James Hall GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NEW YORK PALAEONTOLOGY VOLUME III CONTAINING DESCRIPTIONS AND FIGURES OF THE ORGANIC REMAINS 1861 Decorative Gilt Binding Plate Volume Illustrated Fossils Artifacts Lower Helderberg Group Oriskany Sandstone Natural History

Title: Geological Survey of New York. Palaeontology: Volume III; Containing Descriptions and Figures of the Organic Remains of the Lower Helderberg Group and the Oriskany Sandstone. 1855 - 1859
Author: James Hall - James Hall was an American geologist and paleontologist. He was a noted authority on stratigraphy and had an influential role in the development of paleontology in the United States.

Publisher: Published by Authority of the State (NY)/Printed by C. Van Benthuysen
City: Albany
Year: 1861
Binding Style: Hardcover
Number of Volumes: 1 Full Set: No
Pagination: 478 pages
Width: 9.5" Height: 11.75"
Book Details: This antique volume is bound in brown blind-stamped cloth with gilt spine lettering and gilt ornamental design to the spine and front board. This book is the plate volume, [Part II: Plates], of the Palaeontology volumes in the Geological Survey of New York, and contains approximately 120 full-page, black and white tissue-guarded plates of the organic remains, artifacts and fossils of the Lower Helderberg Group and the Oriskany Sandstone.

The Oriskany Formation is a geologic formation in the northeastern United States. It preserves fossils dating back to the Devonian period. It is composed of sandstone, often bearing natural gas. The Helderberg Group is a geologic group in New York, and it also preserves fossils dating back to the Devonian period.

Condition / Notes: This antique volume shows nicely with some typical indications of age and wear, including shelfwear and rubbing. The boards are partially detached, and the spine is cracked. The binding and text block are otherwise sound. Text and illustrated plates are clear and crisp through mild age toning.

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