Nineteenth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey [5 Volumes + Atlas]

Complete 1898 report of the U.S.G.S. – a rare set.

“During the fiscal year 1897-1898, the organization of the Geological Survey as set forth in former reports was continued without material change (see page 27), and the field work of 1897 was chiefly a continuation of that of the previous season. The record of field work will be found further on in this report, under headings covering accounts of the work of the various divisions of the Survey. At this place it seems desirable to make special reference to the completion of the field work of the subdivisional and topographic surveys of the Indian Territory, and to the general provisions under which the surveys of the forest reserves have been conducted.” – Charles D. Walcott, Director of the U.S.G.S. [Introduction].

This incredible and scarce collection of six bound volumes was published in Washington, D.C. by the Government Printing Office in 1898. Over 3,000 pages of text, diagrams, maps, charts, and tables of statistics outline the incredible corpus of work performed by the United States Geological Survey the year prior.

Volume I – 422 pp. + 10 page advertising addendum. Loose front gutter. Includes the two folding maps in the back pocket, both in good condition.

Volume II – 958 pp. with dozens of plates and charts. Old owner’s inscription on the front endpaper.

Volume III – 785 pp. + five large folding plates in the back pocket (all in good condition). Old owner’s inscription on the front endpaper.

Volume IV – 814 pp. with numerous charts, plates, and diagrams. Three folding maps bound within.

Volume V – 400 pp. with numerous photographic plates and single sheet maps. One folding map. Back cover shows some light warping from old moisture.

Volume V Part II – Supplemental atlas volume. In its pocket are fifteen large folding charts and plans to supplement the previous reports.

Previously owned by Frank Smith Mills (1865 – 1936), a professor of Geology and Mineralogy at St. Lawrence University who donated his extensive collection to the Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts.

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