(CALIFORNIA) Edmond Guillemin Tarayre Mission Scientifique a

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(CALIFORNIA.) Edmond Guillemin-Tarayre. Mission Scientifique au Mexique et dans L'Amerique Centrale . . . Geologie: Description des Anciennes Possessions Mexicaines du Nord. 7 colored maps (one of them a double map on one sheet), 12 plates (some folding), text illustrations. 216 pages. Folio, original printed wrappers, worn but laid down and stabilized on modern board; minor foxing, minimal wear; sheets unbound, uncut, unopened. Paris, 1871

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A geological description of the former Mexican territories of California and Nevada, of interest for mining and for future petroleum discoveries in the area. One volume in a long-running series on the French Scientific Expedition to Mexico, which extended through the last years of French intervention, 1864-67, and was published in numerous parts from 1868-91. This part ends mid-sentence on page 216, apparently as issued. Palau 110850; not in Cowan, Graff, or Paher.