Plans of Various Lakes and Rivers between Lake Huron and the River Ottawa, to accompany the Geological Reports for 1853-54-55-56

31 cm. (3) pages + 22 folded maps. Publisher's reddish 3/4 cloth boards with gilt title on a red label to front board. Index (2 preliminary pages) + 22 large numbered folded maps. Circled black label (John Lovell, Printer and Bookbinder) on front paste-down. Ex-Libris (McGill University) on front paste down. A small lead pencil inscription "Pres Dr F. D. Adams" on first end-page. Frank Dawson Adams (1859-1942) was born in Montreal. He began his studies in applied sciences at McGill at the age of sixteen, with John William Dawson as one of his professors. After studying in the United States and working for the Geological Survey of Canada, he returned to McGill to receive his MA in geology in 1884. After earning a PhD from Heidelberg University in 1892 he was appointed Logan Professor of Geology at McGill, and served as the first dean of Graduate Studies. He retired an accomplished geologist in 1924 and devoted himself to travel and collecting books, rocks, and specimens. The binding is rubbed, leather corners bumped and leather spine missing. Internally clean and crisp; the 22 numbered maps are fine, were probably never opened, bright and clean.…