Elements of Geology:; A Text-Book for Colleges and for the General Reader
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1888. Third Edition. [9x6.25in], xiv, 633 pp., [6] science related book advertisements, frontispiece illustration of begging of the Grand Canyon at Marble Canyon, many in text illustrations as you would find in a text book, appendix, listing of authorities, index; Publishers dark brown cloth covers with gilt lettering and design on spine, pale yellow end papers, all edges trimmed; Shelf wear to covers edges and corners with rubbing at joints and edges, corners bumped and frayed, small dent on top front edge, small splits to top and bottom of spine, red stain to rear end paper, prior owner ink name and address on front end paper, some pencil notes on rear end paper. Item #14462
Joseph Le Conte (1823-1901) was a physician, geologist, professor at the University of California, Berkeley, author, and early California conservationist. He was trained by Louis Agassiz (1807-1873) and accompanied him on several geological trips. He was very influential in conservation movements in California and as a professor at Berkeley. This book is a text book that from the first edition in 1877 has been updated and expanded to reflect changes in geological knowledge and theories.
Richard F. Dean ( -1902) lived in San Francisco and was a student at the University of California, Berkeley in 1889. He received an A.B. in 1890 and continue to receive a LL.B. in 1893. This book was for a course in Geology, which was likely one of the science requirements for the A. B. Little information is known about Dean, he was a member of the Phi Delta Phi Fraternity at Hasting College of the Law and his than his death from the UCB alumni records.
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