Smith Eugene Allen 1841 1927 (3 results)

Presumed first edition (no direct statement provided). xvi, 388 pages. Hardcover: H 23.25cm x L 16cm. No dust jacket (likely as issued). Dark red cloth rubbed; two black ink stains on front board; light fading to spine with small cloth losses at frayed ends; spine's gilt stamping still fairly bright; slight wear at boards' fore-edge corners; slender tearing and cloth loss at rear board's top right corner adjacent to spine (red cloth is one of at least two binding variants with their respective priority unknown). Text block edges toned; foxing to top edge as well. Endpapers toned; some scattered light soiling and foxing to interior leaves with strongest foxing occurring on pages adjacent to the book's plates. Binding stressed between various quires but holding. Includes eight tables, thirty plates (twenty single image b/w plates, seven double b/w image plates, 1 b/w map, and two two-page state color maps -"Geological and Artesian Water Map of Alabama as frontispiece and "Map of Alabama Showing Approximately the Artesian Systems"), and twenty-three figures (some of which are small b/w maps as well). With essay "Climate of Alabama" by Frank P. Chaffee on pages 25-31. {AL-Shelf#2}.…

Presumed first edition (no direct statement provided). xvi, 388 pages. Hardcover: H 23.25cm x L 16cm. No dust jacket (likely as issued). Black cloth with some mottling and fading/sunning; some flaking loss to spine's otherwise still fairly bright gilt stamping (black cloth is one of at least two binding variants with their respective priority unknown). Text block edges toned. Some foxing and toning to interior leaves occurring mostly on pages adjacent to the book's plates; a few scattered instances of fingerprint soiling and a few creased corners; interior pages overall remain clean. Binding slightly stressed between pages ii-ii but otherwise firm. Includes eight tables, thirty plates (twenty single image b/w plates, seven double b/w image plates, 1 b/w map, and two two-page state color maps -"Geological and Artesian Water Map of Alabama as frontispiece and "Map of Alabama Showing Approximately the Artesian Systems"), and twenty-three figures (some of which are small b/w maps as well). With essay "Climate of Alabama" by Frank P. Chaffee on pages 25-31. {AL-Shelf#1}.…

Softcover. Condition: New. Reprint. Language: English. Approximately 236 pages. English: Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1890. Text in English. This report provides a detailed geological survey of the Cahaba coal field in Alabama, conducted by the Geological Survey of Alabama. It includes comprehensive data on the region's coal deposits, geological formations, and potential mining prospects. The work is authored by Joseph Squire and Eugene Allen Smith, with the latter being a prominent state geologist. The study is of significant interest to historians of geology, mining engineers, and researchers specializing in Alabama's natural resources. Book images are non-contractual. This item is printed on demand and ships from our printing partners' facility nearest the destination. These facilities are located mainly in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.…