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Title: Collection of 9 Annual Reports of the United States Geological Survey of…Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, etc. Author: Hayden, E. V. Place: Washington Publisher: Government Printing Office Date: 1871-83 Description: With: 5th Annual Report. 2 copies. One presented to the Buffalo Historical Society by the hon. James Sheldon in 1886, signed by Sheldon in 1873. 1871. * 6th Annual Report. 2 copies. 1873. * [7th] Annual Report. Gift inscription to Andrew S. McCreath (with his bookplate) from Prof. I.P. Lesley (dated 1875). 1874. * [8th] Annual Report. 1876. * 10th Annual Report. 1878. * 11th Annual Report. 1879. * 12th Annual Report, Part II. With chromolithographed frontispiece. (Front hinge cracked through). 1883. Together, 9 volumes. Each with folding maps, charts, profiles, etc., including several on Yellowstone; plus wood-engravings. 8¾x5¾, original brown cloth, spines lettered in gilt. Important and comprehensive reports commissioned by the U.S. government, providing the first thorough examination of these mid to western states. Gives details on fossils, natural resources, various geologic activities and findings (such as Yellowstone and thermo-hydrology), and much more. Lot Amendments Condition: Ex-library copies with various markings and rubberstamps. Shelf wear, soiling, small frays; some hinges cracked or tender, a few plates laid in loose, a few chips and tears, mild toning; from good to very good, maps mostly near fine. Item number: 145123