Chaffee Robert G (2 results)

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History: Volume 98, Article 6, pp. 503-562. Near fine in orginal blue wrappers.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Condition: Good vintage condition. Original green illustrated paper wrappers with black lettering and mineral crystal artwork. Covers exhibit moderate age-related rubbing, surface creasing, scattered spotting, and small areas of discoloration. Minor wear along the spine and edges, including a small tear near the lower spine. Interior pages show age-related toning. Previous owner's handwritten notation, "Dick Vail," appears above the area index map. Binding appears intact. An uncommon 1957 geological reference preserved in its original illustrated wrappers. Vermont Mines and Mineral Localities, Part I: Southern Vermont, by Philip Morrill and Robert G. Chaffee, published in 1957 by the Dartmouth College Museum in Hanover, New Hampshire. This specialized mineralogical and geological reference documents mines, mineral occurrences, and collecting localities throughout southern Vermont. Prepared for mineral collectors, geologists, prospectors, and students of New England natural history, the publication provides a geographically organized guide to the region's mineral resources and historically significant collecting sites. The volume includes an illustrated area index map dividing southern Vermont into thirteen collecting districts, with corresponding locality references. Geographic coverage includes Bennington, Readsboro, Brattleboro, Bellows Falls, Manchester, Wallingford, Chester, Woodstock, Rutland, Fair Haven, Brandon, Bethel, and White River. Published by the Dartmouth College Museum, this original 1957 booklet represents a useful historical record of Vermont's mineral collecting locations during the mid-twentieth century. Its regional documentation may be of particular interest to collectors researching historic mineral deposits, abandoned mines, and geological localities that have subsequently changed or become inaccessible. A desirable addition to collections devoted to Vermont geology, New England mineralogy, historical mining, mineral collecting, and regional geological publications.…