[Rarebooks] FS: J. D. Whitney's works on Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Mountain-Building. Cambridge: 1871

[Kenneth Karmiole]

(GEOLOGY) Whitney, Josiah Dwight EARTHQUAKES, VOLCANOES, AND MOUNTAIN-BUILDING. Three Articles Published in the North American Review, 1869-1871. Cambridge, MA: University Press. 1871. Orig. green cloth, gilt title on front cover. Mounted on the front free endpaper is a signed autograph note from J. D. Whitney to the seismologist Isaac Amy. Light foxing to a few outer leaves.     $250.00 (trade discount allowed)
J. D. Whitney (1819-1896) was Professor of Geology at Harvard from 1865, and Chief of the California Geological Survey 1860-1874. Mount Whitney, the highest point in the continental United States, is named for him.

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