GUIDEBOOK OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES; PART B. THE OVERLAND ROUTE WITH A SIDE TRIP TO YELLOWSTONE PARK
Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1916. 1916 edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Item #57494
Bulletin 612, reprinted with minor corrections. 251 pages. The geology of the route from Council Bluffs, IA to Ogden, UT. via the Union Pacific, from Ogden, UT to Yellowstone National Park via the Oregon Short Line, and from Ogden, UT to San Francisco via Southern Pacific. The book features 26 foldout color maps for the entire route with corresponding text and black and white photos. Includes an index of stations plus a glossary of geologic terms. Bound in original maroon cloth with lettering on the spine in gilt and border and design in blind. When originally published copies of this book were offered in wrappers for $1.00. More durable, and less common, copies in hardcover were sold for $3.00. Owner's name stamp on the front endpaper, else a near fine, handsome copy.
Price: $195.00