Trask reports on California geology 1854-55

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Author: Trask, John B.
Title: Three reports by John B. Trask on the geology of California
Place Published: Sacramento, CA
Publisher:B.B. Redding, State Printer
Date Published: 1854, 1855
Description:

2 volumes. Each (8vo) finely bound in cloth-backed marbled boards, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt. Includes:

Report on the Geology of the Coast Mountains, and part of the Sierra Nevada: Embracing Their Industrial Resources in Agriculture and Mining. 93 pp. 1854.

Report on the Geology of the Coast Mountains; Embracing their Agricultural Resources and Mineral Productions. Also, portions of the Middle and Northern Mining Districts. 91, [4] pp. 1855.

Significant reports examining the mineral resources of California, with descriptions of the mines given in some detail. Trask was the first California state geologist.
Condition Report: Interiors with toning, some scattered foxing; very good.