GEOLOGY, OIL FIELDS, AND MINERALS, of Canada West: How and Where to Find Them ... Geological Maps of Canada West and of the Oil Regions ... with a Copious Glossary, Index and a Catalogue of 42 Different Mineral Species ... - Rare Book Insider
GEOLOGY

White, Henry

GEOLOGY, OIL FIELDS, AND MINERALS, of Canada West: How and Where to Find Them … Geological Maps of Canada West and of the Oil Regions … with a Copious Glossary, Index and a Catalogue of 42 Different Mineral Species …

Toronto: W.C. Chewett & Co., 1865
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Toronto: W.C. Chewett & Co., 1865. 16.3 cm x 12.8 cm, pp. 109, 2 very large, colour folding maps, original textured blue cloth boards, gilt-titled on a black panel. Covers slightly worn, else a very good plus copy. White, d. 1879, was a provincial land surveyor. TPL 4461. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus.. 16 mo..
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