HILL, Robert T; Anthony F. LUCAS; N. M. FENNEMAN; C. W. HAYES and William KENNEDY; G. D. HARRIS, with I. PERRINE and W. E. HOPPER; Heinrich RIES; W. T. GRISWOLD and M. J. MUNN;: OIL FIELDS OF LOUISIANA : a unique bound collection of scientific papers published between 1901 and 1910. , Published by The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, 1902; Government Printing Office, Washington, 1903, 1907 & 1910; Louisiana State Experiment Stations, Baton Rouge, 1907 & 1909; American Institute of Mining Engineers, 1901 & 1906.Hard cover, 8vo, grey cloth with gilt spine lettering, privately bound. A fascinating collection of papers relating to Louisiana and Texas oil fields, liberally spiced with engraved diagrams, monochrome photographic plates showing oil wells, derricks, gushers, fires, etc., folding maps and diagrams. Most of the folding maps are in black and red, but a few are in full colour. The coloured ones are: coloured folding maps: Geological Map of a portion of the GULF COASTAL PLAIN by William Kennedy; TOPOGRAPHIC MAP OF A PORTION OF CALCASIEU AND ACADIA PARISHES, TOWNSHIPS & 10 S. RANGES 1 2 & 3 W (G. D. Harris, State Geological Survey of Louisiana, 1907); GEOLOGIC MAP OF PORTIONS OF LOUISIANA, TEXAS and ARKANSAS including the CADDO OIL FIELD (U. S. Geological Survey, 1909: a beautiful map). The titles of the papers are: 1. The Beaumont Oil Field with notes on other oil fields of the Texas Region, by Robert T. Hill, 1902 (45pp); 2. The Great Oil-Well near Beaumont, Texas, by Anthony F. Lucas, 1901 (13pp); 3. Oil Fields of the Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coastal Plain by N. M. Fenneman, 1906 (151pp + 4 folding maps + several plates); 4. Oil Fields of the Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coastal Plain by C. W. Hayes and William Kennedy, 1903 (176pp + 1 coloured folding map + 11 plates); 5. Cartography of Southwestern Louisiana with Special Reference to the Jennings Sheet, by G. D. Harris, Geologist-in-Charge, Geological Survey of Louisiana, 1907 (24pp + 2 folding maps); 6. Oil and Gas in Northwestern Louisiana, with special reference to the Gaddo Field, by G. D. Harris, I. Perrine and W. E. Hopper, Geological Survey of Louisiana, 1909 (52pp); 7. The Clays of Texas, by Heinrich Ries, Ithaca, N.Y. (London Meeting, 1906), Transactions of the American Institute of Mining Engineers, 1906 (pp.767-807); 8. Oil and Gas in Louisiana, with a brief summary of the occurrence in adjacent states, by G. D. Harris, Washington, Government Printing Office, 1910 (192pp + 13 plates + 8 folding maps & diagrams); 9. Geology Virginia, and Pennsylvania, by W. T. Griswold and M. J. Munn, Washington, Government Printing Office, 1910 (196pp + 3 plates + 1 folding diagram); 10. Classification of the Publications of the United States Geological Survey, Bulletin No. 318, VII pp.) Condition: cover and spine worn and torn; outer hinges cracked; inner hinges still sound; contents VG+ apart from 1 loose page and another becoming detached. Packed weight 2200g. (Book ref. 20202 ) £ 188.50 The payment methods accepted by the seller, Reedmore Books , are shown in the right-hand column. |
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