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Report on the Geology of the Henry Mountains

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Title: Report on the Geology of the Henry Mountains
Author: Gilbert, G.K.
Description: x, 160 pp. Illustrated with 73 figures in text including several full page, lacking the 5 folding plates which should be bound in at rear. (4to) period half red morocco and boards, spine lettered in gilt, (series title on spine reads "U. S. Explorations West of the Mississippi"), marbled endpapers, all edges marbled. First Edition.Ex libris Northern Pacific Railway Co. Library with their small ink stamp to verso of ffep and title page, bound for company president Henry Villard (1835-1900) with his name in gilt at spine foot. Villard was a major figure in the transportation industry in the West. He was president of Northern Pacific from 1880-1884 and served on the Board of Directors 1887-93. Detailed descriptions and geological examinations of the Henry Mountains of southern Utah conducted in 1875 and 1876. The Henry Mountains were the last mountain range discovered in the contiguous United States.
Heading: Place Published: Washington
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Date Published: 1877