. Good Plus. Item #87464
Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden (1829-1887) was an American geologist noted for his pioneering surveying expeditions of the Rocky Mountains in the late 19th century. He was also a physician who served with the Union Army during the Civil War.
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