Moran, Thomas, and William Henry Holmes [illustrators] — Clarence E. Dutton

TERTIARY HISTORY OF THE GRAND CAÑON DISTRICT. [WITH:] ATLAS TO ACCOMPANY THE MONOGRAPH ON THE TERTIARY HISTORY OF THE GRAND CAÑON DISTRICT. WASHINGTON AND NEW YORK: [TEXT:] GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, [ATLAS:] JULIUS BIEN & CO. OF NEW YORK, 1882

ILLUSTRATION: Text: 42 plates, plans, and maps, including 2 chromolithographed views by Sinclair after Holmes, 17 wood-engraved views, 8 of which after Thomas Moran, 9 after Holmes, 4 "Heliotype" plates, 10 double-page. Atlas: title, letterpress text, otherwise lithographed throughout, 12 double-page map-sheets after Dutton (11 printed in colors), 10 double-page sheets of views after Holmes (9) and Moran (1) (5 chromolithographed and 5 printed in tints), all printed by Julius Bien & Co., and mounted on guards throughout.

2 volumes, quarto (11 1/2 x 9 in.; 292 x 228 mm) and folio (19 7/8 x 17 1/2 in.; 503 x 445 mm). BINDING: Expertly bound to style in deep burgundy-red half morocco over contemporary marbled paper-covered boards, spine with raised bands in six compartments, bands flanked above and below by gilt rules, lettered in the second compartment.

Minor fingersoiling to margins, closed marginal tears to a few plates, not affecting images.