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1855 · ref. 028072 — Jefferson City Missouri: By Order of the Legislature James Lusk Public Printer 1855. Good condition only. Suitable as a reading/reference copy. Pages are age toned as usual. Small piece torn away from the edge of page 7 Table of Contents. Previous owner's name in pencil in two places fully erasable if so desired. Bookplate partially removed. Front and rear free endpapers removed. A note on the rear pastedown endpaper reads: "For reference only -- not to be taken from library. Geology 550." NOT as bad as it sounds -- PHOTOS UPON REQUEST. Seems to be complete with numerous plates and folding maps some in color some hand-colored. The annual reports for 1853-1854 occupy the first 207 pages. Page numbering starts over with the report by Dr. A. Litton Chemist which fills pages vii 1-94 in Part II. Also included in Part II are: Mr. Meeks Report on Moniteau County pp. 95-119; Mr. Hawn's Report pp. 121- 136 an examination of the country between the Missouri and Mississippi rivers beginning at St. Joseph and terminating at Hannibal; Dr. B. F. Shumard's Report pp. 137-208 a description of a geological section on the Mississippi from St. Louis to Commerce and results of detailed surveys in Franklin and St. Louis countires with maps and sections illustrating the same; an Appendix pp. 209-226 and a Glossary pp. 227-238. Bound in the original green cloth gilt-stamped on the spine and blind stamped on the front and rear covers. First Edition. Hardcover. Good condition/No dust jacket as issued. 207pp. vii 238pp. maps/plates. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. By Order of the Legislature, James Lusk, Public Printer Hardcover