Climates of the Northwest; Being Condensed Notes of a Lecture Delivered by Hon. S. Garfielde, Delegate in Congress from Washington Territory [Arnold Henry Guyot’s Copy]

First edition, (1871 to front wrap indicating the year the lecture was delivered [?]); 8 1/2 x 5 3/4; pp. 20; beige wraps printed and ruled in black & red; minor cuts to tips of spine; a few small chips to fore-edge of front wrap and lower corner of first leaf; illustrated with map frontis; small number in pen to margin of front wrap; overall very good condition. Signed in Arnoldâs hand in pencil: âA. Guyotâ to upper corner of front wrap.Selucius Garfielde (1822 - 1883) was a lawyer, politician, and Delegate to the US House of Representatives from the Territory of Washington from 1869 to 1873, who had played a direct role in the creating of the Idaho Territory. He also had various interests outside of politics, for he was a co-owner of the Coal Creek Road Company and several gambling parlors, among other things. The current pamphlet contained the condensed version of a lecture Garfielde had delivered, subtopics of which included climate of the Northwest, California irrigation, causes of the diversity of climate, etc.The previous owner of the pamphlet, Arnold Henry Guyot (1807 - 1884), was a Swiss - American geologist and geographer. He would begin the first systematic instruction in geology at Princeton University in 1855 and would found what is today known as the Princeton Museum of Natural History in 1856. Several landmarks have been named after him, including the Guyot Crater on the Moon, Guyot Glacier in Alaska, and three different Mt. Guyot peaks in the White Mountains, the Colorado Rockies, and the Great Smokey Mountains. 2.…