Edward Hitchcock, Final Report on the Geology of Massachusetts, Vol. 1 (1841)

Title

Edward Hitchcock, Final Report on the Geology of Massachusetts, Vol. 1 (1841)

Subject

Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864

Description

297-page bound 1st edition, 11 1/2' x 9", with 14 plates. Some pages are uncut. Includes folded-in map dated 1841, and two additional maps, dated 1895 and 1898, that were tucked in at a later date. Spine is missing, cloth cover detached, foxing throughout. Contained in a protective clamshell box created at a later date. Inscription states that the book was "Presented to Prof. G. W. Bailey [or Baisley] by the government of Massachusetts through his friend the author."

Creator

Edward Hitchcock (1793-1864)

Publisher

J. S. & C. Adams, Amherst, Mass.
J. H. Butler, Northampton, Mass.

Date

1841

Contributor

Gift of David Marshall, New York, NY

Source

CHS

Rights

CHS. Fair use.

Format

For digital copy: https://books.google.com/books?id=QDtGAQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Edward+Hitchcock,+Final+Report+on+the+Geology+of+Massachusetts,+Vol.+1+(1841)&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjM6JTEv7r5AhXIEmIAHQuFBWcQ6AF6BAgIEAI#v=onepage&q=Edward%20Hitchcock%2C%20Final%20Report%20on%20the%20Geology%20of%20Massachusetts%2C%20Vol.%201%20(1841)&f=false

Type

text

Identifier

CHS-2021-003

Coverage

Amherst, Mass.

Identifier

025

Tags

Citation

Edward Hitchcock (1793-1864), “Edward Hitchcock, Final Report on the Geology of Massachusetts, Vol. 1 (1841),” Conway Historical Society, accessed January 9, 2025, https://conwaymasshistory.org/items/show/1226.