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Shumard on Texas Oil 1859

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Heading: (Texas)
Author: Shumard, Benjamin Franklin
Title: First Report on Progress of the Geological and Agricultural Survey of Texas
Place Published: Austin
Publisher:John Marshall & Co.
Date Published: 1859
Description:

17 pp. (8vo) 20.5x13 cm (8x5"), stitched at left edge, previously bound. First Edition.

Shumard was the Texas State Geologist. On page 12 Shumard notes "Among the combustible minerals, may also be mentioned the occurrence of Petroleum, which has been observed at several points in the state. The most important locality visited is at Sour Lake in Hardin County, where this substance may be collected in considerable quantity from the surfaces of the remarkable acid springs adjacent to the lake." Rare, no copies appear in recent auction records and none could be located currently in the trade.

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Evidence of prior binding, lightly toned; near fine.

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Shumard on Texas Oil 1859

Name: Shumard on Texas Oil 1859
SKU: 50910978
Price: 600 USD
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